Although diners may not be as ubiquitous as they once were, they are a distinctive part of American food culture, and they can still be found dotting the landscape. Images of these establishments from the Library of Congress collections offer a reminder of some of their common characteristics, and may also bring a wave of nostalgia. Not all diners look like train cars, but many do because they were fabricated to look that way by the companies that mass-produced them in the 20 th century. When ordered, they conveniently fit into actual rail cars for transportation and delivery. This diner in Columbus, Georgia, advertises American and Korean food and features a corrugated metal surface: Diner (American and Korean food), Route 27, Columbus, Georgia. Photo by John Margolies, 1982. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/mrg.00100 The photograph below of the Country Girl Diner in Vermont was taken less than a decade ago.…