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

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