| TXSO 104 at the ready in San Antonio, awaiting riders for the 50-mile (one-way) dinner run to Hondo. At Hondo, the power would uncouple and run around the train for the trip back to San Antonio. The company leased trackage rights over the Southern Pacific. I remember the food as being very, very good ... but for a newspaper sportswriter, the ticket price ($47) dented my wallet. |