Weaver Black Diamond Passenger cars

Every railroad had mixed consists at least one time in their history. Many also had matching consists especially on fancy steam. But to make a beautiful streamline art deco loco and coaches without an observation/parlor car is beyond me. To me it makes no sense weather its a fantasy or perfectly matched prototype. It finishes the train. 

The Valley had one observation/business car which wasn't run as a revenue car, but if I remember correctly used by company executives.  The last I knew of it, was at the museum in Scranton, PA.

Most name trains wound up at Penn Station, NYC.  The Valley engines were taken off at Newark, Manhatten Transfer, and PRR electric power hooked up for the trip into NYC.  The engines were turned and serviced and hooked back up when the PRR returned the cars from NYC.  The Valley cars were not turned so you could see the baggage and RPO cars on the end of the train when it was making it's trip West.  Solarium cars were used as tail end cars on some trains.  The Reading Company went to a great deal of trouble to put end cars (observation ?) on both ends of the Crusader.  They extended the shrouding on the tender to hide the rounded end of the end car.  They turned the engine also, but not the cars.

For some reason, I purchased two sets, with add ons, of MTH cars when they came out many years ago - and finally found good use for them.

Glen