The Whistle Stop Cafe in Travelers Rest, South Carolina was originally built in 1932 and billed as The American Cafe. Renovated in 2013, the restaurant is now known as The Whistle Stop American Cafe and is one of the most popular restaurants in Travelers Rest. Adjacent to the Swamp Rabbit Trail, the restaurant offers lunch, dinner, cocktails and ice cream treats. With its unusual, but signature, locomotive, paying homage to the Greenville & Northern Railway, the restaurant has always been family owned and operated. History of The Whistle Stop According to the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania: “A whistle stop is a small railway station between the main stations or a…
