In keeping with our Missouri barbeque theme, here's a repurposed rail car offering from the western part of the state.
Kedhe's Barbeque, Sadalia, MO
This family run restaurant was founded in 1959. It also features a rail car dining room -- this time a 21-window car marked Missouri Kansas and Texas (MKT 1870-1989). This line merged with MoPac (see previous post) and is now Union Pacific. That light (?) over the vestibule is intriguing:
From what I understand green can be prototypical, but I've seen more red livery on the web.
Here's a clearer view of the trucks. I've seen trucks like this on rail cars photographed in the mid-1930s. Can anyone weigh in on that?
Here's a similar photo but showing the full length and more of the intact equipment under the car:
https://www.fit4adventure.com/...ry/eating-on-a-train
Interior shots show what to me look like reversible bench seats:
Following are some links for further exploration.
The first link has a nice video that introduces the restaurant by discussing Sedalia's origins as a railroad town/terminus for cattle drives and stock yards, along with some vintage photos. It also shows MKT memorabilia in the main restaurant and interior scenes of the rail car:
Nice video (some interior scenes)
In this TripAdvisor link, click "All Photos" to see some close-ups of the bench seats and luggage inside the rail car:
If you have Facebook access, here's their page.
Enjoy!
Tomlinson Run Railroad
