El Comedor (RI #428) is former Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad dining car, built in 1947 by Pullman-Standard for the Golden Rocket, "the train that never was. A dining car (American English or restaurant car (British English also diner, is a railroad passenger car that serves meals in the manner of a Pullman Porter redirects here For the 1919 film starring Fatty Arbuckle, see The Pullman Porter The Pullman Palace Car Company, founded The Golden Rocket was a proposed named Passenger train of the Rock Island (CRIP and Southern Pacific (SP railroads " It was subsequently added to the consist of the Golden State along with its brethren, and stayed with the train for many years after. The Golden State was a named Passenger train jointly operated by the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific (RI and Southern Pacific The car is noted for its beautiful copper interior and Mexican theme. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. The hammered-copper grilles and window trim were designed by the Mexican artist Jesus Torres, of the Hull House, Chicago, Illinois. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. [1]
El Comedor seats 48 people at 12 tables. For a number of years this car was parked in the LaSalle Street Station in Chicago where it was used as a stationary diner, serving patrons of the station. LaSalle Street Station is a Commuter rail terminal located at 414 S The car is now smooth-sided in stainless steel, and is in the collection of the Railway Museum of Greater Cincinnati in the Latonia area of Covington, Kentucky. The Railway Museum of Greater Cincinnati is a railroad museum in Covington Kentucky. Covington is a city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States.
Comedor is Spanish for eater, an appropriate name for a dining car.
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