When guests think of the 2nd Industrial Revolution, they most often think of oil or steel but the one industry that is most often overlooked is railroads. Trains connected the entire country for the 1st time after the Civil War and that connection led to economic prosperity but also mistreatment of farmers who had to pay higher prices to transport their goods and their land was stolen from them by the railroad companies. Cornelius Vanderbilt started as a Ferryman but after selling all of his ships, he dipped into the world of trains and singlehandedly made the majority of the railroads that connected America. Of course this bit him in the a** when he made too many of them but that's enough history for today. Before Vanderbilt's death, he gifted one of his many personal trains to Industryland.
The exterior of the dining location is in the same vain of a late 19th century train station with red bricks making up the walls and sheets of black steel making up the roof. On one side of the building is a clocktower that reaches into the sky with a white clock with black hands on the top of it. Lanterns hang from the overhang, illuminating the view for guests. Parked in the train station is the Golden Rose, one of Vanderbilts personal trains. The locomotive is your typical steam train but instead of pure black, there are red gold finishes spread along the entire vehicle. Steam slowly seeps from the smokestack as a loud whistle bursts through the air. The coal car has the name of the train and of course coal. Their are 5 cars attached to the locomotive with the first 4 being the dining cars and the final one is the kitchen car (only appetizers and deserts would be made in the kitchen car while the entrees would be made in the main kitchen inside the train station. The entrance/exit for cast members would be hidden from guests to keep up the illusion).
The wood paneling would be stained red on the sides of the train cars with golden finishes and railings. Several rose inspired designs would be apparent throughout the exterior design of the train cars with long flowing golden vines with red roses at the ends being extremely apparent. The roof of the train cars is pitch black. Guests can sit on a large assortment of benches that are placed along the passenger platform outside the train station that is covered by a steel overhang. Once guests reservations are ready, they will board the train from 2 primary stairs (or portable walkways for people in wheelchairs) that are placed at the ends of each train car.
The inside of the train car is very luxurious with the walls having a white wallpaper with golden roses spread around it. The train car is very dim but small golden chandeliers do hang from the ceiling, shining dimly. 2 rows of wooden tables with 4 chairs each are placed throughout the train car, white table clothes with goldish red edges are draped over the tables with a small lantern placed in the center of the table. The train car has a dark oak wooden floor with a red carpet going from the front to the back. Several portraits of railroad tycoons such as Henry Flagler and Vanderbilt himself are placed along the walls but train related pictures that were actually taken from this time are also hung throughout the train cars. Throughout guests dining experience, a band will come out and play soft jazz music around the train car as guests eat. Several other performers will come out and interacting with guests such as the conductor checking tickets or a down on her luck Jazz singer that will just burst out into song whenever the jazz band enters the car. A small bar will be placed on the left wall of each train car and can provide a wide variety of alcohol such as wine (The French's favorite drink) but as well as unique concoctions. Each train car can hold 100 guests each, making this a very upper-class experience. The food served at this dining location is upscale American cuisine that were eaten by aristocrats during the Gilded Age. Once guests are done having their meals, they can exit through one of the stairs that they entered from.