''El Comedor'' (RI #428) is a former
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
The original Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (CRI&P RW, sometimes called ''Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway'') was an American Class I railroad. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.
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dining car.
The Pullman News, Volumes 28-31
'. Pullman Company, 1949. 13. It was one of four built in 1947 on Lot 6762 by
Pullman-Standard to plan 7517 for the ''
Golden Rocket'', "''the train that never was''." It was subsequently added to the consist of the ''
Golden State'' along with its brethren, and stayed with the train for many years after. The car is noted for its beautiful copper interior and
Mexican theme. The hammered-copper grilles and window trim were designed by the Mexican artist Jesus Torres, of the
Hull House,
Chicago, Illinois
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''El Comedor'' seats 48 people at 12 tables. For a number of years this car was parked in the
LaSalle Street Station in Chicago where it was used as a stationary diner, serving patrons of the station. The car is now smooth-sided in stainless steel, and is in the collection of the
Railway Museum of Greater Cincinnati in the Latonia area of
Covington, Kentucky
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.
''Comedor'' is a
Spanish language word for diner or a railway dining car.
References
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Rail passenger cars of the United States
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