clipperw@EarthLink.net wrote:
> Jim,
>
> It is IC&E, not ICE. It stands for Iowa, Chicago and Eastern. They are
> the current owner of the old Milwaukee Road trackage between the Twin
> Cities, Chicago and Kansas City. Before it was IC&E, it was IMRL, Iowa
> Missouri Rail Link. Before that, it was Canadian Pacific and before
> that, it was the Soo Line. And yes, ICE does stand for the German high
> speed trains, it english, Intercontinental Express.
>
> Bill Barber
Thanks a lot, Bill. It makes it a lot easier to picture what's going on
if the alphabet is defined. As a recently-retired [42 years] railroader,
the saying was, "How do you know you're living the the 21st Century?"
Answer: If you have sat in the cab of the same locomotive for the last
fifteen years and worked for 4 different railroad companies.
Jim Warsher
in somewhat out-of-touch Rutland, Vt.
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