The cover of this menu features what appears to be a demitasse cup of coffee (in B&O’s Centenary pattern) with the note that it was “on the house,” a “pleasant B&O tradition.” However, the menu itself says nothing about coffee being on the house; indeed, the a la carte menu charges 35 cents for a pot. Perhaps this was an unwritten tradition.
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The back of the menu encourages passengers who want to build “plants” to locate along the B&O. It claims that, “In the last 15 years a plant has been located or one expanded every 30 hours along B&O lines.” There’s no date on the menu, but I’m guessing for this claim to be true it would have to be around 1955 or 1956. The prices on the menu are about right for that era.