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New
York Central Paint Codes
Paint
Code Triangle: Starting around December 1950 - NYC cars had a small
6-7/8" x 8-9/16" triangle applied to the bottom left corner
of freight cars. 1" letters and numbers were used. The question
that has been constantly asked over the years is - What does it mean
? Well - it was a stencil that indicated the type of primer and paint
used on the car and when the car was painted. The top line was a code
for how the car was cleaned prior to painting. The second line was
the primer manufacturer code and primer type code. The third line was
the finish paint coat manufacturer followed by the finish paint type
followed by the number of paint coats. The bottom was was the paint
shop code followed by month and year.
TOP
LINE - CLEANING - CODES:
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B |
SHOT BLAST |
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N |
SOLVENTS |
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S |
SAND BLAST |
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W |
WIRE BRUSH |
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X |
FACTORY NEW |
SECOND
LINE - PRIMER COAT - MANUFACTURER & TYPE
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1 |
SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO. |
A |
CHROME BASE (
SPEC. 1217) |
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2 |
E.I. DUPONT |
B |
ZINC CHROMATE (
SPEC. 1225) |
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3 |
GLIDDEN CO. |
C |
VINYL RESIN |
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4 |
PITTSBURGH PLATE GLASS |
D |
RUST-OLEUM ( FISH
OIL BASE) |
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5 |
STANDARD-TOCH CHEMICALS |
E |
ASPHALT BASE |
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6 |
PRATT & LAMBERT |
F |
EPON RESIN-EPOXY |
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7 |
ACME WHITE LEAD
& COLOR WORKS |
G |
RED LEAD |
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8 |
A.C.HORN |
H |
ALKYD-IRON OXIDE
WITH ZINC-CHROMATE - ADDED JAN. 30, 1959 |
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9 |
DEVOE & RAYNOLDS |
J |
SILICONE BASE
PAINT - ADDED JAN. 5, 1960 |
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10 |
AUTOMOTIVE
FINISHES CO. |
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11 |
CARPENTER MORTEN CO. |
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12 |
RUST-OLEUM CORP. |
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13 |
C.R.LONG JR. CO. |
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14 |
FRAZER PAINT CO. |
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15 |
INTERCHEMICAL CORP. |
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16 |
COOK PAINT &
VARISH CO. |
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17 |
PRUETT &
SCHAFFER CHEMICAL |
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18 |
CORROSITE CORP. |
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19 |
J.W.MORTELL CO. |
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20 |
ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND |
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21 |
DESOTO CHEMICAL |
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22 |
YENKIN MAJESTIC |
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23 |
MCDOUGALL-BUTLER CO. |
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24 |
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
PAINT & VARNISH CO. |
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25 |
JONES DABNEY |
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26 |
MOBIL CHEMICAL CO.
* SEE NOTE 1 |
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THIRD
LINE - FINISH COAT - MANUFACTURER & TYPE
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1 |
SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO. |
A |
OIL BASE ( TWO
COAT A DAY) |
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2 |
E.I. DUPONT |
B |
COLD SPRAYING
ALKYD RESIN (SPEC. 1226) |
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3 |
GLIDDEN CO. |
C |
VINYL RESIN |
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4 |
PITTSBURGH PLATE GLASS |
D |
RUST-OLEUM ( FISH
OIL BASE) |
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5 |
STANDARD-TOCH CHEMICALS |
E |
COLD SPRAYING
SYNTHETIC ENAMEL ( USED ON PACEMAKER CARS ONLY) |
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6 |
PRATT & LAMBERT |
F |
PHENOLIC RESIN |
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7 |
ACME WHITE LEAD
& COLOR WORKS |
G |
ASPHALT BASE |
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8 |
A.C.HORN |
H |
HOT SPRAYING
SYNTHETIC ENAMEL |
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9 |
DEVOE & RAYNOLDS |
J |
EPON RESIN-EPOXY |
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10 |
AUTOMOTIVE
FINISHES CO. |
K |
ALKYD-EPON RESIN |
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11 |
CARPENTER MORTEN CO. |
L |
HOT SPRAYING ALKYD
RESIN (SPEC.1226) - ADDED FEB. 1, 1957 |
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12 |
RUST-OLEUM CORP. |
M |
SILICONE BASE
PAINT - ADDED JAN. 5, 1960 |
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13 |
C.R.LONG JR. CO. |
N |
COLD OR HOT
SPRAYING ALKYD-RESIN (SPEC. 1215A) |
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14 |
FRAZER PAINT CO. |
P |
ALKYD TYPE WATER
BASE - ADDED JAN. 3, 1961 |
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15 |
INTERCHEMICAL CORP. |
R |
POLY-PROPYLENE -
ADDED MAY 15, 1961 |
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16 |
COOK PAINT &
VARNISH CO. |
S |
WATER BASE
EMULSION - ADDED NOV. 16, 1967 |
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17 |
PRUETT &
SCHAFFER CHEMICAL |
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18 |
CORROSITE CORP. |
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19 |
J.W.MORTELL CO. |
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20 |
DEDNOX INC. |
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21 |
MILLAR CO. BEFORE
OCTOBER 19,1962
DESOTO CHEMICAL AFTER |
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22 |
PATTERSON-SARGENT |
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23 |
MCDOUGALL-BUTLER CO. |
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24 |
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
P&V CO. |
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25 |
BONDURA CORP. |
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26 |
FLINTKOTE CO. -
ADDED AUGUST 27, 1956 |
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27 |
PHILIP CAREY MFG.
CO. - ADDED AUGUST 27, 1956 |
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28 |
WITCO CHEMICAL CO.
- ADDED AUGUST 27, 1956 |
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29 |
ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND
- ADDED JANUARY 3, 1961 |
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30 |
NATIONAL LEAD
COMPANY - ADDED MAY 15, 1961 |
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31 |
ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND |
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32 |
MOBIL CHEMICAL CO.
* SEE NOTE 1 |
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Note 1 - Mobil
Chemical is a merger of C.R.Long Jr., American Marietta and Socony
Paint Products.
Note 2 - Paint
code symbol not to be applied to "X-" or work equipment
Note 3 - When no
primer is used - the letter "O" is to be subsituted for symbols.
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