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Post by Baikal on Oct 3, 2023 10:45:39 GMT -8
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Post by cpr4200 on Oct 3, 2023 11:47:27 GMT -8
Nice job. Gonna be hard to shoot behind those palm trees!
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Post by 72mach1 on Oct 3, 2023 12:51:39 GMT -8
I read somewhere that they reached out to Rapido for the colors for the unit. They wanted to be absolutely certain it was correct.
Scott
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Post by edwardsutorik on Oct 3, 2023 13:38:16 GMT -8
Nice job. Gonna be hard to shoot behind those palm trees! Them palm trees LOVE to grow:  Around here, we grow both palm trees and redwoods. And lots of other stuff. Ed |
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Post by Baikal on Oct 3, 2023 14:41:18 GMT -8
Nice job. Gonna be hard to shoot behind those palm trees! Them palm trees LOVE to grow: Ed The oldest palm in SoCal now stands in front of the USC / L.A. Collesium. A native California Fan palm Washingtonia filifera. It's the only kind of palm native to California.
The tall palms in Ed's photo are the now-much more common & taller Mexican Fan palms W robusta, native to Sonora, and date palms.
It dates from the 1840s, before Calif was a state. It was transplanted from a nearby residence to the front of SP's new Arcade Station in 1889, then transplanted again on the 1914 opening of Central Station to it's current location. SP planted palms near most of their mid-sized & larger passenger stations in S & Central California because they can be seen at a distance and why not. (California's great In & Out Burger does this today, but they make a cross out of two palms as a religious statement).
The Arcade Station planting 1889:
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Post by lvrr325 on Oct 3, 2023 21:57:02 GMT -8
Just need to put it in front of a big W made of palms.
Is that the only C628 left anywhere at this point?
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Post by 690 on Oct 4, 2023 1:51:27 GMT -8
Just need to put it in front of a big W made of palms. Is that the only C628 left anywhere at this point? There’s another C628 down there as well in the same museum, built for NdeM I believe. There’s also one displayed in Australia. |
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Post by gevohogger on Oct 4, 2023 3:48:12 GMT -8
Nice job. Gonna be hard to shoot behind those palm trees! Rapido must've assumed all the potential customers for their D&H RS11 have a bunch of palm trees on their layout. |
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Post by nwp0ncrr on Oct 4, 2023 6:50:01 GMT -8
Them palm trees LOVE to grow: Ed (California's great In & Out Burger does this today, but they make a cross out of two palms as a religious statement).
The founder of In-N-Out Burger, Harry Snyder, wanted to choose a symbol that would set In-N-Out apart from other restaurants,” explained Kathleen Luppi, In-N-Out’s communications specialist. “He decided on an idea he picked up from the movie ‘It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World’ from the early 1960s.” The movie, released in 1963, concerns a group of motorists on a mad dash to a state park in California, where they believe a secret stash of cash is waiting for them underneath a “big W.” Toward the end of the film, the group arrives at the park and finds a formation of palm trees in the shape of a W, marking the spot of the treasure. In-N-Out founder Harry Snyder liked the idea so much that he began planting palm trees outside of his restaurants in 1972 — albeit in the shape of an X instead of a W — to mark the spot of his own symbolic “treasure,” according to an official online history of In-N-Out. |
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Post by gevohogger on Oct 4, 2023 7:24:19 GMT -8
(California's great In & Out Burger does this today, but they make a cross out of two palms as a religious statement).
The founder of In-N-Out Burger, Harry Snyder, wanted to choose a symbol that would set In-N-Out apart from other restaurants,” explained Kathleen Luppi, In-N-Out’s communications specialist. “He decided on an idea he picked up from the movie ‘It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World’ from the early 1960s.” The movie, released in 1963, concerns a group of motorists on a mad dash to a state park in California, where they believe a secret stash of cash is waiting for them underneath a “big W.” Toward the end of the film, the group arrives at the park and finds a formation of palm trees in the shape of a W, marking the spot of the treasure. In-N-Out founder Harry Snyder liked the idea so much that he began planting palm trees outside of his restaurants in 1972 — albeit in the shape of an X instead of a W — to mark the spot of his own symbolic “treasure,” according to an official online history of In-N-Out. So not as a hackneyed religious statement? |
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Post by nwp0ncrr on Oct 4, 2023 8:16:46 GMT -8
No, It is not. The religious statements are on the bottom of the french fry boats and the soda/milkshake cups. Those statements are references to bible verses.
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Post by gevohogger on Oct 4, 2023 8:40:51 GMT -8
No, It is not. The religious statements are on the bottom of the french fry boats and the soda/milkshake cups. Those statements are references to bible verses. Seriously, they really do that? Maybe it is some sort of atonement for the lady CEO's four marriages. |
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Post by nwp0ncrr on Oct 4, 2023 8:52:06 GMT -8
Yes they do it. She is the owner. They are a religious evangelical Christian family. Started doing it in the early 80's.
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Post by Baikal on Oct 4, 2023 10:02:06 GMT -8
The founder of In-N-Out Burger, Harry Snyder, wanted to choose a symbol that would set In-N-Out apart from other restaurants,” explained Kathleen Luppi, In-N-Out’s communications specialist. “He decided on an idea he picked up from the movie ‘It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World’ from the early 1960s.” The movie, released in 1963, concerns a group of motorists on a mad dash to a state park in California, where they believe a secret stash of cash is waiting for them underneath a “big W.” Toward the end of the film, the group arrives at the park and finds a formation of palm trees in the shape of a W, marking the spot of the treasure. In-N-Out founder Harry Snyder liked the idea so much that he began planting palm trees outside of his restaurants in 1972 — albeit in the shape of an X instead of a W — to mark the spot of his own symbolic “treasure,” according to an official online history of In-N-Out. So not as a hackneyed religious statement?
This is odd because, growing up in SoCal surrounded by In n Outs & having friends that worked there, it was well known that the crossed palms were done because the former owners / founders were fundementalist Christians. Their website even used to say so, they weren't shy about their faith. Even today (Well, I should check) their drink cups & wrappers have Biblical verses printed on them. The Wikipedia article mentions this & shows examples en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-N-Out_Burger I don't know any other restaurant that does that. The crossed palms were just part of the "wholesome-ness". If you've been there you know what I mean, vs any other fast food place. The new owners, relatives(?) of the original owners must have changed some things. I've checked out the crossrd palm story numerous times over 40 years, today is the first time I've ever seen mention of the movie connection- and that story IS indeed everywhere online, including In n Out's website. I've mentioned the new Mad Mad Mad World story to two other locals this morning, both said waaaaaaaat?!?! Because it is news to them too. Weird. Whatever, getting too far off-subject I'm done. The burgers are good. |
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Post by nwp0ncrr on Oct 4, 2023 11:02:24 GMT -8
Heck yeah they are, I lived in SoCal a long time, now I live in NorCal and we have I-N-O up here now. I never heard the palms were a cross, only the 'x marks the spot' story. Great burgers at a great price.
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Post by peoriaman on Oct 4, 2023 13:54:11 GMT -8
No, It is not. The religious statements are on the bottom of the french fry boats and the soda/milkshake cups. Those statements are references to bible verses. Seriously, they really do that? Maybe it is some sort of atonement for the lady CEO's four marriages. LOL I hope one of them says " Do as I say, not as I do!" |
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Post by typhoon on Oct 4, 2023 13:55:44 GMT -8
Overrated by west coast fanboys. |
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Post by lvrr325 on Oct 4, 2023 17:21:22 GMT -8
This thread derailed like a Penn Central branchline in 1970
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Post by edwardsutorik on Oct 4, 2023 17:27:25 GMT -8
I guess people ran out of comments on the original subject.
Ed
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Post by carrman on Oct 4, 2023 18:47:37 GMT -8
Overrated by west coast fanboys. Hardly. |
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Post by hudsonyard on Oct 4, 2023 20:33:49 GMT -8
Never got the hype about in and out, whattaburger, culvers or any other regional fast food, its good for what it is, which is railfanning or traveling/tour food. bojangles on the other hand, stands above them all.
The century looks damn good.
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Post by edwardsutorik on Oct 4, 2023 20:56:18 GMT -8
I've generally had better luck with non-chain burgers.
Actually, that's pretty much true of ALL food places.
Ed
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Post by gevohogger on Oct 5, 2023 5:14:35 GMT -8
I guess people ran out of comments on the original subject. Ed Oh, yeah, that thing! I forgot what we were talking about.
But not now. All this subliminal burger talk made me hungry!
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Post by middledivision on Oct 5, 2023 7:21:25 GMT -8
I read somewhere that they reached out to Rapido for the colors for the unit. They wanted to be absolutely certain it was correct. Scott They did. And avoided those Rapido colors, insuring a perfect match. |
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Post by wagnersteve on Oct 5, 2023 8:40:36 GMT -8
October 5, 2023, about 12:23 p.m., EDT
I do have a question on the thread's original subject. Where in Mexico is the museum where the original livery of C&H 606 has been reapplied?
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Post by edwardsutorik on Oct 5, 2023 12:26:49 GMT -8
Gran Parque La Plancha, Merida, Yucatan
Looks like there's a railroad museum just to the north of it. I think they're planning on combining the two. It also looks like work is being done, though maybe not briskly.
Ed
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