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  2. Peter Schuttler - Wikipedia

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    As late as 1910, when Peter Schuttler III was chief executive of the company, Schuttler & Hotz Manufacturers continued to employ about 300 men at its factory on 22nd Street in Chicago. But the advent of the automobile meant the end of an era for the Schuttler wagon works, which ceased operations by the mid-1920s.

  3. Tierney Dining Cars - Wikipedia

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    Tierney Dining Cars was an American brand of lunch wagons at the beginning of the 20th century. Its origins can be traced to 1895, when the business founder Patrick J. Tierney began to build truck-based cars modeled after railroad dining cars.

  4. Jerry O'Mahony Diner Company - Wikipedia

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    Jerry O'Mahony (1890–1969) of Bayonne, New Jersey, is credited by some [by whom?] to have made the first "diner". [2] In 1912, the first lunch wagon built by Jerry and Daniel O'Mahoney and John Hanf was bought for $800 by restaurant entrepreneur Michael Griffin and operated at Transfer Station in Hudson County, New Jersey.

  5. Thrall Car Manufacturing Company - Wikipedia

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    Many tri-level autoracks built by Thrall exist today, identifiable by the blue Thrall rectangle logo present on either the extreme right or left end of the car side. Cast or forged parts, such as grab irons, trucks, axles, and wheels, were purchased from suppliers from the Chicago area. [citation needed]

  6. Where to Find the Most Iconic Retro Diner in Your State - AOL

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    Diners hold a special place in America’s food history, becoming a popular restaurant choice in the first half of the 20th century but with few of them remaining in their original form today ...

  7. Dining car - Wikipedia

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    A dining car (American English) or a restaurant car (English), also a diner, is a railroad passenger car that serves meals in the manner of a full-service, sit-down restaurant. These cars provide the highest level of service of any railroad food service car, typically employing multiple servers and kitchen staff members.

  8. An 80-year-old diner comes back to life in downtown Concord

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    Dec. 12—IN THE DARK of night while under freezing temperatures, a Bow moving company delivered an 80-year-old diner to its new home in downtown Concord as a centerpiece of the city's Arts Alley ...

  9. Mountain View Diners Company - Wikipedia

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    A Mountain View Diner will last a lifetime" was the company motto. Their pre- World War II diner models usually incorporated late Art Deco styling, few were produced during the war years. Post-war, streamline styling then in vogue was used.

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