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Sweetbreads and fresh peas with béarnaise sauce. roast leg of lamb, currant jelly. >> fred: very nice pictures in the book -- the dining by train book -- of a guy holding the turkey, cutting the turkey. >> anthony: right. >> fred: when you order a drink -- >> anthony: right. >> fred: -- it comes from a bottle made out of glass into a glass made out of glass. >> anthony: right. >> fred: which is kind of cool in our day and age. >> anthony: it comes back to service, doesn't it? >> fred: yeah. >> anthony: oh, thank you. we are presented with a perfectly serviceable omelet. there may no longer be...

Fred retains an enduring love for the great iron horses that still take passengers across the frozen land he calls home. but it's something more than just nostalgia. it's also an appreciation for a dying art. >> fred: i mean, it's like the old cruise ships or -- you transport your comfort, you know? >> anthony: in those halcyon days of cross-country rail, there were lavish dining cars, luxurious sleeping compartments, a bar car with liveried attendants. >> david: when you look at the menus of all -- all the -- what how people used to eat on trains, that's all inspiration of how we cook in the ...

Train? >> david: this is -- yeah. this model. >> fred: yes. >> anthony: so you have other operating manuals. >> david: this is how -- >> fred: yes. [ anthony laughs ] >> anthony: books, printed ephemera, collectibles. fred retains an enduring love for the great iron horses that still take passengers across the frozen land he calls home. but it's something more than just nostalgia. it's also an appreciation for a dying art. >> fred: i mean, it's like the old cruise ships or -- you transport your comfort, you know? >> anthony: in those halcyon days of cross-country rail, there were lavish dining...

How people used to eat on trains, that's all inspiration of how we cook in the restaurant. you know? >> anthony: casserole with sweetbreads and fresh peas with béarnaise sauce. roast leg of lamb, currant jelly. >> fred: very nice pictures in the book -- the dining by train book -- of a guy holding the turkey, cutting the turkey. >> anthony: right. >> fred: when you order a drink -- >> anthony: right. >> fred: -- it comes from a bottle made out of glass into a glass made out of glass. >> anthony: right. >> fred: which is kind of cool in our day and age. >> anthony: it comes back to service, do...

Nerdism? >> david: this is how bad it gets. operating manual -- >> anthony: for this model of train? >> david: this is -- yeah. this model. >> fred: yes. >> anthony: so you have other operating manuals. >> david: this is how -- >> fred: yes. [ anthony laughs ] >> anthony: books, printed ephemera, collectibles. fred retains an enduring love for the great iron horses that still take passengers across the frozen land he calls home. but it's something more than just nostalgia. it's also an appreciation for a dying art. >> fred: i mean, it's like the old cruise ships or -- you transport your comfor...