Description

The 1947 Kullman Challenger Model dining car accommodates approximately 58 customers, with 36 booth seats and 22 counter stools. The style of the dining car is typically Moderne, with a streamlined design. The exterior of the diner, with an emphasis on industrial materials, is supported by a wood and steel frame and combines porcelain enamel panels, rounded glass block corners, stainless steel trim, and stell framed windows. The diner is topped with a monitor roof. The interior features similar industrial materials, with porcelain enamel panels, stainless stell panels, ceramic tile, mirrored glass, stainless steel stools, and Formica countertops.

Today, the El Faro's Diner contains the original tile floors, walls, and counter apron, as well as the original light blue and cream, porcelain clad sheet metal ceiling panels. Many of the original stools remain as well as sections of the back bar, grill hood, and the stainless steel refrigerator. The original booth seating is in tact, but the tabletops and legs are missing.