Frank writes...
The weather on Sunday was spectacular, as December goes, with a high around 50 degrees and sunlight all day. What a great day to take out the open car!
Nick E got Veracruz 19 out of the barn in the late afternoon, and once I was done working car line relief, which took longer than expected, I high-tailed it over to Yard 7 to join him on the crew. Here's the car ready to go into service just after sunset.
And here's yours truly once we got around to Barn 9 North. My wife found these nifty AA battery-powered LED light strings on sale at a local big-box store, so we decorated the front and rear of the car a bit for the occasion.
The open car proved pretty popular; once the sun went down it was definitely chilly, but we had a good crowd of riders on most trips and everyone enjoyed touring the light displays arrayed along the car line. We ended up making 11 loops before putting the car away after the last HHR train of the night returned, while CTA 3142 and North Shore 749 provided heated car line service all day. The Happy Holiday Railway event has now completely sold out for the year, which is quite an accomplishment given that we've added a car and a half's worth of seats. Kudos to the huge crew of people who have worked to organize, promote, assemble, and operate this event!
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