ICG car 6         
Illinois Central Gulf office car No. 6 was bringing up the rear of Amtrak's northbound PANAMA LIMITED at Carrollton Junction in New Orleans. The train had just began operating with Amfleet cars, and today the little 1300-series Ambag was placed behind the coaches instead of at the front of the train so it could act as a buffer with the office car. The old type diaphragm on ICG 6 could damage the lightweight diaphragms on the Amfleet cars; but the little baggage cars didn't have any diaphragms and could be coupled to anything. The office car had been built by American Car & Foundry in 1915 as IC 16.
Date: 2/6/1977 Location: New Orleans, LA   Map Show New Orleans on a rail map Views: 803 Collection Of:   Michael Palmieri
Rolling Stock: ICG 6 (Business Car) Author:  Paul H. Oliver. Jr. Photo
ICG car 6
Picture Categories: Passenger This picture is part of album:  PAUL H. OLIVER, JR.
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