Vintage Menu: The Continental Dinner on the “Union Pacific” — Streamliner — City of Portland — 1941

The dining experience on Streamliner trains was a crucial aspect of rail travel during the golden age of passenger trains, particularly in the 1940s and 1950s. This is fabulous Dinner menu from the City of Portland in 1941.

The City of Portland began service in June 1935 as Union Pacific’s second streamlined train. It initially ran as a seven-car articulated trainset, operating every third day between Chicago and Portland[20]. The train quickly gained popularity, convincing Union Pacific to expand its “City” fleet of streamliners.

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