Thank you for putting a rest to that…also EVERYONE WORK HARDER TO ABIDE BY THAT POLICY IN THE FUTURE!!! For those of you who do…thanks, keep it up!!! [:D]
Hey cjm89, I thought Carrolton was on the J and C, the Jacksonville and Carrolton, or was that leased to some small time line like the the C&A (Chicago and Alton)? 
Art Schlosser
Hey Ed …look…he’s from Austin…ahhh…heaven…Brenham’s close…but Austin…ahhhhh…
Aw man, dont get me started.
I remember a pub crawl down 6th street, and we ended up…uh, never mind.[;)]
You know, we shouldn’t tell anybody about it, they might want to move there, and that would ruin it…
Hey, did you ever go watch the bats fly out?
Aint that the next to weirdest thing you’ve ever see, sober, that is…
Ed
On Town Lake from under the bridges or out at Lake Travis? Lots of bats in Austin…some even fly[}:)]
Sorry Bergie…I forgot to mention that they are train loving, OLS supporting, non -alcholic bats that don’t care how anyone spells. [:)]
Town lake freaks out the tourist, they never expect bats to live there.
The cave at Travis is best, more bats.
TP&Wildlife is doing another study, they want to establish a new coloney out in Bandera, near Medina Lake, they have taged and moved some bats, and are waiting to see if they stay.
And even with their natural radar, the bats still look both ways before corssing railroad tracks.
Hey friends,
We can also do our part instead of depending solely on Bergie. When “Flaming” begins to occur on any thread, jump right in and post comments to encourage the “Poster-ers” to calm down and put on a “cool head”.
Woah, first off…
You may be on my couch right now, but come night fall, your all getting the boot!
the landlord charges for extra bodies that stay overnight. the Cheap… person.
Me said we could stay as long as we want…so there…by the way, your frig is out of beer…could you run down to the store for us…and Vic wants a pizza,…Ed you need anything…smokes?
NY thin crust with extra cheese and pepperoni, and there better not be any pinnapple on that pizza or you’ll be wearing it! I’m kinda a Purist when it comes to that.
Hey there no friggin’ beer in the fridge! What gives! cant watch the Redwings game tonight with no beer?
Oh sorry Kev, forgot to tell you. Me and Dan decided to watch the Redwings game tonight , so you’ll have to watch the Canadian’s game on the little TV in the kitchen.
The only thing that gets stocked in my Fridge is Molson Export or Molson Canadian, and on ocasion, Moosehead. That is it, and that is all.
Hey Vic no pineapple on your pizza? what do you think this is, Arnold’s pizza shop?
Redwings game, i can tell you the outcome right now: Wings loose, there you go, saves you time from wathcing it!!
I was jsut calculation what happens if The canadiens loose tonight
Vic gets 5 bucks, I have to do the dishes for a week And i have to vaccumm the entire place.
I suppose it could be worse…
Yeah it could be, you could have PINNAPPLE on your PIZZA!
AAARRRGGGH!
OFF OFF! Foul Non-Italian Object! thou shall not befoul the purity of my pizza!
Wow, all over pineapples on your pizza?
How about Svartsinager style, vith 9MM bullets?
If this was the 1870’s, yes, Carrollton is on the JC, then the Alton Road merged that into its system. Roodhouse, which is a few towns north of Carrollton, was where the Alton’s branch to Kansas City (Western Division) begins. When the GM&O bought the C&A, then the Illinois Central merged with the GM&O in the '70s, ICG didn’t want the extra trackage. The Chicago-St.Louis main was sold to the SSW-SP, while the Western Division and the Springfield-Godfrey branch was sold to a startup company called the Gateway Western. In 1997 KCS bought the GWW, and still owns it today. I think BNSF has trackage rights from Jacksonville to Alton, too.
And I believe Canadian National has some rights, trackage or otherwise (they are partnered with KCS, I believe) from KC to Springfield (and maybe north to Joliet???)
And of course IC (read Canadian National) still owns the line from Joliet to Chicago.
Altho I worked for the north end of the GM&O, I always thought of it as the C&A.
Long Live Blackstone!!!
Art
Oh yeah kevin…if your going down to the store…go by the hobby shop and pick up that KATO C44AC for me…[:D]
Let’s not pick on the bats. Bats is good guys. They eat bugs. And mosquitos. And they don’t bark like dogs.
Been to Congress Street Bridge three times. Saw bats once. Good guys, but not time watchersand slightly unreliable as a tourist attraction…
Sixth street is for out-of -towners IMHO.
Art
Would anyone like anyhting else while i’m at it?
how abour a rare blue butterfly that only located at the peak of a mountain that has an elevation of 3, 987 meters above sea level, located soley in Mongolia, Africa
ANYONE?!?!?
So, Art, next time we come up, instead of 6th street, where do you suggest we start?
We will be a medium sized group, about 10 railroaders and their wives, and six employees of the AGs office, and their spouses and partners.
The AG office folks are light weight drinkers, after three hours they get a little fluffy…[^]
Ed
Oh Vic- we won last night, in case i havn’t rubbed it in ebough yet.