A mechanic boarded in St Paul. Things got better and rumors traveled through the train "faster than a speeding locomotive." (I borrowed that line from Superman.)
Things are getting better. No, we haven’t made up any significant time. We’re all getting fed by Amtrak. It’s not their regular meal but it sure did taste good. We got mashed potatoes with some beef stew and some green beans on the side. The green beans were fixed “northern style.” That means they weren’t cooked till they were soft and super tasty, but they were good.
The restrooms in the coach behind us are working now. A mechanic boarded in St Paul and did some magic. Still having troubles with the ones on our coach and I don’t know about the air conditioner on the sleeper.
There are RUMORS going around about what’s going to happen when we get to Chicago. All connecting trains will be long gone. There’s word that they will put us all up in hotels and let us catch our connections tomorrow. That will work for most people but the train we have to catch doesn’t run again until Saturday. We are going to arrive in Chicago on Friday. They may put us on busses.