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Dining car
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A dining car or a restaurant car, also a diner, is a passenger railroad car that serves meals in the manner of a full-service, sit-down restaurant.
A dining car on an Austrian inter-city train in 2008
A dining car on an Austrian inter-city train in 2008
Notice from the Central Pacific Railroad, ca. 1870
Notice from the Central Pacific Railroad, ca. 1870
Dining car Queen on the B&O Royal Blue in 1895
Dining car Queen on the B&O Royal Blue in 1895
A dining car on the Union Pacific's City of Denver, ca. 1950s.
A dining car on the Union Pacific's City of Denver, ca. 1950s.
Fred Harvey Company
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The Fred Harvey Company was the owner of the Harvey House chain of restaurants, hotels and other hospitality industry businesses alongside railroads in the Western United States. It was founded in 187
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…points west, save those of the Santa Fe Railway, which relied on America's first interstate network of restaurants to feed passengers en route. The "Harvey Houses", located strategically along the line, served top-quality meals to railroad patrons during water stops and other planned layovers and were favored…
A cover of the 1909 Santa Fe Railway pamphlet describing Fred Harvey hotels, dining rooms and sample menus
A cover of the 1909 Santa Fe Railway pamphlet describing Fred Harvey hotels, dining rooms and sample menus
The Casa del Desierto ("House of the Desert") located in Barstow, California, is seen here in 2006. The Spanish-Moroccan designed structure took two y
The Casa del Desierto ("House of the Desert") located in Barstow, California, is seen here in 2006. The Spanish-Moroccan designed structure took two years to construct, and opened its doors on February 22, 1911. The building has been designated as a California Historical Landmark, #892.
The Hotel Castañeda, Las Vegas, New Mexico, as seen in 2007. An early mission revival style Harvey House (1899) and sister hotel to the Alvarado in Al
The Hotel Castañeda, Las Vegas, New Mexico, as seen in 2007. An early mission revival style Harvey House (1899) and sister hotel to the Alvarado in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Harvey House Restaurant at the former Frisco Depot in Hugo, Oklahoma
Harvey House Restaurant at the former Frisco Depot in Hugo, Oklahoma