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Trackside PRINTS & HOBBIES


ter coolers and should be checked and re- filled as required throughout the day and evening. Refill before retiring. The bar should be supplied with fresh glasses of all sizes. Glasses must not be stored or allowed to accumulate in the galley. One bottle of Champagne and two bottles


of beer should always be chilling in the back portion of the bar ice-container. There should always be three bottles of Cham- pagne and three bottles of beer chilling in the large storage refrigerator on the plat- form as reserve. When removing a bottle from the large storage refrigerator, always replace it with a warm bottle from the liquor cabinet so there will always be the proper number on storage ice. Also see that one bot- tle of Zubrovka is constantly chilling in the storage refrigerator. Table Service, Breakfast: Use the plain gold linens on the table. Luncheon: In cold climates use the plain


gold linens and the gold mats at each place. In warm climates use the gold mats alone on the table with plain gold napkins. Dinner: Use the fancy design gold damask cloths and napkins. Note: A small glass ash tray and an indi-


vidual salt & pepper shaker is set at each meal for each person. Watering & Feeding the Dog: Mr. T-


Bone Towser (called Towser), the giant St. Bernard dog, is very gentle. The breed is known for the many lives they have saved in the Alp Mountains and their trustworthi- ness as guardians for infant children. The Steward will be asked occasionally to


water or walk Towser. When off the car he must be chained to his leash at all times. He prefers a grassy or bushy spot but will settle for a lamp post or fire plug if necessary. He will follow orders as follows if given in a slow commanding voice:


• Come here, Towser. (He will come.) • Sit down, Towser. (He will sit.) then, • Shake hands, Towser. (If distracted, re- peat and pat his leg.) • Stay, Towser. (He will remain in the


spot and position he is occupying when the command is given.) • Be quiet, Towser. (He will lie down, sometimes.) His water pan should be available to him


at all times, on the platform or on newspa- pers in the dining room or back hallway. He has the run of the car and can open all swinging doors by himself. He is fed once a day in the evening after


dinner. About two cups of crumbled dog bis- cuit is mixed with the equivalent amount of tinned or partially cooked meat, a dash of yeast powder and cod liver oil, and enough


warm water to make a stew. The meat may be replaced with fish or fowl if all the bones are first removed from the fish or fowl. He likes and can eat all other bones — but not fish or fowl, which will choke him. Save him meat scraps from the table. So, gentle reader, how would you fare,


were you invited to join Mr. Beebe and Mr. Clegg? Note that the instructions regarding the bar are longer than any of the others concerning caring for the humans (my word processor word count feature confirmed that), and that all of the categories regard- ing humans pale in length when compared to what is to be done for the dog (by nearly a 2-to-1 margin)? The Virginia City, mean- while, has been restored to its Victorian splendor and is available for charter from Virginia City Rail Corp. (www.vcrail.com) at 650/369-5405. Thanks to Wade Pellizzer of Virginia City Rail Corp. for sharing the Beebe/Clegg expectations.


Railroad Red Robert P. Majors, Jr., of North Carolina, wrote following the mention of several rail- road-themed wines in the January 2012 col- umn to call our attention to Railroad Red from the South African vintner Graham- Beck. Of it, Etienne Heyns, Global Sales and Marketing Executive for Graham Beck En- terprises (Pty) Ltd, says, “The brand has been around for more than a decade and will continue forever. It sells across a number of continents.” And about the origin of the name? “It honors the fact that a train runs past the vineyards through our farm in Robertson, Western Cape, South Africa (be- low).” The company’s fact sheet describes Railroad Red as possessing “sweet redberry fruit flavours and spiciness with layers of subtle fruit tannins on the palate. A cheerful and juicy red wine with lively drinkability.” Majors says simply, “Let me assure you that Railroad Red is an excellent accompaniment for your next gastronomic occasion.” A Video of Interest: In case you are not


familiar with how those iconic grain eleva- tors that dot the American and Canadian mid-section connected local farmers with the railroad, see Grain Elevator, an up-close look at one operating on the Canadian prairie. The 16-minute 1981 film, shot in Wood Mountain, Saskatchewan, includes footage of preparing a Canadian Pacific 40- foot boxcar to hold grain, as well as of mov- ing empty and full cars without benefit of a locomotive, and is available on line from Canada’s National Film Board at www.nfb.ca/film/grain_elevator. Thanks to Stewart Buck in Iowa for call this to my at- tention.


PHOTO COURTESY GRAHAM BECK ENTERPRISES


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