1939 Scheme-Green/metallic aluminum
Basic Body and handrails painted Sylvan Green. Frame, trucks, and pilot painted black.
Metallic aluminum was applied from top of front windows over the top.
This dropped down at the engine intake grilles to line up with top of windows on the
trailer units. Another band of Imitation aluminum was applied at bottom of body which
lined up with bottom of windows on the trailer units. This band narrowed upwards at a
point below the engine intake grilles and continued around front terminating in a
downward "vee" curve with the "SR Southern Serves the South" round medallion in the
center. Roadname, centered between the baggage doors and on the upper
Metallic
Aluminum was S O U T H E R N in railroad roman lettering. The name of the motorcar
applied below the engine intake grilles was was VULCAN in railroad roman lettering.
Road numbers were applied below the front windows for example, 40. The lighted number
boards were white with black numerals. All the Motorcars were delivered in this
scheme. There were 6 of these units named Goldenrod, Joe Wheeler, 2 were named
Cracker and 2 were named Vulcan.
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