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After an interesting walk around Fort Madison, I got myself ready for dinner.
The view from my room with old Fort Madison and a riverboat with the mighty Mississippi River behind. I went down to the Alpha's On the Riverfront for dinner with the owner of the Kingsley Inn, Fayek Andrawes and James R. Noll of the Fort Madison Bank & Trust.
The view from our table. We talked about a future project of having a short piece of railroad so a Doodlebug Rail Car could shuttle people along the river. Amtrak will be moving into the old Santa Fe Station a few short blocks away and they have plans for a railroad museum and model railroad museum. I suggested a viewing platform be built down by the railroad/highway bridge across the Mississippi River so the public could have a safe place to photograph trains as well as to watch river traffic. I enjoyed a New York Strip which was excellent. After dinner we went up to Fayek's residence and talked for a little more before I had to take some interesting night pictures.
The northwest view of the Kingsley Inn.
A closer view of the north side.
The sign out along the highway.
Two views along the highway of the Kingsley Inn.
A Holiday Display of Lights out in Riverview Park.
Two views of Santa Fe 4-8-4 2913 in Riverview Park. I then walked through the Holiday Display of Lights in Riverview Park.
What caught my eye first was the train.
The fountain was next.
The Angel.
A Hot Air Balloon
Various Subjects.
Cinderella's Coach.
A Space Ship.
Christmas Reef.
A Cement Truck.
Anchors.
Sailboat.
Rodeo.
Steam tractor.
Statue of Liberty.
Tractor.
Ferris Wheel.
Christmas Ornament.
Santa Fe Bridge across the Mississippi River.
A car with a Christmas Tree.
The Eiffel Tower.
The Hot Air Balloon with the Train just as the westbound Southwest Chief went through Fort Madison on it way to its stop in the BNSF yard. I returned to the Kingsley Inn to write this part of the story before I used the Sauna Tub then called it night.
12/19/2007I enjoyed a breakfast in the Morning Room at the Kingsley Inn then took a walk.
The view from the room just before I left.
Santa Fe 4-8-4 2913.
Riverboat Catfish, a former casino.
A Mormon Trail sign.
Riverboat Catfish.
Two views of the Fort Madison Museum in the Santa Fe Station with a art gallery in the old CB&Q Station to the right. I returned to the Kingsley Inn to work on this story and just watch all the trains go by until I go back to the Amtrak Station tonight to board the Southwest Chief for home. If you like watching trains pass in front of you the Kingsley Inn is a must to visit to watch all of those BNSF trains go by.
