Green Diamond

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Green Diamond was a streamlined, diesel-powered passenger train operated by the Illinois Central Railroad, best known for its luxury service between Chicago and St. Louis in the mid-20th century.

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Green Diamond canonical 2

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Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf named train ⓘ
passenger train ⓘ
amenity air-conditioned cars ⓘ
dining service ⓘ
observation car ⓘ
colorScheme green ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
endPoint St. Louis, Missouri ⓘ
enteredService 1936 ⓘ
era mid-20th century ⓘ
introduced 1936 ⓘ
knownFor luxury passenger service ⓘ
streamlined design ⓘ
locomotiveType diesel-electric ⓘ
marketingName Green Diamond ⓘ
namedAfter Illinois Central’s green corporate color scheme ⓘ
operatedOnLine Illinois Central main line between Chicago and St. Louis ⓘ
operator Illinois Central Railroad ⓘ
powerType diesel ⓘ
primaryRoute Chicago–St. Louis ⓘ
propulsion diesel engine ⓘ
railGauge standard gauge ⓘ
railroad Illinois Central Railroad ⓘ
railwayCompanyHeadquarters Chicago, Illinois ⓘ
linked to: Chicago
railwayNetwork Illinois Central Railroad network ⓘ
regionServed Midwestern United States ⓘ
serviceClass first-class ⓘ
serviceType inter-city passenger service ⓘ
startPoint Chicago, Illinois ⓘ
linked to: Chicago
status discontinued ⓘ
successorService conventional locomotive-hauled trains on the same route ⓘ
trainConfiguration articulated trainset (original configuration) ⓘ

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