land he calls home, but it's something more than just nostalgia. it's also an appreciation for a 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.