Happy Summer! And what a hot start to the season it has been. For this month’s posting of Dining on the Rails, we are going to feature Mary Engle Pennington and railroad car refrigeration to hopefully cool things down. We will also be sharing Union Pacific’s chicken...
Happy June! For this month’s posting, and in honor of our June Rails & Cocktails presentation, we decided to feature a 19th century recipe—quail toast—that, instead of being prepared “on the rails” comes from a location “off the rails,” the extravagant and...
While the weather gets colder, and winter looms nearer, we decided to feature a warm beverage for December. This beverage is one that we here at the Colorado Railroad Museum serve every day in December during THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride, and is particularly fitting...
Happy New Year! For this month’s posting, we thought we’d feature children’s recipes and menus on the railroads, as children perfectly exemplify a fresh start. The recipe that we’ll be sharing is Western Pacific’s cinnamon toast recipe. Before we talk about children...
Happy December! For this month’s Dining on the Rails, we thought we’d feature Harvey Girl Pancakes as well as the history of the Harvey Girls. Fred Harvey, founder of the Harvey Houses, restaurants along the Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe railroad, had high...