PART 1 – SP PASSENGER TRAINS |
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6. Second section of the Daylight as it ran circa 1940. From left
to right: a pair of lightweight chair cars in dark olive, Daylight-
painted chair car and coffee shop car, and a two-tone gray
heavyweight dining car.
latest high-fashion styling, and the entire train was air condi-
tioned, a very new feature at the time.
While most streamliners used internal combustion engines,
the SP contracted Lima Locomotive Works to build GS-2
class steam engines with a 4-8-4 wheel arrangement. These
were mechanically similar to the SP’s earlier 4-8-4s, but the
new engines had functional sheet metal skyline casings that
deflected smoke away from the cab in tunnels. There was also
decorative side skirting and a nose cone. The engines were fin-
ished in brilliant scarlet and orange to match the new train.
