This next item is awesome!
The Black Diamond Diner, Trumansburg, NY, bills itself as the "World's Smallest RR Diner". It is a roadside hot dog stand that was established circa 2013 by Jerry Collins. He built it from the cab of a 1941 RS-1 that was being scrapped. The engine was originally Lehigh Valley 212. Here are some small photos, as a teaser:
The links below contain much larger and better photos along with background histories. For the curious, I'm including some links on the Lehigh Valley's Black Diamond passenger train after which the diner was named. They have photos as well:
Excellent interior and exterior photos and story
Ithaca Journal feature with photos and story
Owner Jerry has a new steam hot dog cart with a whistle
The train geeks weigh in and conclude it's an RS-1
Here are some links to histories of the line:
Wikipedia (check out the Popular Culture section). The link might be flaky due to the parentheses. Hoopla is unhappy with it:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Diamond_(train)
American Rails: Photos, timetables, the cool menu, and more
Feb. 2017 article with Alco PA photos
Two more ...
http://lvrrhs.org/history/index.htm
http://www.catskillarchive.com/rrextra/lvblkdi.Html
An Otto Kuhler Streamlined Pacific on an LV Black Diamond menu (from the American Rails link above):
Footnote:
After learning about the Black Diamond Diner, the engineer and conductor at the Tomlinson Run Railroad caught Chef Chuck Wagon eyeing the cab of the RR's RS-1 with one of "those" looks! They rushed to the scene shouting, "Chef, step away from the cab! Step away from the cab, Chef, and no one will get hurt."
Chef no doubt was dreaming about a book that he had read that describes how to cook road kill inside your car's engine compartment while traveling, so that supper will be done at the end of your drive. (I kid you not! Look it up :-)
Chef figured that an RS-1 could do a better job than a Ford Fairlane, and he was imagining a feast of succulent slow-cook 'possum at the end of a New York City to Buffalo jaunt. Luckily, the TRRR's beloved RS-1 is safely back in the engine house under lock and key with its cab intact. As for Chef and his thwarted plans, well, the loud sound of banging pots and pans has been coming out of the dining car next to the team track for the past hour or two ... with any luck, the dining car will be serving up some really hot hot dogs soon.
Tomlinson Run Railroad
