jim pastorius posted:No ! No! You create a holding company like W&P with a common paint scheme but not connected. You never heard of the Tweetsie ?? A great RR.
Needless to say, I'm flabbergasted that someone hasn't heard of the East Tennessee & Western North Carolina RR, which the 'flatland tourists' called 'the Tweetsie' by the late 30s (though it was never a popular name among the locals).
That said, I have to face facts that when it comes to narrow gauge lines, it's "all Colorado/New Mexico, all the time" for most train fans. There were some amazing narrow gauge lines all over the country but many just think of the old D&RGW/D&S/RGS lines and nothing else... The ET&WNC had a line through the Doe River Gorge outside of Hampton, TN that rivaled anything the Rio Grande ever had. Thankfully, rails were re-laid in the early 60s as part of an ill-fated tourist operation that is now owned by a Christian camp that has maintained the line and allowed train buffs to come check it out.
Aerogipsy posted:
"Spaghetti Warehouse is an Italian restaurant geared towards families with 13 locations in 6 U.S. states. Each restaurant has a trolley car in the dining room and patrons are able to sit in the car."
We visit the Columbus OH location regularly. The food is awesome, by the way!
The very first one was in Portland, Oregon but sadly it was moved a few years back. They have a very impressive location down by the river there, but sort of out of the way. There are newer ones in the region, but they all have a newly-build trolley-looking structure in the middle. Only the Tacoma one (which moved a few blocks, last year) has an original trolley still inside it.
The Seattle one (the red brick building in the below photo) is in the process of closing right now, which is really sad as it was right next to the BNSF/NP/Amtrak main line:
Though it's one of her favorite restaurants, my wife never liked eating in the trolley in the Tacoma location, as it rocked on its suspension and trucks back then. When it was moved, it was apparently given a far more sturdy position in it's new location.
