Dining on the Shore Line Route by Marc Frattasio

The History and Recipes of the New Haven Railroad Dining Car Department. The history of the New Haven's dining car department is presented in this fascinating and definitive work that also includes many of the well-remembered menus, so that people can actually prepare official New Haven meals! New Haven's food service operations are chronicled from their earliest days through to the Penn Central merger in 1969. Along with the cars themselves, the spotlight shines on the people behind this New England railroad's highly regarded dining and grill car services. China patterns are thoroughly documented and illustrated, and an appetizing selection of authentic railroad recipes will have you cooking New Haven style!

Softbound, 106 pages, B&W.