Railway Cake came about in the early days of railways, when a passenger was responsible for bringing their own food on a journey. You needed something solid, like a pound cake to travel with no food or drink options available to passengers. This bread-like dough recipe, from Five Roses’ 1915 edition cookbook, has candied fruit and caraway seeds. Learn more about train travel before automobiles while discovering real-life stories of a once working railway station in Fort Langley, BC. Railway-themed crafts for children.