These cards are blank on the back, so aren’t meant to be used postally. But they are the same dimensions as a standard postcard.
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The Texas Zephyr tells passengers they can find the diner “just ahead of the Pullman while a “buffet-observation lounge is provided at the rear.” Unmentioned is the dinette car for coach passengers. Since the lounge-observation car at the end of the train was not open to coach passengers, it seems likely this card was given solely to Pullman passengers.
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The California Zephyr card stresses the reservation system for dinner in the diner. Strangely, many trains did not have a reservation system, leading people to stand in the corridor next to the kitchen waiting for a table.
Anyone help me with translate? Ger to eng