dying art. >> i mean, it's like the old cruise ships, or you transport your comfort, you know? >> for those halcyon days of cross-country rail there were lavish dining cars, luxurious sleeping compartments, a bar car with liveried attendants. >> we look at the menus of how people used to eat on trains, it's inspiration for how we cook in the restaurant. >> with the sweetbreads and fresh peas. >> very nice pictures in the dining by train book, with the guy holding the turkey and cutting the turkey. >> right. >> when you order a drink, it comes from a bottle made out of glass into a glass made out of glass. >> right. >> which is kind of cool in our day and age. >> it comes back to service, doesn't it? oh, thank you. we are presented with a perfectly serviceable omelet. there may no longer be a smoking lounge with brass batoons, but it doesn't mean that a traveler has to suffer. do you always travel with a truffle shaffer?