Brown Distributing? They're still around.

Freight trains carry more than coal and grain, and robbery is probably one of their lowest concerns. As we just saw in Ohio, they carry hazardous materials. They ship nuclear waste via rail. A targeted attack on a train like that at a sensitive location could have huge implications.

Bottom line, there really isn't a reason for freight train operators to publish their train locations. Amtrak does it because people ride their trains or are picking people up from train stations so its advantageous to know. Theres just no real reason the general public needs to know where freight trains are.

I don't think freight schedules are publicized due to potential security issues

Theres 8 daily records highs for Richmond in February in the 80s, the most recent in 2018.

Yep. I've seen them, O'Charleys, and Hooters to name a few have these setups. I think O'Charley's was like Chucks Burgers or something. Hooters first did Hootie's Burger Bar, and now they're doing some Hot Dog thing. chicken tender thing called Chase Elliott Chicken Tenders

Its almost like a ghost kitchen thing. Right now theres two on Uber Eats, one called The Meltdown and the other The Burger Den, that's located at the Dennys at Broad and Dickens. This is in addition to Dennys being on there.

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Unlikely since all the major NE cities have subways and are at similar elevations/even closer to sea level.

The ultimate reason is subways are ridiculously expensive and we just don't have the population/density to warrant it.

The city should be advertising it for construction bids in the next month or so. If it gets awarded by summer it'd probably be early 2024

I'd love a little more background on this. I'm not surprised in the least, but what lead to this?

Yep. The Barnes Dance, also known as the Pedestrian Scramble. It typically allows for diagonal crossings as well which I think would make a ton of sense around VCU.

They distribute to more than just Food Lion. Kroger, Publix, Wegmans, and Harris Teeter all carry their stuff. Kroger carries the most options, and also sells their stuff throughout the Mid-Atlanitc.

Every Mexican joint in town has a Speedy Gonzales. The one at Pepe's is $6.95 for comparison

I'm not sure how true to original any Golden Skillet around is. Just looking at their menus, they're all different. I don't remember what OG Golden Skillet menus were so just keep that in mind.

I think because its not a well known chain and it being the only location in VA people just default to think its something local.

You go to Wawa for food at 12 pm. You go to Sheetz for food at 12 am.

I miss the jumbo hot dogs on the hard rolls or whatever they were

Even before Wawa moved to Florida as mentioned, Wawa is everywhere in Hampton Roads which is further south than Petersburg. The furthest south one would have been the one off 168 at Hillcrest Parkway on the way to the Outer Banks

The counties can all fund their own projects but they have to be accepted by VDOT (other than Henrico and Arlington).

The only exception is VA and US routes in Henrico are still VDOT maintained.

That could be, yeah. Sounds like we're both fuzzy on the details but recall the same similar thing.

If I recall the trains were at the James Center with the Grand Illumination. I haven't been in years to know if they still do them.

Yeah based on the pictures this was in a semi-secluded corner, not the store itself.

You missed the giant BRAZZERS sticker across the bottom of the windshield

This isn't a southern thing. I just drove through Indiana and these kinds of billboards are everywhere, along with tons of anti-abortion billboards

Per Streetview it's a Lamar billboard.