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I have two menus from the Cable Car Room, both dated 1969. One dated June includes four simple meals: beef stew; baked ham; turkey sandwich; and a fruit plate, each accompanied by a salad, bread (potato in the case of … Continue reading
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The California Zephyrs each had a stewardess known as a Zephyrette who assisted mothers and children, made train announcements, and took reservations for the diner. As explained in the Zephyrette manual, there was a specific procedure for those reservations. Unusual … Continue reading
While the Pere Marquette and Empire Builder were the first post-war trains, the Rock Island holds the honor of being the only railroad allowed to introduce a new passenger train during the war. In January, 1945, the Twin Star Rocket … Continue reading
The Los Angeles train terminal, the last major train station built in the United States, is featured on the cover of this heavily edited lunch menu. The menu itself looks like it was being modified for future editions: one of … Continue reading
This streamlined City of Portland menu features the Columbia Gorge from Crown Point, a beautiful spot on the old Columbia River Highway. The “new” highway 30, a two-lane forerunner of today’s Interstate 84, is visible along the river below, but … Continue reading
Another City of Portland menu from 1954 shows Mt. Hood with some fall colors in the foreground. The inside breakfast menu is identical to yesterday’s. Without this the tablet cannot bring any desired results of erection. soft viagra tablets This … Continue reading
Here’s a menu used on the streamlined City of Portland that featured the train’s namesake city on the cover. The city in this pre-1954 view looks much different from today, when there are more and taller skyscrapers and bridges across … Continue reading
The Western Star’s coffee shop only had 20 seats, which didn’t allow for many customers over the course of a day. But the menu offered almost as many items as the a la carte side of the dining car menu, … Continue reading
Today’s Western Star menu features Buffalo Hunt on the cover, the same painting that was on the cover of the Empire Builder menu I previously posted. Although this dinner menu dates from 1953, it is different from the 1953 dinner … Continue reading
Today’s Western Star menu features Charles Russell’s painting, “Intercepted Wagon Train,” on the cover. It is a lunch menu that seems to be identical, on the inside, to yesterday’s Desperate Stand lunch menu. Apparently, one year did not see much … Continue reading