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Description
An interview with Dino Zarlengo, who was a steward for the Santa Fe Railway. In 1950, he began his career as a waiter in Chicago in an upscale restaurant. After an encounter with Fred Harvey, he was asked to work for Santa Fe. Zarlengo worked on the Grand Canyon Limited, the El Capitan, and the Super Chief. He recounts famous people who rode his train: Doris Day, Lily Tomlin, Bert Lancaster, Jimmy Durante, Frank Sinatra, Johnny Mercer, Walter Winchell, First Lady Mimi Eisenhower, Vincent Price, Elizabeth Taylor, Pearl Bailey, and Walt Disney. Zarlengo was the dining car steward on the very last run of the Super Chief from Chicago to Los Angeles before it became part of Amtrak. He recalls Santa Fe’s President, John S. Reed, going onto the train at Chicago before its departure and handing out special pins to the entire crew. He finished his career working with Amtrak on the same route, now named the “Southwest Chief”.
Type
sound
Format
Original Stereo Audio cassette
Form/Genre
Oral histories
Extent
1 Tape of 1
Identifier
AC 3 cscrm_000504
Language
English
Subject
Restaurants Railroads--Employees Grand Canyon Village Historic District (Grand Canyon, Ariz. : City) Grand Canyon (Ariz. : City)
Provenance
California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
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