Yes, it is completely correct. That was exactly what
the aim of "red leading" was!
John D. Mitchell, Jr.
--- wadegriffi@a... wrote:
> Sir: This may not be completely correct , but
> I would guess the
> railroad was trying to prevent the roofs from
> corroison . Soot and
> other combustion grime are very corrosive.
> Red lead paint was
> used extensively to combat iron and steel
> corroison in the early
> part of the 1900's . After about 1950 -60 its
> use was phased out
> due the toxic natural the pigment in red lead
> - lead chromate .
>
>
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