Jn the early years of railroading, trains would stop for a few minutes at meal times and give passengers the opportunity to run out for ten minutes and eat. To call the food substandard would be an understatment. This was especially true in the West. Enter Fred Harvey, an immigrant from England. He set up his first Harvey's restaurant in Topeka Kansas. The food was first class, and the staff was a carefuly screened group of women. The resturaunts were an instant success and soon there were 54 of outlets along the Sante Fe route. Harvey became responsible for the dining cars of the railroad as well.

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