Erie Lackawanna Dining Car Preservation Society
Presents:
Diner 741 Open House and Display

At Rail Expo 2002
Labor Day Weekend ˆ August 31, September 1, and September 2

At the Steamtown National Historic Site, Scranton, PA - 9:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. each day

Come to Steamtown National Historic Site this Labor Day Weekend and
get an up close look at former Erie Lackawanna Diner 741 at the
beginning of the project to restore it to full operating condition.
The 741 will be on display each day as part of Steamtown's Rail
Expo
2002.

Special Open House ˆ Sunday, September 1

On Sunday, September 2 from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm we will have several
special events about the project and the history of railroad dining
car service.

3:00 pm ˆ Guided Tour of Diner 741: View the 1925 Pullman
elegance
that was built into this car. See the work necessary to restore this
car.

3:30 pm ˆ Dining Car Service on the Erie Lackawanna:
Presentation
about DL&W, Erie, and EL dining car service in the Steamtown Theater.

4:00 pm ˆ Presentation by James Porterfield, author of Dining By
Rail - The History and Recipes of America's Golden Age of Railroad
Cuisine and On the Menu columnist for "Railfan & Railroad"
magazine
gives a presentation on the history of American railroad dining car
operations and service. No memory of train travel survives so
vividly as a sumptuous meal in the dining car. James D. Porterfield
chronicles the evolution of the dining car from hotcakes hawked in
the aisles to gourmet service. Mr. Porterfield will also be available
to sign copies of his book (available in the Steamtown bookstore).

We will also be releasing the Society's new book, Recipes of the
Erie
Lackawanna ˆ Dinner in the Diner 1964-1970. It will be available
all
weekend long.

Come view the dining car restoration project and enjoy the entire
Steamtown National Historic Site!

For directions to Steamtown and excursion information call (570) 340-
5200.

For more information about the Erie Lackawanna Dining Car Society
write us at P.O. Box 5821, Parsippany, NJ 07054, visit our website
(www.eldiner.org) or email us at tstuy@eldcps.org

The Erie Lackawanna Dining Car Preservation Society, Inc. is a 501(c)
3 non-profit historical and educational organization.



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