When railway food was at it's worst, and passengers at their wits end, Fred Harvey stepped in and made the railroad experience a much nicer way to travel. Fred Harvey started out small, buying and transforming depots across the Santa Fe line, and soon Harvey Houses dominated the way train passengers ate en route.
A major improvement in railway meals came with the service that Fred Harvey implemented. Passengers no longer had to worry that they wouldn't get a chance to eat the food they paid for before getting off the train. Orders were taken on the train, and sent ahead to the station, where food was ready to eat as the passengers exited the train.
The biggest change of all was how the passengers were served, waitresses who were trained to serve people fast and efficiently. The Harvey Girls who are some times forgotten are a key factor in
SCLTC is a group of LEGO enthusiasts from the Southern California area that creates, displays, and operates LEGO train layouts at venues such as theme-parks, convention centers, museums, schools, and county fairs. SCLTC welcomes members of all ages. The SCLTC Exhibits at the Model Railroad Museum every year from the end of November through the middle of January
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