dining car
Train-based eatery
A dining car is a railroad car equipped as a restaurant, where passengers can eat meals while traveling.
Also called a diner.
The dining car was once a standard feature of long-distance trains: We had breakfast in the dining car as the countryside rolled past.
One who serves tables
- stewardManager for another
- attendantOne who assists others
- white-gloveScrupulously clean or thorough
- tablesideNext to seated diners
silver service · linen · porcelain · crystal · sommelier · maitre d' · menu · reservation
Pale fabric covering tables
- chandeliersOrnate hanging light fixtures
- panoramic windowsExtra-wide glass expanses
- velvet seatsSoft fabric seating
- candlelitLit by wax flames
elegant · refined · intimate · romantic · nostalgic · golden age
Famed continental passenger railway
- Trans-SiberianTraversing Russia's eastern wilderness
- golden agePeriod of peak prosperity
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- vintageQuality from past eras
Enclosed subdivision of space
Organized morning meal provision
- lunch serviceDaytime restaurant meal period
- prix fixeSet menu, set cost
- table d'hôteSet meal, fixed price
- à la carteSeparately priced dishes
Basic morning hotel meal
- roast beefOven-cooked beef cut
- consomméClarified, concentrated stock
- Dover solePremium Atlantic flatfish
- lamb chopsSmall cuts from young sheep
coq au vin · regional specialties · local wines · seasonal menu · chef · galley
waiter
One who serves tables
- stewardManager for another
- attendantOne who assists others
- white-gloveScrupulously clean or thorough
tableside · silver service · linen · porcelain · crystal · sommelier · maitre d' · menu · reservation · seating
white tablecloth
Pale fabric covering tables
- chandeliersOrnate hanging light fixtures
- panoramic windowsExtra-wide glass expanses
- velvet seatsSoft fabric seating
candlelit · elegant · refined · intimate · romantic · nostalgic · golden age
Orient Express
Famed continental passenger railway
- Trans-SiberianTraversing Russia's eastern wilderness
- golden agePeriod of peak prosperity
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
compartment
Enclosed subdivision of space
breakfast service
Organized morning meal provision
- lunch serviceDaytime restaurant meal period
- prix fixeSet menu, set cost
- table d'hôteSet meal, fixed price
continental breakfast
Basic morning hotel meal
- roast beefOven-cooked beef cut
- consomméClarified, concentrated stock
- Dover solePremium Atlantic flatfish
lamb chops · coq au vin · regional specialties · local wines · seasonal menu · chef · galley
- rail transportfreight train, train stations, passenger train, commuter train, express train
- railcarsrailroad cars, railcars, train cars, railcar, freight cars
- train cars
- Pullmanberth, lower berth, upper berth, roomette, porter
- trainstrains, train, locomotive, locomotives, steam locomotive
- rail traveltrain, trains, station, stations, passenger rail
dining carbaggage car
Rail vehicle for stored items
freight car · sleeping car · boxcar · flatcar · tank car
car, cart, dinner, dine, diner, carriage, dining, dinners, dining room