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...
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...
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...
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...
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...