Back in the pre-Amtrak days, the Pennsylvania Railroad, a one-time major operator of passenger trains in the U.S, used tuscan red on much of its equipment.
Also, the much smaller Norfolk & Western used a similar scheme.
There was a reddish-orangish color scheme on some Southern Pacific trains.
A few other railroads used red striping on some of their silver cars.
On Dec 31, 1933, or immediately before the advent of the "Streamliner" era, the only major exception to painting passenger cars in a "drab" green was, as noted by Mr. Haithcoat, the PRR with its Tuscan Red Maize trimmed livery.
There are of course a "gazillion" other exceptions out there; may we learn about them at this topic.
i wonder if there are any unusual, artistic paint jobs out there......im thinking floral, nature, or scenery type designs would be nice.
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by David Benton
well Ms Percy's depot , in Wellington New Zealand , some of the commuter trains have been painted with murals of scenes from the lord of the rings movies .