Seaboard Air Line
Locomotive Paint Schemes
I have found quite a bit of info on this topic...
most of which is confusing and contradictive. This explains why the
list
below is in the state if mass-confusion. So, if you can help and contribute
to this page in any way, please... contact
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PAINT CODES |
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SCHEME |
DESCRIPTION |
COLOR |
ENAMEL CODE |
ACRYLIC CODE |
SAL STOCK # |
PHOTO(S) |
NOTES |
Passenger (First) |
Pullman Green body separated from yellow roof by a two inch thick orange stripe, additional thick orange band with two yellow stripes on sides just above side-sill, black underbody, silver trucks on early units, black trucks on later units. |
Orange |
Duco 254-32655 |
890-32655 |
47-478-35 |
Coming |
Referred to as the "Citrus" scheme. |
Yellow |
Duco 254-32654 |
890-32654 |
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Passenger (First) (Modified) |
Same as above but with Pullman Green roof instead of yellow roof, black underbody, black trucks. |
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Passenger (Second) |
Pale Green body with thick red band on sides running length of body and tapering and dropping to sill on front of unit, black underbody, black trucks. |
Pale (Mint) Green |
Duco 254-19121 |
890-19121 |
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Coming |
Referred to as the "Mint Green" scheme. |
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Dark Green |
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890-93986 |
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Freight (First) |
Pullman Green body with thick yellow band on sides outlined with two inch orange stripes running the length of the body and tapering and dropping to walkway on front and rear of unit, black underbody, black trucks. |
Pullman Green |
Duco 254-4558 |
890-4558 |
47-478-28, -29. |
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Freight (Experimental) |
Brown body with gold pin-striping outlining what would normally be the orange side band on freight units, side band is same color as rest of body (not orange) on this scheme. |
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Only used temporarily on FT-A # 4018 and FT-B # 4118 |
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Freight (Second) |
Lime Green body with thick yellow band on sides outlined with two inch orange stripes running the length of the body, wrapping around the rear and tapering and dropping to a point above walkway on front of unit, "SEABOARD" in yellow lettering above band on sides of long hood, yellow numbering on side of cab below window, black underbody, black trucks. |
Lime Green - "Jolly Green Giant" |
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890-5207 |
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Coming |
Referred to as the "Jolly Green Giant" Scheme |
Yellow |
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47-478-60, -61 |
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Road Switcher |
Pullman Green body with thick yellow band on sides outlined with two inch orange stripes running the length of the body and tapering and dropping to sill on front and rear of unit, black underbody, black trucks. |
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Yard Switcher |
Black body with Chinese Red striping on nose and side-sills and solid red cab, black underbody, black trucks. |
"Green Hornet" |
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47560070-1 |
Coming |
Slight variations existed. |
Light Green |
254-1144 |
890-93985 |
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Red |
Duco 243-82136 |
290-2622 |
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Chinese Red |
Duco 254-4182 |
890-4182 |
47-478-40,41 |
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Aluminum |
Duco 254-3935 |
890-3935 |
47-478-2 |
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Black |
254-2234 |
890-2234 |
47-478-12 |
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Stock numbers were removed from painting diagrams in 1953. |
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Special thanks to Warren Calloway for help with this data. |
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SAL ALUMINUM 47-478-2
SAL PULLMAN GREEN 47-478-28,-29
SAL ORANGE 47-478-35
SAL YELLOW 47-478-60,-61
SAL BLACK 47-478-12
SAL CHINESE RED 47-478-40,-41
SAL GREEN HORNET 47560070-1
SAL DUCO GREEN PASSENGER 254-1144
SAL DUCO PALE GREEN 254-19121
SAL DUCO RED 243-82136
SAL BLACK ENAMEL 254-2234
SAL YELLOW 254-32654
SAL JOLLY GREEN GIANT GREEN 890-5207
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