It also was used extensively by the New South Wales Government Railways in Australia, in a similar fashion to the PRR.

The Canadian Pacific Railway used it historically and painted its luxury revival cars in this color.

The first recorded use of Tuscan red as a color name in English was in the early 1800s (exact date uncertain).

[6]: 36 [7] Before the 1880s, pigments extracted from Brazil wood were used in its manufacture, but these proved inadequate in terms of hiding power and stability.

The pigment's stability lent itself to hard use in applications such as rail cars, steam pipes, radiators, and machinery.

[8] Lower-cost imitations were made without iron oxides by using gypsum or whiting as a base and adding aniline dyes.