PART 1 – SP PASSENGER TRAINS |
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These cars had one single attendant and were far less expensive
for the railroad to operate than a dining car with its large crew.
Hamburger grill diners sometimes returned to the Coast Daylight in
peak periods.
In a 1968 economy move, SP cut one shift of car cleaners at San
Francisco. This made a third Daylight consist necessary. As there were
only two parlor observation cars available, every third day there was
no first class service on the Daylight. Typical off-peak Daylight con-
sists were now just a baggage car, automat car and a few chair cars.
