Multi-unit Diners

[rcdrye]

Like PRR, SP used its tavern-kitchen-dining room three unit articulateds on day trains, specifically the Morning Daylight and Shasta Daylight.

[daveklepper]

The New York Central had both Budd and Pullman Standard versions, used on the 20th Century Limited, the New England States, and the Empire State Express.

The PRR had Budd 2-unit diners painted Tuscan red, used on the Broadway Limited and the General.

I ate in them.   Also on the ACL on the Florida Special and the East Coast Champion

Penn Central sand-blasted the PRR 2-unit diners to make them stainless steel in looks.

[rcdrye]

In one of the two "Classic Railroad Quiz - at least 50 years ago" forums we had a lengthy chain about twin-unit diners.  Just off the top of my head at least the following operated or at least owned (C&O) twin unit diners:

C&O (mostly disposed of quickly to other carriers)

PRR

NYC

B&O

ACL

IC

UP

SP (three unit articulated)

Amtrak had a few mostly ex-PRR pairs until HEP wiped them out.  Most had couplers like normal equipment but SP's were articulated and UP's had drawbars.  Most common configuration was dormitory kitchen in one car, dining room in the other, but there were several Lounge-Kitchen/Dining room pairs.  PRR was the only carrier to use them on day trains (NYC-WAS) all other carriers used them on flagship overnight trains.

[BobProctor]

While reading the latest "Trains of the 1950s" special, I was interested to read that ACL had 5 two-unit articulated diners (How to Run Streamliners, pg 113).  I had always admired the articulated diners run by UP and SP on their western trains, especially the triple-unit diners SP used on their Daylights. 

So help me fill in my ignorance of eastern railroading -- how many other railroads had articulated food service cars?