tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post6514244397614720190..comments2023-12-27T16:41:07.438-05:00Comments on Suldog: The Beer TrainSuldoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-25016971772569629292008-04-22T20:54:00.000-04:002008-04-22T20:54:00.000-04:00oooh....go to leave comment, meanwhile Youk hits g...oooh....go to leave comment, meanwhile Youk hits game-tying homer!<BR/><BR/>Anyways, you *coulda* thrown $10 on the train in the next delivery if you really felt that guilty!<BR/><BR/>(Meanwhile, I'll go guard my beer currently brewing in the kitchen...)Brian in Oxfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053368055698118199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-16311220281054283882008-04-18T12:37:00.000-04:002008-04-18T12:37:00.000-04:00Thanks, all!Ron - I don't believe that building st...Thanks, all!<BR/><BR/>Ron - I don't believe that building still stands, but it might. It may have been incorporated into the Shaw's supermarket that currently occupies the corner of River and Washington.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-21328590091671063532008-04-17T07:14:00.000-04:002008-04-17T07:14:00.000-04:00AWESOME!!AWESOME!!Stuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00291201381446319777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-63719449907741613672008-04-16T22:53:00.000-04:002008-04-16T22:53:00.000-04:00I feel like I have just read the great train robbe...I feel like I have just read the great train robbery! Excellent my friend.<BR/><BR/>This is one for the blook!fuzzbert_1999@yahoo.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08523386203834736598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-26198904155242447102008-04-16T21:34:00.000-04:002008-04-16T21:34:00.000-04:00What a great story!Is the building that had the be...What a great story!<BR/><BR/>Is the building that had the beer distributorship still standing? What is it now used for?Ron Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03482820181807248794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-27367111660923407342008-04-16T17:45:00.000-04:002008-04-16T17:45:00.000-04:00Oh my goodness the things we do when we are 16 or ...Oh my goodness the things we do when we are 16 or 17! We have no fear, as your tale bears out.<BR/><BR/>Great post Jim. Again. Glad I wasn't the only imbecile in the world. And no, I ain't spilling. Yet. ;0)Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01247084030899971480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-83654575320253559062008-04-16T16:59:00.000-04:002008-04-16T16:59:00.000-04:00That was a great story! Brought back memories of m...That was a great story! Brought back memories of my friends and I hanging out on RR tracks, going through some stash of Playboys that someone found in a field and shoplifting wrist rockets from the dime store and having wars with them. Those gravel stones they used to line the tracks made a hell of a projectile. Aaah, the '70s.FHBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04261425729050948728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-14853524931708800722008-04-16T16:02:00.000-04:002008-04-16T16:02:00.000-04:00Wow. "Riveting," indeed! Your wild youth beats m...Wow. "Riveting," indeed! Your wild youth beats mine, hands down, Jim.<BR/><BR/>I got nuthin', compared to this tale.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-56633256007863986072008-04-16T15:35:00.000-04:002008-04-16T15:35:00.000-04:00Addendum: Those from the area know this, but...The...Addendum: Those from the area know this, but...<BR/><BR/>The towers pictured (the silos) are no more. They were demolished quite a few years back. The space is used for parking now, I believe.<BR/><BR/>The train tracks on which the beer train traveled have been removed, replaced with a bike path.<BR/><BR/>The iron bridge still exists, but I don't know if it has any purpose. It may or may not be connected to the bike path. I'll have to check that out.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-42282082822319568842008-04-16T14:51:00.000-04:002008-04-16T14:51:00.000-04:00This is a great story. I've always been intrigued ...This is a great story. I've always been intrigued by the Walter Baker. I was there a few years back and got some great photos the architecture.Neponset River Bridge Dighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11075298141941291648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-58053049247056386972008-04-16T12:42:00.000-04:002008-04-16T12:42:00.000-04:00yegads!!!! ain't it great to be young and think y...yegads!!!! ain't it great to be young and think you are invincible?<BR/><BR/>glad you lived to tell the tale.limehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259558876349307173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-20033455464973032702008-04-16T11:09:00.000-04:002008-04-16T11:09:00.000-04:00What would adulthood be if we all hadn't done some...What would adulthood be if we all hadn't done some stupid, risky things as kids anyway? Glad you managed to get over those tracks without getting "Fried" or who would we have to tell us these great, crazy tales of growing up?Jenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425701332785470116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-13832234869432357572008-04-16T09:46:00.000-04:002008-04-16T09:46:00.000-04:00Praise be for the ignorant bliss of impetuous Yout...Praise be for the ignorant bliss of impetuous Youth! Well lived ... and well told, Jim. You recharged long-still "eyes" of younger days. I could feel that old (and completely foolish) invincibility. <BR/><BR/>Thank you, My Friend!John-Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12301981965656607401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-84644985286871860542008-04-16T08:45:00.000-04:002008-04-16T08:45:00.000-04:00Great story. Trains.. bridges.. I was.. ummm rivet...Great story. Trains.. bridges.. I was.. ummm riveted! ;)<BR/><BR/>Truly, well-told. Thanks for that.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-20005611490252145672008-04-16T08:33:00.000-04:002008-04-16T08:33:00.000-04:00Warm beer.... a Homer would say Arggggghhhh!Warm beer.... a Homer would say Arggggghhhh!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com