Depot Diner & Coffee Shop

[blhanel]

Boy, we barely dodged that bullet here- absolutely no snow. Just 30 miles south of us, though, it starts becoming measurable.

[Modelcar]

Lots of locations west and some south of us...got hit with the white stuff, including wind following it...It's real bright here now and not snowing so I believe we've received all we will get today....37 degrees now. Total looks like perhaps an inch or so here and that's it.

[cherokee woman]

Well, everyone, the stew, cornbread and chilli are ready to eat!

Our current temp out is 31, and from early this morning, have a little bit of ice on
our garbage can. Been dropping wet stuff off and on all morning. So light that
you can't tell if it's rain, sleet, freezing rain, or snow. Or just plain rain.

I'm in the process of cooking up another batch of beef stew and chilli for supper
tonight. Won't start the cornbread for supper until about 5:30, so that it will be
hot. If you don't want stew or chilli, I've also got some tuna noodle casserole
prepared for supper tonight.

[locomutt]

QUOTE: Originally posted by jeaton

QUOTE: Originally posted by cherokee woman

Well, just dropped back in to let everyone know: have it on very good authority that
Sarah did make it home a-o.k., albeit quite a bit later than scheduled: her flight was
delayed here for several hours. It was quite late when she called here, to let us
know she had made it home.

And everybody complains when Amtrak is late!!!
Jay

If Amtrak still had a connection to Louisville;that was the way that she
had wanted to make the trip. And I seriously doubt that she would have
complained too loudly about any delays there !![:D][:D]

[JoeKoh]

mutt
thats so strange a city the size of louisville not being on an amtrak route.its cold and breezey but we have sunshine today.will take some chili for work tonight.
stay safe
Joe

[locomutt]

Joe;

We did have Amtrak service several years ago,for about a year,or so.
The Kentucky Cardinal;that's the reason they built the "new" spur
into Union Station,so it would terminate here instead of Jeffersonville,In.

I believe the main reason for annullment was the track conditions between
here and Chicago,seems the track wasn't in good enough condition for
passenger speeds. (I'm very sure that there were other reasons also.)
I'm sure ridership was another concern,but every time CW and I went to see
it arrive or depart;there were more than several people using it.

[JoeKoh]

well just looked at the paper tonight and the viaduct has claimed another truck.I wonder if we should start putting hash marks on the side.the last ones have been close to school time.someone could get hurt.
stay safe
joe

[locomutt]

Joe;when are they going to learn about things like: moveable object meets
immoveable object ??!! We've got one of those here in the city that hasn't
lost yet either.[:D]

And then we have this bridge over the river that like to stop barges also !!![(-D]

But you are very correct about it being a safety concern,especially around that
time of day,the school busses,etc.

[cherokee woman]

Hope you're enjoying your supper tonight, whether it's the beef stew, chilli or
tuna casserole. But here at home tonight, Mutt and I enjoyed one of our fav-
orite meals: c______livers. Sure was good.

For dessert tonight, help yourselves to some home made apple or peach
pie w/vanilla ice cream.

[espeefoamer]

Woo hoo! I staart work on friday. I will be driving cars through an auto auction.Finally I will have money again[:D][:p][8D][:)].

[BMRR]

The beef stew and peach pie sure sounds good. [:)]

Stan.

[mudchicken]

Mutt: Watch your local papers. LNAC got sold to a shipper on line (Lucas Oil)....

http://www.stb.dot.gov/filings/all.nsf/6084f194b67ca1c4852567d9005751dc/cc0eae144f383f11852571380063d4c7?OpenDocument

Chew on that for a while. Keeping a good eye on the feathered-one's liver.

[banghead][banghead][banghead]

[mudchicken]

QUOTE: Originally posted by JoeKoh

well just looked at the paper tonight and the viaduct has claimed another truck.I wonder if we should start putting hash marks on the side.the last ones have been close to school time.someone could get hurt.
stay safe
joe

Paint big teeth and a tongue![bow][bow][bow]BRIDGE MONSTER AHEAD[bow][bow][bow]

[(-D][(-D][(-D]

[locomutt]

Mudchicken;thanks for that link,I had been wondering about them,especially since that
thread awhile back on places rebuilding engines,etc. Hadn't heard if LNAC was still
in the business of refurbing RDCs and switchers or not.

As far as what you mentioned for Joe and their city,maybe Louisville should do something
like that for the one we have. Seems nobody pays any attention to the "Low Clearance" signs !!!
(and maybe the city wouldn't have to keep shelling money out for more signs)

No comment on the other !![:D]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by locomutt

QUOTE: Originally posted by jeaton

QUOTE: Originally posted by cherokee woman

Well, just dropped back in to let everyone know: have it on very good authority that
Sarah did make it home a-o.k., albeit quite a bit later than scheduled: her flight was
delayed here for several hours. It was quite late when she called here, to let us
know she had made it home.

And everybody complains when Amtrak is late!!!
Jay

If Amtrak still had a connection to Louisville;that was the way that she
had wanted to make the trip. And I seriouly doubt that she would have
complained too loudly about any delays there !![:D][:D]

Would of been a very slow trip they did 30 MPH from Indy to Louisville[V] Just watching the evening news as I type this.

[Anonymous]

Hi All

TIRED, worked today on my Saturday. [8] [B)]

Just when Springs officially gets get Winter decides to give us one last hurray.

H U R R A H

OK, now go away winter. [;)]

It is suspose to get below freezing tonight. [:(]

Funny how gasoline took a nice jump last week right before this "event". [:(!]

I WANT COOKIES. [:0] <with icing [:D] >

Will share with Matt. [;)]

Going to bed now. [B)]

Byeeeeeee All.

[switch7frg]

Mutt & CW ::
So glad to see Sarah made it back { home } . Guess the lads in the driver's seats of the aircraft were happy to set the bird down . We hope the empty nest syndrome don't set in now , 5 times the kids flew out the nest for us . Sometimes it ain't easy to let go . >>>>> Walt I got your e mail now got to unscramble MIME .Thank you very much . Sure hope the barge is right up before the water get's higher & the ice floe's hit the barge . BYE BYE bridge & any thing else in the way. Unthinkable. Old man river can get nasty @ times. Hope Kozzie & the folks are OK in the land down under. Ready to lay up ffor the night @ home 20. Till a.m. see ya'll Cannonball

[switch7frg]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Switch8frg

Mutt & CW ::
So glad to see Sarah made it back { home } . Guess the lads in the driver's seats of the aircraft were happy to set the bird down . We hope the empty nest syndrome don't set in now , 5 times the kids flew out the nest for us . Sometimes it ain't easy to let go . >>>>> Walt I got your e mail now got to unscramble MIME .Thank you very much . Sure hope the barge is right up before the water get's higher & the ice floe's hit the barge . BYE BYE bridge & any thing else in the way. Unthinkable. Old man river can get nasty @ times. Hope Kozzie & the folks are OK in the land down under. Ready to lay up ffor the night @ home 20. Till a.m. see ya'll Cannonball

I see no problem, the switch is closed, RIGHT????

[Anonymous]

I'm looking to load the lunch box with some meatloaf and steakfries that I can reheat on the sidewall heater later. I could really use some green beans and some Pennsylvania Dutch hard sourdough pretzels too. I have my 6 pack of orange crush in bottles too. We eat GOOD on my crew... My conductor will bring the portable coffee pot and the beef stew I hope. We usually get stuck by the DS somewhere, plenty of time for a quick bite...

LC

[Anonymous]

My sirloin quality meatloaf is topped with mozzerella and tomato soup for 'icing'. No fried processed potato stuff, no thank you! The doctor never issued a prescription for me to raise my trans fatty acids. I'll have genuine mashed potatoes ONLY - garlic flavored mashed with a cream corn mixed in and a dozen well ovened biscuits (dark bottoms) for mush. You could cut them open too and shovel in a good chunk of the loaf, then dip.

[cherokee woman]

Good morning, everyone! Jim, backed some sugar cookies, and put icing on them. Hope you'll share
them with everyone!!

Breakfast this morning: sausage, sausage gravy & biscuits, fried taters, and scrambled eggs. Coffee
is ready, and the juice is made.

Has anybody heard from copcarss? Don't belive I've seen him around lately.

[JoeKoh]

howdy
will take some milk with those cookies.need to put clown faces on the cookies as its international goof off day today.speaking off goofs will head down to the depot today.they are starting the demolition.
stay safe
joe

[Mookie]

^

Well, spring has arrived. Officially 30 inches of snow right smack dab in the middle of the state! Interstate 80 closed from Lincoln to West until 4 pm yesterday. So in the land of no weather, we got some weather. But streets are clear, sidewalk and drive are clear and dry. I am happier!

SP - congrats on new job! $ is always good!

Now struggling off to find my coffee mug and IV tube!

[jeaton]

A note on the Kentucky Cardinal.

The train was initially set up as part of Amtrak's express operation and had a contract to haul bulk US Mail to a center in Jeffersonville. That business was lost to trucks even before Amtrak decided to get out of the express business. Initially, the train was equiped with a Superliner Sleeper and Coach which ran through from Chicago. When the Superliner cars were pulled off the Cardinal, the KY Cardinal was operated coach only just from Indy to (by that time) Louisville with passengers transfered at Indy.

While the train did have patronage, the revenue was way below the cost and with the constant struggle for adequate funding and ca***o continue the entire Amtrak operation, the run was abandoned. The 30 MPH operation from Indy to Louisville did not help the situation.

Maybe someday[sigh]

[blhanel]

QUOTE: Originally posted by cherokee woman

Has anybody heard from copcarss? Don't belive I've seen him around lately.

Did some research- looks like the last time he posted in any thread was March 8, and the last time he made his presence known here was Feb. 21. Sure hope he's OK...

[jeaton]

Item on our day calendar (which features dachshounds)

"Any member introducing a dog into the Society's premises shall be liable to a fine of one pound. Any animal leading a blind person shall be deemed a cat"
-Oxford Union Society, London

(Da Mook does it, again)

[locomutt]

Jay,

Thanks for the info. on the Ky. Cardinal,I knew that there were some other reasons
for the annullment,but really couldn't remember them;like all the
newspaper clippings of said train,put up for safe keeping,they must
be safe,Ican't find them. [swg]

On the other; I guess that means dogs have to be bilingual ????
In that case;

MEOW !!

[Mookie]

Speaking of cats, which I love to do.... this is for CW - co-worker brought in WSJ paper and showed me an article on Lillian Jackson Braun now 92 - author of "The Cat Who" books. Great article! Said she doesn't like the murders that happen in the books, would rather have the books just about the characters. She reluctantly writes about the crime! Said Pick Axe is copied after Bad Axe Michigan - in the thumb - and everything else is down below - seems reasonable to me.

And no, Koko and Yum Yum are no longer around - there were several generations, but now she is too old to take care of them, so they died out many years ago! I'm with her!

Jay - I have often thought if I had another dog - I would get a dachshund or a Mudchicken Scotty dog. But for now, will just keep pictures of them around!

Mook

[cherokee woman]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

Speaking of cats, which I love to do.... this is for CW - co-worker brought in WSJ paper and showed me an article on Lillian Jackson Braun now 92 - author of "The Cat Who" books. Great article! Said she doesn't like the murders that happen in the books, would rather have the books just about the characters. She reluctantly writes about the crime! Said Pick Axe is copied after Bad Axe Michigan - in the thumb - and everything else is down below - seems reasonable to me.

And no, Koko and Yum Yum are no longer around - there were several generations, but now she is too old to take care of them, so they died out many years ago! I'm with her!



Mook

Mookie, guessing that means we won't be seeing any new "Cat Who" books[?] Hate to think about
that; but guess LJB has earned a well deserved rest. Would love to see that article.

[Mookie]

No - she has another book coming out - "The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers" - coming out pretty soon. Let me do some checking and if I can find it on line, I will let you know here. Otherwise I will send you the article!

Mookie