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Elliotts Trackside Diner (est 1-1-07)
Posted by james saunders on Sunday, December 31, 2006 8:00 AM

Welcome Big Smile [:D] enjoy the new place and..

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!

 

James 

 

Edit: for those who don't know, we were requested to start a new place to chat, because the old one was too long and making it load slow, or thats how I understand it anyway...Clown [:o)] All newbies are welcome here, have a seat and place an order with our lovely waitresses and have a chat... Enjoy!

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Posted by maandg on Sunday, December 31, 2006 9:22 AM

Wow!  I must be your first customer!  Love what you've done with the place.  So, what's on the grill this morning?  I could really use some bacon, eggs and hashbrowns.  No coffee, though.  Never really cared for the stuff...tastes like burnt water to me.  I will take a tall glass of ice cold milk, though.

BTW, the names Cliff.

Happy New Year to you, too!

 

 

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, December 31, 2006 9:30 AM
James I think they set you up just so you could buy. So thanks I'll have steak and eggs, hashbrowns and lots of catsup. and a large diet dew.
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Posted by pcarrell on Sunday, December 31, 2006 10:34 AM

HEY!

The new place looks great!

And the girls are all here I see!  Chloe, Zoe, and even Flo made it!  And they've got the place looking fit for a king!

I'll just have the crapes please.....

If you don't mind, while you girls are getting that I'm going to wander around and check the new place out!

Oh, and here's a link back to the old Coffee Shop in case you're interested: http://www.trains.com/trccs/forums/1/196682/ShowPost.aspx#196682

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Sunday, December 31, 2006 10:38 AM

I'll have the chicken kabobs, please.

 

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Posted by rtraincollector on Sunday, December 31, 2006 10:38 AM
Thanks for letting us in this is great I did notice that we had a fill in waitress at the old place till it closes completely tonight but the new place will be great.

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Posted by P & LE RR on Sunday, December 31, 2006 10:39 AM
just checking in... hope everyone has a great nye tonight!!!
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Posted by PA&ERR on Sunday, December 31, 2006 11:06 AM

Nice place!

I'll have my usual, a Bituminous Burger and a side order of Ties.Dinner [dinner]

Hope everyone has a great New Year!Thumbs Up [tup]

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, December 31, 2006 12:25 PM
Well we haven't gotten to far down the page on this the opening day, and seeing James is still on top and it is lunch, i'll have a nice Tuna steak and some fries, and now that its noon I will have my first Southern Comfort and sour. I do the each year one SC&sour per hour til midnight. Please join me in the count down.
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Posted by LSWrr on Sunday, December 31, 2006 12:37 PM

Happy new year!

The new place looks great, It will take a while for the "new car" sent to go away I imagine, maybe once the galley is fired up the old smells will return, LOL.

Reminds me of the Victoria Station Diner in Toledo,OH.  It was made up of restored railcars.

http://www.sonic.net/~stadelma/rtrdc/images/vs4.JPG

 

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Posted by Hoople on Sunday, December 31, 2006 12:39 PM
Looks good. Nice job guys!
Now if only we could get a steamer in front of these e coaches...
I guess I'll have some pancakes and a milk.
It's sad to see the CS close, but hey, I'm on the very first page of this thread...
Well, I can stick around for a bit,
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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Sunday, December 31, 2006 1:07 PM

Time for a late lunch! I'll have the steak and lobster.

 

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Posted by JimRCGMO on Sunday, December 31, 2006 1:36 PM

Good afternoon, Ladies - I'll have one of those steaks like Jeff has there, please. Dinner [dinner]

The place looks great, and Zoe and Chloe (and Flo), we appreciate all the effort you did to get things shaped up! Yeah!! [yeah] Yeah, the old smells will develop with time. (Though I could stand to avoid that sauerkraut smell when they're making Reuben sandwiches...)

We actually are having sunshine in Cape Girardeau - guess that front has moved a little (for now). I'll enjoy it - supposed to hit almost 60 F today.

Nice place!

I'll have my usual, a Bituminous Burger and a side order of Ties.Dinner [dinner]
Hope everyone has a great New Year!Thumbs Up [tup]

-George

I take it you like your burgers well done, George? Shock [:O] Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg] Sign - Welcome [#welcome] to the Trackside Diner, and have a cup on me! What's your RR like that you're planning/building/modeling? Fill us in some. (We're a slightly nosy bunch, but friendly)

I was fiddling some last night with the Walthers modular pieces. Wanted to make a building somewhat like their yard office (but maybe a bit thinner). Might have that mostly done today (except will want to add an interior to it, which will involve making or ordering details).

I'll check back later in the day when the girls have the champagne out. (Remember that Vinnie will be around, guys...Wink [;)] )

 

Blessings on your remaining 2006,

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Posted by PA Belt on Sunday, December 31, 2006 2:02 PM

hey all, the new joint looks great!  i fond that steamer, but can we have a BL2 or GG1 insted?

 

 

 

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Posted by rtraincollector on Sunday, December 31, 2006 2:13 PM

Okay who let the cat in for a drink

 

 

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Posted by lupo on Sunday, December 31, 2006 2:33 PM

Well an almost happy newyear to some, a happy newyear to others

I found the new place, and came in through the backdoor, so:

I'll leave through the frontdoor and wish all visitors to this new venue a very safe 2007!

 

take care

 

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Posted by soumodeler on Sunday, December 31, 2006 2:38 PM
 PA Belt wrote:

hey all, the new joint looks great!  i fond that steamer, but can we have a BL2 or GG1 insted?

 

 

 

 BL2?!? How bout something in a tux, maybe one of these?

 

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Posted by rtraincollector on Sunday, December 31, 2006 2:40 PM
That would work for me

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Posted by PA Belt on Sunday, December 31, 2006 2:43 PM

southern?!?!? why not somethig shiny?

 

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Posted by pcarrell on Sunday, December 31, 2006 3:19 PM

Sorry guys, tux's are nice, and shiny stuff is great, but if you want to set yourself apart from the crowd, steam ROCKS!

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Posted by PA Belt on Sunday, December 31, 2006 3:21 PM

ok, steam it is, are we using a big boy or mikado?

EDIT:

Steak and crab legs any one, my treat!!

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Posted by soumodeler on Sunday, December 31, 2006 3:26 PM
 PA Belt wrote:

southern?!?!? why not somethig shiny?

 

Fine, shiny. 

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=63652 

Is that good enough? An E8 might be better for a passenger train, especially one from the Southern Crescent!

If we're going steam:

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=47003 

THE SOUTHERN SERVES THE SOUTH!

 

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Posted by Chuck Geiger on Sunday, December 31, 2006 3:29 PM

Tonight take the WINE TRAIN. The engineer is the desiginated driver. Have a Happy New Year.

 

 

 

 

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Posted by GMTRacing on Sunday, December 31, 2006 4:18 PM

Good Evening All,

       I like the new location and the old diner is looking a million bucks. Nothing like a trip down the tracks to make you clean up. Still cleaning rearranging here as well whilst we wait for one of the BILs' to show up. Tomorrow it's off to Montclair for more visiting so I need to sneak in what time I can.  CUL, Big Smile [:D]J.R.

      

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Posted by dansapo on Sunday, December 31, 2006 4:20 PM
 PA Belt wrote:

ok, steam it is, are we using a big boy or mikado?

EDIT:

Steak and crab legs any one, my treat!!

Hey PA

I'll take one of those t- bones. Nice place.Since were in a dining car.How about having some excursions pulled some nice locomotivesSmile [:)]

 

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Posted by rtraincollector on Sunday, December 31, 2006 4:20 PM

Look at this not even offiacally supose to be opened till midnight E.S.T. and were on page 2 already. Big Smile [:D]

I have a few of southern U-36-B's (like 3 of them) and a southern 2-4-0 in my railroad. 3 Virginian rectifiers, and a B&O GP-9 if any of them would help. 6 Southern passenger cars and 7 B&O.

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Posted by TrainFreak409 on Sunday, December 31, 2006 4:23 PM
 pcarrell wrote:

Sorry guys, tux's are nice, and shiny stuff is great, but if you want to set yourself apart from the crowd, steam ROCKS!

And if you really want to stand out...TURBINES are the way to go. Big Smile [:D]

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Posted by soumodeler on Sunday, December 31, 2006 4:29 PM

We don't want to stand out THAT much, do we? *cough-UGLY-cough*

 At least its eastern.

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Posted by pcarrell on Sunday, December 31, 2006 4:40 PM

Wouldn't a Big Boy pulling a single passenger car be kind of like rabbit hunting with a howitzer?

And a turbine?  I want to stand out as a shining star, not a freak of nature. Wink [;)]

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Posted by TrainFreak409 on Sunday, December 31, 2006 5:00 PM

Y'all had better be careful when your dealing with the turbines...

Jawn Henry is rumored to have a foul temper.

Mischief [:-,] Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]

Scott - Dispatcher, Norfolk Southern

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