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[QUOTE]Originally posted by RRCHINA: [QB] Our Mr. Norman, as usual, is both articulate and eloquent when motivated. Certainly this thread is one that finds him motivated as it does me although my linguistic skills pale in comparison. I will select the Super Chief and shall, in lieu of my words, use the words of deceased President and later Chairman and CEO of Santa Fe, Mr, John S. Reed, in decribing the Super Chief. " When the Super Chief was established in 1936 the Santa Fe tradition of service and gastronomic excellence was carried a step further. Its dining car offered menu selections available elsewhere only in the most expensive restaurants. The meals were prepared by chefs trained in European cuisine under the supervision of stewards trained in the best traditions of Continental maitres d'hotel". "While such delicacies as blue points, lobster, cavier and cherries jubilee were routine, it was the little things that bmade the difference,such as warm water in the finger bowls; the morning wake up calls with coffee and orange juice served in the passengers bedroom or the steward whispering in the diners ear that he had received on board at La Junta or Raton a few freshly caught mountain trout that would be cooked to his order. And then there was the artistic chef who delighted in learning the names of children in his car, following which he would prepare a french-fried potato fashioned into one continuous script of the child's name". Mr. Norman, as did I, witnessed and participated in this unique service to passengers. I fully endorse both Mr. Reed's and Mr. Norman's recognition of the Super Chief as 'the best'. . [/QB][/QUOTE]
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