Katie’s Crossing
Township Road 530 & Range Road 221
Along the CNR mainline between Toronto and Edmonton
Ardrossan, Alberta
The Diner
Actually, let’s start with the kitchen and the order counter. It is a caboose. You walk up the stairs and into the caboose. The caboose is officially an ex-BCOL 78199; exx-CN 78199; exxx-CN79805; nee CN47200-series box car built in 1975. It is accompanied by, among other railway cars, a 1923 Flat Car, a 1917 work car, a 1956 TWDT and a 1914 coach, among others. The coach is the dining room called the Count Strathcona. There are other cars along a couple lengths of rail that have been collected over time.
As you enter the caboose, the menu is to your right. It includes such popular standby’s as Hamburgers, Fried Chicken and Fish & Chips. You can have a side of french fries or even a large pickle. My personal favourite is the Hobo Burger.
After you order your meal – and pay cash, the only method of payment accepted – you can either sit in the Count Strathcona or outside on the boardwalk patio with picnic table; they will deliver the meal to you. If you are lucky, while you are waiting, or while you are eating, a CN freight or a VIA passenger train may come by. The last time we were there we saw three trains in less than 30 minutes.
The Dinner
The Hobo Burger is a thick slab of fried baloney on a hamburger bun. It is accompanied by a slice of fresh tomato, fried onions, dill pickle chips, mustard and ketchup. It is a taste treat you won’t find in very many other locations. We had an ice cream cone for dessert.
They have a Bar Car with live music from 8 to 11 p.m. on Saturday nights; check them out!
Township Road 530 & Range Road 221
Along the CNR mainline between Toronto and Edmonton
Ardrossan, Alberta
The Diner
Actually, let’s start with the kitchen and the order counter. It is a caboose. You walk up the stairs and into the caboose. The caboose is officially an ex-BCOL 78199; exx-CN 78199; exxx-CN79805; nee CN47200-series box car built in 1975. It is accompanied by, among other railway cars, a 1923 Flat Car, a 1917 work car, a 1956 TWDT and a 1914 coach, among others. The coach is the dining room called the Count Strathcona. There are other cars along a couple lengths of rail that have been collected over time.
As you enter the caboose, the menu is to your right. It includes such popular standby’s as Hamburgers, Fried Chicken and Fish & Chips. You can have a side of french fries or even a large pickle. My personal favourite is the Hobo Burger.
After you order your meal – and pay cash, the only method of payment accepted – you can either sit in the Count Strathcona or outside on the boardwalk patio with picnic table; they will deliver the meal to you. If you are lucky, while you are waiting, or while you are eating, a CN freight or a VIA passenger train may come by. The last time we were there we saw three trains in less than 30 minutes.
The Dinner
The Hobo Burger is a thick slab of fried baloney on a hamburger bun. It is accompanied by a slice of fresh tomato, fried onions, dill pickle chips, mustard and ketchup. It is a taste treat you won’t find in very many other locations. We had an ice cream cone for dessert.
They have a Bar Car with live music from 8 to 11 p.m. on Saturday nights; check them out!
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