What were the standard colors used for Towers, Stations and other trackside structures from the late 50's on. Photos I have seen look like it was light gray w/ dark gray trim? Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
What color were NYC buildings? This question was posted back in 2004. I want to know too. I hope somebody has an answer. I have not been able to find many color pictures of NYC structures. Thanks for any help you can provide.
My only reference is the book, New York Central Color Photography of Ed Nowak. It only has one photo of an NYC trackside building, that being the Section House at Yorktown Heights, NY on the Putnam Division. The building is sheathed with wood clapboards, painted a very light blue/green, with a light gray tint. The trim at the building corners and windows is a dark blue/green, with a dark gray tint. The trim and wall colors blend, just that the trim is much darker than the walls. I'd recommend mixing the paint as a light blue/green, then add just a touch of black to mute the blue/green slightly for the walls, and a little more black for the trim. Face it, however you paint the building, you're probably going to weather it heavily, because the only way to model the Central is in the late steam era with lots of coal dust and soot. :tb-cool: The roof appears to be composite shingles, possibly black or very dark charcoal. The roof color is difficult to determine because of direct sunlight. Also Ed's center of focus was #1234, a lovely 4-6-0 Ten-Wheeler being swung on an "armstrong" turntable, and not the Section House...obviously. :tb-tongue:
Hi all, I have the color that was used around Anderson, Shirley,etc. Son Larry dug some paint chips from the depot at Ansonia, O. I had a paint man mix a quart from the chips.It is a light green on the walls and a dark green with just a tad of black for the trim The light green was called gray green ,but It looked olive drab to me.Out east they somtimes reversed the colors.I also have the old B4 Yellow that was used until The middle 20s. LEW
