Dining on the B&O: Recipes and Sidelights from a Bygone Age

Passengers who dined on the Baltimore and Ohio during the heyday of American railroading received five—star service: white tablecloths, china, and silver; food cooked from scratch; and the undivided attention of skilled waiters. The B&O's cuisine won wide acclaim as the finest railway food in the country. Passengers enjoyed it as the slightly swaying dining car clicked along over the rails.

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