Dinner in the Diner

A longtime collector of railroad memorabilia, John Fowler, shares his knowledge on the history and artifacts of America’s century-long experience with dining on a train. John is the recently retired Executive Director of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, a unique federal agency that promotes heritage conservation on a national level. In 2019 he published a book, “Silver in the Diner,” that is the definitive work on railroad dining car silverware. (See www.silverinthediner.com). His presentation covers the history of railroad dining service and examine the china and silverware associated with it. This is one of a series of free monthly public on-line programs of the National Railway Historical Society, Washington, D.C. Chapter, Inc. (DCNRHS). https://www.dcnrhs.org .

Program first aired 10/15/2021.

Видео Dinner in the Diner канала DCNRHS