Click the link below for more information on the train The Panama Limited. It was named that because you could take a train from Chicago to New Orleans and get a boat from there to Panama. It was a all Pullman special superliner.
http://everything2.com/user/trainman/writeups/Panama+LimitedClick on the link below to read about the Panama Limited French Toast.
http://www.neworleans.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=109734&Itemid=2322