The Union Pacific’s Astra Dome dining car, which debuted in 1955

Posted on May 3, 2014 by

in 1955, the Union Pacific railroad debuted its luxurious Astra Dome dining carIn 1955, the Union Pacific railroad debuted its luxurious Astra Dome dining car. According to a Union Pacific promotional piece, the railroad’s new dining car would
“offer you only the finest of freshly prepared foods, graciously served by attentive waiters.”
And even better, I don’t see anybody here wearing cut-off jeans and a tee-shirt that reads “I’m With Stupid.”

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3 responses to “The Union Pacific’s Astra Dome dining car, which debuted in 1955”

  1. Magarete says:
    February 23, 2015 at 11:32 pm

    That little girl looks to be about 3, which would make her around 62 or 63 now. Wouldn’t it be lovely to see if she remembers that ride?

    BTW, this is also my birth year. Wonderful photo, thanks for posting it.

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  2. Martin Turnbull says:
    February 23, 2015 at 11:34 pm

    I’d like to think that photo is sitting in her scrap book tucked safely away in a drawer somewhere.

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  3. Al Donnelly says:
    March 24, 2025 at 4:33 am

    The fine china in use here is a special service only for the dome diners and was called Desert Flower. Since it was generally available, authentic items will be backstamped UPRR. It’s basically green on the beige body and very nice looking. The normal china service was Winged Streamliner in gold on the solid white body. (The Portland Rose was another train that had carried a special china service on Union Pacific.)

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