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- Nostalgic for bar cars? Metra may introduce ‘café cars’
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
- NS 220 GP50 Leader Heflin, Alabama
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!
- Reflections on current passenger train topics
3 ) Back in Junior High, I would ride my bike down to the Brookfield depot and watch the Empire Builder and North Coast Hiawatha go by I'm struck by my notes at how often the trains were exactly on time back then! Even the Eastbound trains could be counted on @ 12:30pm! Just a nostalgic look back at how things used to be!
- Hebron, IN, Panhandle depot
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
- A trio of Metrolink Plain wrapper F59s. . . .
Right now is probably one of the more interesting times in the history of Metrolink motive power The new MP36's are delivered and firmly entrenched in service, the standard fleet of the original F59PH and F59PHi models are still going, and F40PH 800 occasionally makes an appearance Add to that
- The CB amp;Q Scale at Daytons Bluff Yard, St. Paul
Despite the rich railroad environment, track looks pretty nasty here One thing I am always reminded of when I look at these nostalgic pictures is how much better maintenance is on the current rail system Thanks for posting
- Depot Friday : The Survivors of Albert Lea
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 amp;St L's Marshalltown, IA to the Twin Cities Main taken over by the CNW in 1960 Two lines remain; the Spine Line no
- RVM-69: Amtrak on Homestake Pass 73
I found myself in awe of the natural beauty while simultaneously sad and nostalgic for the loss of this one time great rail line Finally, a close of of a track joint Thanks again for posting Bruce's work, Vince Tim Costello [ Reply To This Message ] [ Quote ] Date: 08 23 24 00:10 Re: RVM-69: Amtrak on Homestake Pass '73 Author: mp51w
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