(Source of images: Florida State Archives)

Here's a peek behind the scenes in a dining car's kitchen.  These ovens kept the passengers happy with hot edibles.  The pictures come from an Atlantic Coast Line train in Jacksonville, and they date from June 1948, a time between the Second World War and the Korean Conflict. 

Most railroad cooks, waiters, porters, and attendants in this country used to be African American males.  Just where did the diner personnel sleep at night?  On Seaboard Railroad trains, the baggage dormitory cars not only carried luggage but also provided air conditioned quarters for dining staff.  This info was obtained from the Florida Times-Union of May 21, 1946. 

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