As the passenger business faded in the late 1960s, many dining car dinner menus shrank to offer just three or four main entrées. But this one from 1967 included five table d’hôte dinners ranging from fish to steak; three “dinner … Continue reading
In addition to the usual assortment of eggs and meats, this 1966 menu offers a “Deep South Breakfast” consisting of Virginia-cured ham, two eggs, and hominy grits. The breakfast also came with fruit juice or cereal (which was hardly a … Continue reading
The 1945 Report on Streamline Trains focused exclusively on Seaboard Air Line’s Silver Meteor. The report observed that this operation grew from a single seven-car train that went from Richmond to Miami every three days in early 1939 to three … Continue reading
On February 2, 1939, shortly after Dieselizing the Orange Blossom Special, Seaboard inaugurated the Silver Meteor, a Budd-built coach train between New York and Florida pulled by an E-4 locomotive. Initially, Seaboard purchased a single, seven-car train set, allowing service … Continue reading
