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I recall a place called the I-GN Cafe, to the best of my knowledge, across from the HB&T Milby St. roundhouse and engine facility in Houston. That yard was originally for servicing passenger engines operating out of Union Station, but in the late 70s the MoPac wreck train was housed there, and any road power operating in and out of the HB&T yards was serviced there, so Santa Fe and Rock Island power could be found there also.
Never set foot in the cafe, but all those years ago it was probably patronized by arriving crews. Amtrak crews used to be put up at one of the two hotels right up Texas Av. from Union Station, both of which I believe are now gone.
Ron Merrick
