Did STD gauge sets (and O gauge) color match from engine to passenger cars (Electrics)...like Mojave on with Mojave? Steamers were often black with passenger cars of another color?
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Yes, that is pretty much the case. Sometimes "matching" was more a case of looking good together, rather than being identical: for example the Ives National Limited set (standard gauge), the cars were blue with red roof, the 1134 steamer was all red, matching the roofs.
More examples: The Stephen Girard set was sold either with a matching (two-tone green) 9E electric locomotive, or with a non-matching gunmetal gray 392 steamer. So there were different combinations, but matching the colors in sets, especially with electric locos, was the norm. This would be true of the smaller as well as the larger sets (famously, the State sets, or 408E apple green or mohave with 418 cars) or small (8E with 337 cars): and also true across manufacturers (Flyer President's Special or Pocahontas sets come to mind, Ives Olympian and smaller sets like the Nighthawk)
Did they ever match the Pink 400e with all pink passenger cars?
Mike,
As hojack says the engines and cars matching in color was a pretty standard approach. Here are some examples from Flyer.
Wide (Standard) Gauge
Sometimes steamers were paired with passenger cars. Some examples of color mixing are the Statesman set at the top left of the photo - orange electric and orange cars with green roofs. The lone scout set is also an example of color mixing - the car bodies are lithographed green with red enamel roofs, usually pulled by a red electric that matches the roofs.
And here are few examples for the Narrow ( O gauge) Gauge line
The Potomac set in particular comes to mind as a color coordinating set. The cars are tan bodied with green roofs, and the electric engine is green with a tan frame - its on the third shelf from the top at the far right.
Greg
Originally Posted by Greg J. Turinetti:
The Potomac set in particular comes to mind as a color coordinating set. The cars are tan bodied with green roofs, and the electric engine is green with a tan frame - its on the third shelf from the top at the far right.
Greg
Very nice display Greg! I agree with your assessment of the Potomac - a set very pleasing to the eye. Flyer did the same color scheme in Wide Gauge with the Pocahontas set - you have the cars in your first photo led by the steamer ("The Warrior"). That set also came with the color-coordinated Shasta electric. Real classics.
david
Beautiful trains!!
Love those trains Greg! Making it really hard for me not to sell off my O gauge and go to Standard (I have been kicking the idea around lately).
Jerry
Originally Posted by Mike W.:
Beautiful trains!!
Thanks Mike. The bright colors and shiney brass or nickel are a big part of the appeal of tinplate for me.
Originally Posted by baltimoretrainworks:
Love those trains Greg! Making it really hard for me not to sell off my O gauge and go to Standard (I have been kicking the idea around lately).
Jerry
Jerry,
That's one of the fun things about this hobby; there is always another aspect of it to become involved with. I doubt you will regret pursuing some Standard gauge trains. What era is your O gauge from? You could have the best of both worlds and do pre war O Gauge. They are bright and colorful too.
Greg
Here is some Modern Era Standard Gauge tinplate (RichArt, CMT, Lionel, MTH, JAD, etc.), and O gauge tinplate (Lionel, AF, MTH, Pride Lines, etc.), in the coordinated tri-colors of the Milwaukee Road.
Bob Nelson
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Bob,
Do you happen to like the color orange? 
