sleeping car upholstery

[Frisco Larry]

I have several books with color photos of different rooms of various sleeping cars, so I have a good idea what colors Pullman used.  What I lack is color photos of more than one room in the same car.  Does anyone know if the colors varied from one room to another room or if all of the rooms of a specific car had the same color?

[seusscaboose]

Pullman car co. I am not sure


Prr LW Pullmans I am very sure... See below



Internal colors depended on era, just like external


Re: room to room, colors were same (bdr A-F)

If car had multifunctional floor plan (6bdr lounge) the colors would vary (lounge= color x) bdrms = color y

Also different color on walls (lower and upper) in some cases


In most cases things were neutral

However, neutral in 1949 on prr is a bit unsettling to the eye today

Just like 1970 shag carpet is unsettling unless nits 1970