tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post2181699365874915466..comments2023-08-02T04:56:49.094-04:00Comments on ampersand seven: #41Therese Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07516328708322780202noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post-78213208035519929852009-02-11T13:07:00.000-05:002009-02-11T13:07:00.000-05:00Therese, You can see images of the engine at: http...Therese, <BR/>You can see images of the engine at: http://www.freedomtrain.org/html/<BR/>aft_consist_4449_today.htm <BR/> Sorry,I don't know how to create a link.<BR/>The first photo shows it parked on it's sideline as I remember it and where I played as a child. The others show it as refurbished.Pierrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04137114728827304111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post-3290849840725208702009-02-11T09:46:00.000-05:002009-02-11T09:46:00.000-05:00You used strikeout!!! bershin (refers to the bare ...You used strikeout!!! <BR/><BR/>bershin (refers to the bare ankle of a brown bear upon removal of fur from that area)Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02049441039504745936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post-51443132233088390172009-02-10T23:55:00.000-05:002009-02-10T23:55:00.000-05:00Fair point, Ray. Perhaps he was too traumatized b...Fair point, Ray. Perhaps he was too traumatized by the mustard?<BR/><BR/>Pierre, those are great stories. Was the steam engine there as an attraction or was it just an old thing that kids decided to climb on? While I admire the inventiveness of re-purposing old pieces of transport, it seems too much refurbishing or too much of a theme park atmosphere can completely destroy what made it attractive in the first place. Thanks for those descriptions.Therese Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07516328708322780202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post-74042807660187239002009-02-10T18:46:00.000-05:002009-02-10T18:46:00.000-05:00I dunno about that letter...a guy who can't tell h...I dunno about that letter...a guy who can't tell his dessert from a desert neither inspires empathy nor admiration of writing skill. Somebody should ship him a boatload of commas, also. Maybe Branson can spring for that.<BR/><BR/><B>brizes</B> static electrical charges purposefully built up and mischievously doled outRay Gunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09608912826395230990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5117627891523667640.post-84666790083483099922009-02-10T18:27:00.000-05:002009-02-10T18:27:00.000-05:00Your story reminds me of The Old Spaghetti Factory...Your story reminds me of The Old Spaghetti Factory in Portland, Oregon. It houses one of the original trollys that ran through the city. You can have your Italian dinner within the trolly although not much remains of the original.<BR/>I used to travel in one as a small child with my mother when she went on one of her shopping expeditions.<BR/>I also played on an extremely large steam engine stored on a sideline near Oaks Park. Nothing to eat though unless you brought your lunch. The engine was later refurbished and pulled the Freedom Train.<BR/>The Bomber Restaurant sits along the highway between Milwaukie and Oregon City. There you will see a B17 flying Fortress perched above the parking lot. The plane was at one time hovering over pumps since it was a gas station and the inside was accessible. It is now off limits and the station is closed. A drive-in eatery was also there but morphed into your basic restaurant. The web site is www.thebomber.com.<BR/>Anyway, so much for my stories of planes, trains and trollys.Pierrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04137114728827304111noreply@blogger.com