On page 43 of the current CT magazine there’s a picture of the original articulated Green Diamond trainset which brought back fond memories. I grew up along the IC south of Chicago and saw this train literally hundreds of times in the latter 1930’s and up until after WW2 when it was replaced by a non-articulated streamliner in the familiar brown, yellow and orange IC colors. Since it’s been about 65 years since I last saw the green trainset it’s not surprising that I don’t remember the windows along the sides of its power unit. The CT magazine photo shows what appears to be seven passenger windows and I suppose there were a like number on the opposite side of the power unit. Was there actually passenger seating behind the cab? If so those riders would be separated from the diner and observation/lounge by the RPO/baggage/express car which I suppose they could pass through to reach those amenities. This seems to me to be a rather awkward arrangement and hopefully someone can explain this situation.
Some of you may not be aware that when the original Green Diamond was replaced on the Chi-StL route the IC renamed it the Miss-Lou and placed it in service between Jackson, MS and New Orleans where it soldiered on for a few more years until the end of its useful life.
Mark