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Rode with the Des Moines Job one time on the way to a Cargill Meeting about the corn syrup plant at Eddyville Iowa (The CNW brought in the corn and BN got the Finished product((Higher Value))) They had hit a turkey on one trip and dressed it out and each guy brought in a dish. Those that needed to be heated were warmed on the manifold of the loco.
And our old buddy Bill Shoener use to carry a hot plate and cook on the loco. Use to stay in the hotels on road trips as a DS. The La Crosse crews use to stop at cheese houses along the line. Steve in SC From: "qutlx1@aol.com" <qutlx1@aol.com> To: cbq@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wed, August 22, 2012 9:49:19 PM Subject: Fwd: [CBQ] Fwd: Away from home accomodations/was Fire Insurance Note: Forwarded message is attached.
Doug it was only us young bucks who complained about the luxurious
accomodations at the Radke. All the older guys were only 4-5 years past staying
on the waycar tracks and walking to the roundhouse bunkroom for various personal
matters or the long walk "uptown" for a meal,etc. What was wrong with sharing a
bed with your braking partner,they did it for over a century on the way car
tracks? It was either 6 or 68 when the Savanna pool gave up
assigned waycars and got to stay "uptown".
You didn't like KFC or greasy tacos from the bar down the street and what
could have been finer than brkfst in the Radke dining room ? It's a good thing
there wasn't a McDonalds,Burger King or other fast food to ruin our diet of real
local cuisine. You didn't have a car in town to escape over to Clinton or up to
Galena ?
And besides anyone who didnt like the Radke could stay at Hazels around the
corner. If Herbie,Velvet,Deputy Dog,or a couple select wood choppers weren't in
town or in route you could have a room on the main floor and only have to share
it with one or two others. If the above regulars were around you went to the
basement and listened to the dehumidifier run. Or you could stay at the
Milwaukee Inn run under contract for the Milw RR. At least it looked and felt
like modern motel with your own room and shower. TV,whats a TV ? Phone,what
phone ? And it was only 2-2.5 miles from town and a meal. Cabs always responded
in their timely 30-40 minutes to get you downtown for a meal on your 1 hour or
so call. If you were smart you carried your brkfst cereal and milk frorm home
(like at least one Condr I knew) so you didnt have to worry about waiting on a
cab.
What do you mean nothing to do ? You could swat the shad flies and never
worry about destroying the population. Or count the trains as they went past a
block away.
Seriously somewhere I still have the photos I was accumulating of our
various boarding establishments for a program I had been thinking about to try
and bring about a change.
Ok I'll get off my soap box and not discuss this anymore.
Leo Phillipp
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