2013
A Collection of Wanderings – Part Five
Ahh.
September, the first month of fall. The month of 100
degree days…What? 100 degree days in September in Missouri Wow! That’s right it
was over 100 for the first few days of September. Well that did not keep us in
town too long. We got an invite from a listener of the Let’s Talk Train show to
come to the town of Burlington, Iowa to broadcast the show from the Friends of
the Depot event featuring the Amtrak Exhibit Train. So we packed up the Jeep,
actually, we never unpacked from the first trip to Georgia and Florida and hit
the road at 530 in the morning, stopping along enough to pick up Mrs.
Shuttletrain’s and I groupe. We arrived in Burlington
about 930 and then set up the broadcast equipment and then proceeded to head to
the train for a walk-through. It was very hot in Burlington that day, so I was
glad the train had its A/C on full blast. The Amtrak Veteran’s Unit was
actually on the point.
After the walk-through, headed over
the other booths that were set up for the event.
They were even having a drawing for a free train trip to Omaha or Galesburg.
After the show, of course we are hungry..and like everywhere we go, On The Road..We eat local and
this time we found an old Rock Island Depot converted into to restaurant. Those
that follow this site often know I love converted stations that have been
turned into restaurants. This one was called Big Muddy’s on the Mississippi. (didn’t think you knew how to spell Mi-ss-i-ss-i-pp-I
did you?)
A parting shot…..
After being stuffed with great beef, seafood and poultry
we headed back down Highway 61, the avenue of the saints and found Washington,
Missouri again.
Well that’s it for this edition of Shuttletrain’s
Wanderings. I promise baring computer crash issues, like I had this time. I
will be back soon with another.
