Dining on the Rails September 2022: Peach Cobbler

Dining on the Rails September 2022: Peach Cobbler

For this month’s posting we thought we’d feature Peach Cobbler to get us into the fall spirit. The Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad, also known as the Katy, had a recipe for the dish that we will share with you at the end of this post. Cobbler recipes go back to the...
Dining on the Rails August 2022: Barbeque

Dining on the Rails August 2022: Barbeque

As the heat of the summer continues, we decided to feature barbeque for this month’s blog post. The Union Pacific even had their own recipe for barbeque sauce, which we share with you, below. Before we share the recipe, though, we wanted to talk about the history of...
Dining on the Rails July 2022: Mountain Trout

Dining on the Rails July 2022: Mountain Trout

Happy summer! For this month’s posting, we are exploring Mountain Trout recipes from several different rail lines. Many railroad dining car departments offered some kind of specialty dish for which their dining car departments became well known. Fresh mountain trout...
Dining on the Rails June 2022: Eat like a Hobo!

Dining on the Rails June 2022: Eat like a Hobo!

Editor’s Note: While the hobo lifestyle may appeal to some of our readers, the Colorado Railroad Museum does not encourage anyone to try it. Trespassing on and around train tracks is very dangerous, and, like boarding freight trains, is illegal. For this month’s...
Dining on the Rails: May 2022 – Mother’s Day Shirred Eggs

Dining on the Rails: May 2022 – Mother’s Day Shirred Eggs

It’s May, and that means spring weather, flowers, and celebrating Moms. As brunch is a popular way to celebrate Mom, we thought we would share a brunch dish straight out of railroad history for this month’s posting. A common option that appears in dining car breakfast...

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