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Dining Car China Collection

Highlights from the china patterns currently on display.

Some items are backstamped with date of manufacture.

Florida East Coast Mistic Pattern Oval Platter

Florida East Coast Railway

Pattern: Mistic
Item: Oval Platter

Manufacturer: Syracuse
Date of manufacture: February 1945

Florida East Coast Seahorse Pattern Bowl

Florida East Coast Railway

Pattern: Seahorse
Item: Bowl

Manufacturer:  Sterling
Date of manufacture: Circa 1950

Seaboard Air Line Orange Blossom Pattern Dinner Plate

Seaboard Air Line Railroad

Pattern: Orange Blossom
Item: Dinner Plate

Manufacturer: Syracuse
Date of manufacture: June 1951

Atlantic Coast Line Palmetto Pattern Bowl

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad

Pattern: Palmetto
Item: Bowl

Manufacturer: Warwick
Date of manufacture: November 1924

Atlanta Coast Line Flora of the South Pattern Oval Platter

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad

Pattern: Flora of the South
Item: Oval Platter

Manufacturer: Buffalo
Date of manufacture: Circa 1942

Backstamp below

ACL Flora of the South backstamp
Southern Piedmont Pattern Soup Bowl

Southern Railway

Pattern: Piedmont
Item: Soup Bowl

Manufacturer: Buffalo
Date of manufacture: October 1964

Southern Railway Peach Blossom Pattern Oval Platter

Southern Railway

Pattern: Peach Blossom

Item: Oval Platter

Manufacturer: Buffalo
Date of manufacture: Circa 1942

Pennsylvania Purple Laurel Pattern Oval Platter

Pennsylvania Railroad

Pattern: Purple Laurel
Item: Oval Platter

Manufacturer: Scammell
Date of manufacture: Circa 1930-1940

New York Central Mercury Pattern Dinner Plate

New York Central Railroad

Pattern: Mercury
Item: Dinner Plate

Manufacturer: Syracuse
Date of manufacture: November 1951

Pennsylvania Liberty Pattern Oval Platter

Pennsylvania Railroad

Pattern: Liberty
Item: Oval Platter

Manufacturer: Syracuse
Date of manufacture: February 1922

Chesapeake and Ohio George Washington Pattern Service Plate

Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad

Pattern: George Washington
Item: Service Plate

Manufacturer: Buffalo
Date of manufacture: Circa 1932

Baltimore and Ohio Centenary Pattern Dinner Plate

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad

Pattern: Centenary
Item: Dinner Plate

Manufacturer: Shenango
Date of manufacture: Circa 1950

Norfolk and Western Yellow Bird Pattern Oat Meal Bowl

Norfolk & Western Railroad

Pattern: Yellow Bird
Item: Oat Meal Bowl

Manufacturer: Shenango
Date of manufacture: January-June 1952

Pullman Indian Tree Pattern Plate

Pullman Car Co.

Pattern: Indian Tree
Item: Plate
Manufacturer: Syracuse
Date of manufacture: April 1947

Great Northern Mountain and Flowers Pattern Dinner Plate

Great Northern Railway

Pattern: Mountain and Flowers
Item: Dinner Plate
Manufacturer: Syracuse
Date of manufacture: March 1961

Great Northern Placemat

Great Northern Railway

Item: Placemat

Description: Great Northern Country - Food Basket
Date of manufacture: Circa 1960

Illinois Central Pirate Pattern Service Plate

Illinois Central Railroad

Pattern: Pirate
Item: Service Plate

Manufacturer: Syracuse
Date of manufacture: September 1968

Illinois Central Coral Pattern Oval Platter

Illinois Central Railroad

Pattern: Coral
Item: Oval Platter

Manufacturer: Syracuse
Date of manufacture: September 1960

Chicago & Northwestern Flambeau Pattern Bowl

Chicago & Northwestern Railroad

Pattern: Flambeau
Item: Bowl

Manufacturer: Shenango
Date of manufacture: Circa 1970

Milwaukee Road Pioneer Pattern Dinner Plate

Milwaukee Road

Pattern: Pioneer
Item: Dinner Plate

Manufacturer: Syracuse
Date of manufacture: November 1956

Milwaukee Road Placemat

Milwaukee Road

Item: Placemat

Description: Milwaukee Road Green Route Map
Date of manufacture: Circa 1958

Milwaukee Road Traveler Pattern Dinner Plate

Milwaukee Road

Pattern: Traveler
Item: Dinner Plate

Manufacturer: Syracuse
Date of manufacture: March 1958

Backstamp below

Milwaukee Road The Traveler backstamp
Great Northern Glory of the West Pattern Oval Platter

Great Northern

Pattern: Glory of the West
Item: Oval Platter

Manufacturer: Syracuse
Date of manufacture: June 1953

Backstamp below

Great Northern Glory of the West backsta
Santa Fe Adobe Pattern Dinner Plate

Santa Fe Railway

Pattern: Adobe
Item: Dinner Plate
Manufacturer: Syracuse
Date of manufacture: January 1951

Santa Fe Placemat

Santa Fe Railway

Item: Placemat
Description: Principal Routes of the Santa Fe Railway

Date of manufacture: Circa 1960

Santa Fe Mimbreno Pattern Dinner Plate

Santa Fe Railway

Pattern: Mimbreno
Item: Dinner Plate

Manufacturer: Syracuse
Date of manufacture: May 1953

Backstamp below

Santa Fe Mimbreno backstamp
Fred Harvey Webster - El Tovar Pattern Dinner Plate

Fred Harvey - El Tovar

Pattern: Webster, now known as Champlain

Item: Dinner Plate

Manufacturer: Syracuse
Date of manufacture: Circa 1960

Fred Harvey Trend Pattern Divided Dinner Plate

Fred Harvey

Pattern: Trend
Item: Divided Dinner Plate

Manufacturer: Syracuse
Date of manufacture: April 1971

Union Pacific Challenger Pattern Bread Plate

Union Pacific Railroad

Pattern: Challenger
Item: Bread Plate

Manufacturer: Syracuse
Date of manufacture: December 1945

Union Pacific Winged Streamliner Pattern Grapefruit Bowl

Union Pacific Railroad

Pattern: Winged Streamliner
Item: Grapefruit Bowl

Manufacturer: Sterling
Date of manufacture: October-December 1972

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