caboose NW 518676 painting, c31p

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Art,
     Again, it was blue when the cab was a "C31". It was then painted 
red when it was upgraded to the "C31P" classification. How the paint 
shop prepared the cabs for the red paint is beyond my knowledge.

Jimmy Lisle

On 6/3/2025 8:01 AM, NW Mailing List wrote:
> When NW changed the colors of their cabooses from blue to red did they 
> sandblast or strip the blue paint first? This caboose is very faded 
> red now and I can't find any hint of blue under the paint or primer. 
> All the info I can find seems to point to the fact that this caboose 
> was always red. I think this caboose was always red but a couple 
> people think it was blue. Thanks for all your help!!!!
>
> Art Brust
> Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation
>
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