GEC's Layout Progress

[Green_Elite_Cab]

Isn't this another of the SCL boat-ended cars? These also were on the Coast Daylight (note in early years it didn't go north of Oakland, so it was named Daylight) for a time.

Indeed it is. I suspect that one is either 3342 or 3345 (i'm modeling 3344), as they were known to be on those consists. There is a fancy color photo of the coast Starlight with this car on page 130 of "Amtrak By the Numbers". Three of this type were rebuilt by the SCL with the round end diaphragm, but the rest kept their tail end intact.

One of the ways you can tell its an old SCL is the octogonal drum head on the back. This car was meant for the Silver Meteor, but it has obviously traveled very far!

Early in Amtrak operations, before the SDP40s arrived, i'm told that SP used their SDP45s to haul this train.