IC caboose

[Cox 1947]

This is a pair of IC caboose on my Illinois and Southern..One is Atlas the other is a B-man...Weathering is brown and black craft paint thinned with water and calk over sprayed with Krylon Matte Finish which I have found to work as well as Dull Coat and is much cheaper..

Jerry

[Sumpter250]

I've always been a little hesitant about spray cans.....usually too much paint, but it doesn't appear like there was too heavy a coat of the "Matte Finish", in your photo.
I have to ask, when the Illinois Central " dropped the Gulf ", didn't that happen fairly quickly for all their equipment ?
The time period from ICG to IC, at least where locos and caboose were concerned, was quite short as I remember.

[doctorwayne]

Illinois Central merged with the Gulf Mobile & Ohio in 1972, becoming the Illinois Central Gulf. In 1988 the name reverted to Illinois Central, and the road was purchased by Canadian National in 1998.

Wayne

[Gary S]

I have always liked the IC orange. Nice work on the cabooses.

S250, I've also been using the Krylon matte spray and like it. You can get a great big can for just a bit more than one small can of dullcote.

[Ralph]

I've always liked the IC too. The orange scheme was one of the influences on my choice of color for my freelanced road's caboose color.
Ralph