I was reading recently (can't recall the item) that a RR painted its equipment tuscan red until 1918 when it adopted Pullman green as its passenger color in accordance with a USRA dictate. I had not heard this before, but I believe some other RRs also went from brighter schemes to drab green about that time - I'm thinking about the old C&O orange scheme. Has anyone heard of such a USRA rule? How did the Pennsy and Milwaukee avoid complying? Geezer
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