A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in preparing, cooking, and serving food to passengers on railroad dining car. Respnsibilities include:

• Requisitions food supplies necessary to fill menu and prepares requisitions for linen, crockery, and silverware from commissary.
• Examines supplies for quality and completeness of orders.
• Supervises workers engaged in storing food in car.
• Receives bills and money from waiter/waitress, dining car and makes change.
• Maintains record of all cash received during each day.
• Informs railroad cook of approximate number of persons expected to board train.
• Assigns work stations to waiters/waitresses dining car.
• May coordinate sale and serving of beverages in lounge car and be designated Steward/Stewardess, Club Car.