Xmas train

[Enzo]

Once again I have made my holiday travel plans. Hey, it is only 6 weeks away, and already some seatings are sold out on the train. Taking the train to our nation's capital to see family. Other than the unusual mid-summer trip this year, I usually only see them once a year.

The wife and I always have a good time, and perhaps this year she can get in another political argument with my brother in law and deliver her classic coup de grace line, "Bull fucking shit!" With a strong argument like that, how can she lose the debate?

LAst trip we got the little roomette, which was all well and good, except the room is the size of the bed. It is 6'6" by 3'6". There is one spot of floor left open that is 14" deep by about two feet wide. You literally cannot bend over to pull up your drawers if you drop them. Still it was fun.

This year I went for the bedroom instead of roomette. It is still 6'6" across, but 7 feet the other way.. Plenty room, plus a little toilet cubbyhole right in the room. DOn't have to pull on shoes and pad down the swaying hallway to go potty. And bonus!! There is even a shower over the potty. I can't wait to see how that works. I've seen enough submarine movies to have an idea. Hopefully Seaman Hornsby will have found other accommodations by then.

Bedroom plan


Ready for night time


This is where I throw the wife in the upper, and slam it shut while I fight the Russian spy. If I win, I get the girl. Of course then I still have to do something with the wife...


I just heard today that some sultan in Saudi Arabia purchased his own personal Airbus 380 or whatever it is called, the new double decker holds 800 passengers one. And is having it pimped out. Jackuuzi, exercise room. bedrooms and dining halls of course, a bar, piano, and whatever else he can think to cram into 6000 square feet. If you have all the money, then why not? But I was thinking, if I had all the money, I think I might prefer a fine old private rail car. Here in the US there are still a number of people who have them. In fact not long ago they had a gathering of the AAPRCO - American Association of Private Rail Car Owners.

If you are interested in that sort of thing.

They couple them on the back of an Amtrak train and off you go.

I'm telling you, it is the way to travel.

[troubleagain]

North by Northwest?

[Heid the Ba]

Sounds like the best way to travel until we get airships back.

[Blue Monster 65]

I'll be envious of your trip again this year, Enzo.

And airships! How cool would that be? Wow!

Woof! - Scott

[KLA2]

The patriarch of a family owned business I worked for in the early eighties owned a railway car. (One of the last privately owned in Canada.) Once a year, he would pay CN or CP to hook it up to an engine and haul it on a junket with all the most favoured customers and suppliers on board.

Sadly, being a mere mortal employee, I was not invited. :(

Still, very cool. 8)

[KLA2]

Before the air age, private rail cars were the ultimate luxury vehicle (on land.)

Especially in the Wild, Wild West. 8)

This is where I throw the wife in the upper, and slam it shut while I fight the Russian spy. If I win, I get the girl. Of course then I still have to do something with the wife...

Enzo, as always ...

[troubleagain]

Yeah, he's a brave man when he doesn't think she's lurking.

[Enzo]

Oh I KNOW she sees every word. I often hear about it the next morning.

I would love to see airships return. Oh wait, I think they would have preferred them returning even back when. I mean i would love it if we had them in the present day and age. Blimps are cool, but a dirigible would be great.

And the Oscar Meyer folks would become ecstatic I am sure. Weiner-mobile, fooey.