The Dining Car: Culinary Journeys On Rails - American-Rails.com
Aug 29, 2024 · The dining car, or diner, was a late development in train service not arriving until the late 19th century. Find out how the car was developed, its uses during the Golden Age through today.
Dining car - Wikipedia
A dining car (American English) or a restaurant car (English), also a diner, is a railroad passenger car that serves meals in the manner of a full-service, sit-down restaurant. These cars provide the highest level of service of any railroad food service car, typically employing multiple servers and kitchen staff members.
A Newly Digitized Menu Collection Shows Off America’s Lost Railroad …
Dec 2, 2019 · Some railroads would entice riders to the dining car with signature dishes. The Northern Pacific advertised its Great Baked Potato, a monstrous spud that could weigh anywhere between two to...
Five mind-blowing dining car facts - Trains
Dec 11, 2022 · Dining cars did become rolling five-star restaurants, providing remarkable culinary delights presented with impeccable service. Railroads constantly worked to improve service, introduce new recipes, and enhance dining car designs.
Dining Car Society, Inc.
The Dining Car Society, operated by TOYX, Inc., preserves the history of the classic railroad dining car experience through the restoration, operation, and interpretation of vintage railroad dining artifacts and equipment.
U.S.: A Dining Car Primer; the importance of dining and lounge cars …
May 30, 2022 · Looking into various North American railroad dining car operations reveals much more than just exciting and robust menus. Through the process we learn how various railroads valued – or, did not value – their passengers and the food and beverage revenue which accrued to the railroads’ bottom lines.
Pullman and the Advent of the Dining Car - U.S. National Park Service
Apr 24, 2023 · These trains included cars with kitchen and dining areas, which allowed armies to accommodate their passengers without stopping. These “hospital trains” ended up being the prototype to what would eventually become known as …
Dining in Transit: The Introduction of the Railroad Dining Car
In 1868 George Pullman, who had introduced an improved version of sleeper cars in 1865 and hotel cars (for sleeping and dining) in 1867, rolled out the first railroad dining car. It was dubbed the Delmonico after the New York City restaurant known for fine dining and ran on the Chicago and Alton Railroad between Chicago and Springfield, Illinois.
Last call to dinner - Classic Trains
Feb 21, 2001 · Each railroad had its own fleet of dining cars where travelers were made to feel like royalty as they gazed over menu offerings that included roast leg of lamb with mint sauce, oven-roasted chicken, or pan-fried trout. Freshly baked desserts and fine wines often accompanied dinner.
Railroad Dining Car Silver Book | Silver in the Diner | Railroadiana
The definitive new guide to railroad dining car silver hollowware is now available to order. Thoroughly researched and beautifully illustrated, this 398-page hardbound book has over125 railroads represented, along with sleeping car companies, …