Here is a full menu–with breakfast, lunch, and dinner–typical of diners on Amtrak long-distance trains in the late 1970s. Several pages say “No. 5/6” in tiny letters, suggesting this particular menu was used on the San Francisco Zephyr.
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The lunch menu offers fried chicken, Salisbury steak, or filet of sole, served “a la carte” with potato, vegetable, and rolls or as a “luncheon” with all of the above plus salad and a beverage for 65 cents more (about $2.50 in today’s money). There was also a steak sandwich, hamburger, cheeseburger, chef’s salad, or chili, plus a variety of desserts and other items. The most expensive meal was the Salisbury steak luncheon for $4.75, about $18 today. Continue reading