alphas wrote:I assume this was about 20 or more years ago, correct? I never heard of an 80 year old Steward.
hehe, thats what i thought. And DB dont have staff that old anyone in europe that age is retired.
Thanks for the info, Paul! Art
artpeterson wrote:Hi Dave - Mind if I ask you something completely off topic here? Acquired some slides taken in and around New York in the summer of 1950 and there were pictures of a "US Department of Justice" ferry in the harbor shots. Where were those ships being used at the time? Appreciate any info you can share. Regards, Art
Probably as ferries to and from Ellis Island. The Immigration and Naturalization Service was part of the Department of Justice prior to the establishment of the Committee for State Security.
Well, there are still full dining cars, or at least, they are called so (on most ICE trains).Here's the menu:http://www.bahn.de/p/view/mdb/pv/dbreisetou/monatsaktion/200710/MDB40408-oktober_2007_bordrestaurant.pdf
Between Cologne and Frankfort
Steward sees my yarmulke and comes over and points out the items on the menue that he thinks I can eat and those that I cannot. I ask him where he got his perfect American accent, and he says he was in a USA prisoner of war camp during WWII. He then says "I was treated well by Anericans while their prisoner, so I try and treat everyone I meet well."
German gentleman sits across and orders beer with his breakfast. Turns out he is an electrical engineer who works for DB, the German Federal Railways, so we have lots to talk about. The beer comes. He offers me some, and I reply, "I have to keep my mind in good shape this morning, and usually I wait until evening for any alcohol." He then says: "Ach, beer for breakfast puts a golden glow on the whole day."
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