The 198 minute DVD, with film notes by
Scott Simmon, Professor of English at UC- Davis, is available from Image Entertain- ment
(
http://tinyurl.com/nq45ab9) for
$24.98 (plus shipping and handling), and elsewhere. Go to the NFPF website at
http://tinyurl.com/osnxwgt for more infor- mation and several clips. Thank you to Annette Melville, John
Drury and Scott Simmon for prompt and thoughtful responses to my calls and emails in this matter. It’s what makes writing fun.
From the COHS
The Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society has released a nifty railroad-themed set of two stemmed iced tea glasses that bear the likeness of the world’s most adorable rail- road icon — the sleeping Chessie Kitten. Made of clear glass with the image laser- etched on one side, the glasses are not a replica of glassware once used on the C&O, but rather a contemporary interpretation. For a picture of the glasses, or to order, go to
http://tinyurl.com/mm5ljm9,
or call
540/862-2210. They come in a boxed set of two for $29.99 (plus $7.50 shipping and han- dling). With the holidays approaching, this will surely please any cat-lovers on your list, not to mention fans of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway.
A Heartening Headline “We’re Extending Our Season!” That was atop a recent emailed Press Release from Azure Giroux, manager of the Newport Ice Cream Train, launched earlier this year (see June 2013). “Due to overwhelming populari- ty,” the release goes on, “The Ice Cream
Train is extending its season! We are beyond thrilled to have been consistently filling our designated ice cream parlour car; we have even taken to filling two cars per run!” That prompted a call to Bob Andrews, Chief Oper- ating Officer of the Newport Dinner Train in Newport, R.I., creator of the Ice Cream Train. “It’s amazing,” he says. “If you look at our
brochure, you’ll see the season was to end on August 23. We thought that kids going back to school would kill the market. Instead we’ve already added 18 runs this fall.” Where did the added business come from? “Senior groups,” Andrews says immediately. Turns out we offer what for them is a fun, af- fordable experience. They love trains. They love ice cream. Thankfully I invested in a high-capacity ice cream machine. The train holds 80 to 110 passengers per trip. My ice cream machine can make 100 sundaes every 15 minutes.” Asked if, when a senior group charters the train, he then opens it to the public to sell any left-over seats, Bob says, “A majority of these runs are sold out when they are booked. Plus, we ran days on Thurs- day and Saturday, and nights on Friday over summer. These senior excursions can run any day, depending on the charter.” Has the Newport Ice Cream Train tapped in to a previously unrealized market? With growing numbers of Americans entering re- tirement communities, assisted living facili- ties, and neighborhoods devoted exclusively to serving seniors, other operators may want to engage this opportunity. If so, perhaps you should give Bob a call. He’s always cooking up something new. Even if it’s served out of the freezer.
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