caboose NW 518676 painting, c31p

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Here is a picture of 518676 in blue:  Slide - RB03413
<https://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/detail.php?ID=128347>

Also see the late Bob Bowers history timeline for 518676:
https://www.nwhs.org/data/caboose/view.php?ID=658
Let us know where it is now and we can update the disposition.
Joe Shaw

On Tue, Jun 3, 2025 at 8:44 AM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
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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