Newest Athearn WP caboose

[w neal]

Please educate me. The just released Athearn WP "all red" caboose. What era is this appropriate for?

Thanks.

[wmcbride]

My recollection from my books on the WP is that these were Perlman Era paint jobs.

I can dig out the reference, but apparently his daughter made some statement to the effect that cabooses "should be" red. So, they became red.

[w neal]

So 1970 to '72 then? Maybe '76.

How were the diesels painted during that era?

(Easy Pete. Easy.)

[GhengisKong]

The silver and orange scheme was still dominant, but some Perlman green stuff started appearing about late '73.