TB 43-0147
Table 3-3. Railroad Equipment-Continued
Equipment and markings
Color
Placement
2. Rolling stock.
a. Freight, passenger hospital,
Gloss olive green 14064.
Exposed exterior surfaces.
kitchen and caboose cars.
b. Gondola, hopper, and tank cars.
Gloss black 17038
Exposed exterior surfaces.
MARKINGS
Markings may be adhesive backed.
(Markers or paint conforming to
color requirements.)
1. Agency identification "US AR-
Gloss white 17875
On both sides of all railroad
MY."
equipment, except in theaters of
operations, it will not be applied to freight
cars and cabooses.
a. On both sides and each end of all
2.
Identification numbers.
Gloss white 17875
locomotives.
locomotive tender units,
work equipment, and rolling stock.
b. On rolling stock, car numbers will be
prefixed with letters "USA" immediately to
the left of or above car number.
c. In CONUS, freight and caboose car
acceptable for interchange on commercial
railroads will use the prefix "USAX" in lieu
of the above where specifically authorized
by the Director of Supply, AMC. In such
cases the identification number and
"USAX" prefix also will be marked on the
ends of the truck of those cars.
3.
Army Medical Department
markings:
a. Red Cross insignia
Gloss red 1136 and gloss white 17875.
On both sides and on the roof of all kitchen,
baggage, ambulance ward, and personnel
cars assigned Army Medical Department.
The insignia applied to the side of the cars
will he located near the end of the car.
b. "'ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT"
Gloss white 17875.
These words and type of car will be marked on
both sides of Army Medical Department
cars near the center of the car. The type
of car also will be in conjunction with
identification number of the car.
c. Army Medical Department
Gloss red 11136 and gloss white
On both sides of Army
insignia (red caduceus on a circular
17875.
Medical Department cars
white field.)
near the center of the car. It will be placed
on each side of or adjacent to the words
"Army Medical Department" and type of
car marked as b above.
4.
Safety Markings (CONUS only).
Gloss yellow 13538 or reflective
A stripe will be marked yellow adhesive
L-S-300, color j.
backed marker across each side and
conforming to Federal Specification across
each end of all locomotive and locomotive
tender units. Access steps to locomotive
and locomotive tenders will be painted
also.
Table 3-4. Vehicles
Equipment and markings
Color
Placement
EQUIPMENT
1.
Vehicles.
Lusterless camouflage pattern in
Exterior surfaces.
accordance with appropriate technical
publication Nonslip compound:
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