Interesting that commuter railroads can find a demand for nostalgic bar car - and may introduce "cafe cars" - but Amtrak and its state partners don't see value in providing a cafe car for multi-hour train routes.
I never thought I'd EVER "wax nostalgic" over Amtrak operations. This is in part due to my relatively late start in shooting slides, having missed their true "smorgasbord era", (as well as the halcyon days of the WP/BN "Inside Gateway" multi-colored lash-ups).
NS 220 is upgrade at Heflin, Alabama with a GP50 leader on NS's Alabama Division East End District. June 2006You must be a registered subscriber to watch videos. Join Today!
Albert Lea, Minnesota was once home to three railroads: the Rock Island's Twin Cities to KC (Spine Line), the Milwaukee's branch from Ramsey to Jackson, MN and the M&St.L's Marshalltown, IA to the Twin Cities Main taken over by the CNW in 1960. Two lines remain; the Spine Line no
Oh, yes, the reason I detoured off I-65 was to have a nostalgic meal in the Country Kitchen restaurant. My family used to stop there for a meal or for the homemade pie when we made the trip to and from Rensselaer, Indiana, where I went to school at St. Joseph's College back in the 60s. The food is still good and the pies are still homemade.
The steam locomotive, designated Class 378, was equipped with a leading and trailing axle and four coupled wheel sets. 167 locomotives were purchased in Austria alone, with another 25 from the Slovak State Railways.When the "Nostalgia Railways in Carinthia" were looking for a powerful tank locomotive for nostalgic trains on the ÖBB network ...
On Wednesday, September 11, 2024, at San José Diridon Station, Joint Powers Board (CalTrain) JPBX 316 is on track 8, California DOT (CDTX) 2107 is on track 7 and JPBX 907 is on track 5 all waiting for their turns to move passengers north. JPBX 316 is an Stadler Electric Multiple Unit (EMU)
I had completely forgotten about this until I ran across it when throwing out old photos the other day. This was a first attempt at the "Bright Future" scheme. Someone at Wayx Shop sent this photo, but don't remember who. It was nice but carrying the yellow around the nose was simpl
