Dome diner on the Union Pacific City of Los Angeles, competitor to the Super Chief

COFLA1This is the train that was featured in an I Love Lucy episode. Lucy thought a jewel thief was in the room next to theirs and kept pulling the emergency cord, bringing the train to an abrupt halt. Each time she did it, the Mertzses returned from the dome diner with food all over them.

The full “Domeliner City of Los Angeles” brochure is reproduced at http://streamlinermemories.com/

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