Late 40's early 50 UP colors of interiors

[loosecaboose]

I just bought two passenger cars that have lighted interiors. I wonder what were the colors the Uncle Pete used on the interior late 40's - early 50's. All the photos I have seen are in black and white. I bought the Bachman combine and observation car. My layout is small, 4'10" by 8'. but I have rigged it to run in moon light (blue lamp bulbs) and with all the city lights, I feel it could only add interest to see people and walls, floors and furniture in color.

[Trainman203]

Why don't you try the Uncle Pete Historical Society.

[Len]

These are UP interiors from the early 50's. There were some variations between 'name' trains.













Len

[loosecaboose]

Thank you, those are much better photos than those I had researched.

[Trainman203]

Those photos.  Man.  How civilized we were in those golden days.  Is the 4th photo down a section sleeper?  I thought those went away with heavyweight cars.

The man and woman one seat back in the 4th photo look like a couple working on a divorce.😱😂

[Len]

The caption for the 4th pic down just says, "Union Pacific - Seats on a Pullman Dome Liner"

Len

[loosecaboose]

I think between my search's, this forum, and the UP Steam club, I have several choices of colors to use. I never realized how many variations were used , sometimes in the same train. I guess that many trains were made up with not a matched set for a name train, but whatever was available. I can also see that I will have to paint the inside as light shows through the plastic.

[Trainman203]

I rode a lot of passenger trains way way way back.  These pictures bear out my memory of car interiors in general- light tan.