"William A. McKenzie offers an illustrated and detailed account of hospitality on the Northern Pacific - a service that many considered the best in the industry - drawing on sources ranging from railroad records of the 1860s to anecdotal accounts from the people who were there. In addition, McKenzie includes more than 150 authentic recipes used on the line, such as the Great Big Baked Potato, Washington Apple Pan Cake, and Northern Pacific Fruit Cake. Dining Car to the Pacific will be a treasured addition to the libraries of historians, cooks, and any one with nostalgia for the dinning car experience."--Jacket

Northern Pacific Railway Company, Railroads Dining-car service, Railroads United States Dining-car service, United States, Voitures-restaurants États-Unis

A trip in a dining car Eating on the road Building the Northern Pacific Henry Villard and the dining cars Across the continent Hazen Titus and the great big baked potato Waiters and unions Dining car line to the Pacific The end of the dining car service Recipes

Originally published under title: Dining car line to the Pacific. St. Paul : Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1990Includes indexes

Originally published under title: Dining car line to the Pacific. St. Paul : Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1990Includes indexes