Gourmet Dining on the Rail
Recapture the romance of a by-gone era while
watching the Missouri landscape roll by your window.

The Columbia Star Dinner Train

 


       

 

The Columbia Star Dinner Train offers year round evening dinner train trips departing Friday and Saturday nights at 7PM with a Sunday Brunch train departing at 11:30 AM.

The Columbia Star offers our guests gourmet dining onboard our beautifully appointed vintage 1930's and 40's passenger cars pulled by 1950's streamlined passenger locomotives on a relaxing 2 1/2 to 3 hour journey.

Recapture the romance of a by-gone era while watching the Missouri landscape roll by your window. While on board our guests will be treated to delicious appetizers, drinks and a Chef-prepared elegant four course gourmet meal all prepared right on the train. Prestigious railroad dining is recreated on white linen and fine china by candlelight with exemplary service from our wait staff. Friendly, courteous bartenders will do their part to get your journey off to a cheerful start with only the best brands of beverages from our fully stocked bars.

 


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Friday/Saturday Menu Choices:
 Beef
 Pork
 Chicken
 Fish
 Vegetarian
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Sunday Brunch Menu Choices:
 Biscuits and Gravy
 Belgian Waffles
 Classic American Breakfast
 The Haystack
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New Book Release Features the Columbia Branch Railroad and the Columbia Star Dinner Train 


Columbia Branch Railroad Book

Enhance your Columbia Star Dinner Train experience by learning more about the fascinating history of the 21.7 mile short line railroad from Centralia, Missouri to Columbia, Missouri.

The Columbia Branch Railroad is a 384 page hardbound book that contains over 960 images! Part one chronicles the history of the Branch from 1836 to its current operations involving the COLT Railroad and the Columbia Star Dinner Train. Part Two takes the reader on a photographic journey down the Branch using the1919 Wabash Railroad station and right-of-way maps as a technical guide. The book is not just a complete history, it also serves as an excursion guide.

The book includes hundreds of stories on a fascinating range of topics and events involving the Civil War, the Centralia Massacre, Jesse James, Sasquatch (Bigfoot) sightings, murders, ghosts, sabotage, disputes, arson, bank robberies, gold mines, baptisms and hobo conventions. The book is receiving fantastic reviews.

"This book is a must if you plan to take the Columbia Star Dinner Train"

For details about the book and information on purchasing the book on-line please visit the website:

http://columbiabranchrailroad.com or email: martypaten@columbiabranchrailroad.com

Limited production. Reserve your copy (s) today by preordering the book ASAP!