vANDERbILT's DINinG CARrIaGE

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.