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Here is a couple lists of railroad paint colors listed by rr / manufacturer. Unfortunately AD&N is not listed but EMD Loved recycling, perhaps the matching colors are listed under another railroad.http://www.railfonts.com/Reference/paint_cross.pdfhttps://bigeprod.com/literature/rrPres/paintRef.pdfIt may also be worthwhile contacting PPG or Dupont, might be a dead end but worth a shot...
Why such strong deside for a perfect match in our imperfect world? Even the real railroads often changed paint vendors, resulting in slightly different hues. Then there is weathering (grime) and fading. Even in photos, colors aren't rendered 100% correctly. Then there is the "scale color" effect where the smaller scale the model is, the lighter the color should be compared to the 1:1 vehicle.If this quest is strictly just so you can pat yourself in the back because your small model has the same exact color as some locomotive that hasn't been around for many decades, then more the power to you. But I doubt that anybody else but you will be able to say that you achieved perfection.
Because I want to.. . .Now go find someone else to talk down to.
... Thank you for the explanation. I hope you find exact matches.
At work right now but I found some "hobby" colors in an old MR during my search this afternoon... I'll pass it on when I get home...
Found the issue, the March 1981 MR has an article by Terry Holly where he makes a model of 174. He suggests using Floquil Reefer Yellow and Dark Blue.Fwiw there is a color photo of his model and the green looks pretty good. He also did 1205 in Tedder Green and used BN green.If you pm me your email I can send you a copy of the article.