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The Mercury cars of 1936 did have light gray window bands, but those didn't extend the full length of the car, and were edged in bright silver. Those cars also were lettered in bright silver. Since the Mercury cars were operated in dedicated service, and not in New York State, they don't seem to offer you much help. <br /> <br />According to the "New York Central Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment", NYC painted its hopper cars black until February 1941, at which time the color scheme was changed to mineral red. Beginning in the late 1950s, NYC went back to black paint on its coal hoppers.
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