Gilbert B Norman wrote: ↑Mon Jun 26, 2023 5:28 am
Yes, Mr. Ryan, "Historic Route 66" does have stoplights, but at one time, it had full-service restaurants. I remember one in partricular; Streids; located on the bypass around Bloomington.
I'm just young enough that I didn't get to see any GM&O power in person. I remember the RTG Turboliners running on the route in their early days, though. And, of course, old 66 didn't just have traffic lights - it had random intersections and grade crossings as well. I can remember getting stuck at the TP&W crossing on more than one family trip. The Turboliners didn't last long on that corridor and eventually headed east.
Our usual lunch stop (on the way to Missouri, not far beyond Quincy) was the Dixie Trucker's Home in McLean. That was where we headed west to get to Quincy via 136 and 24. There were NO interstates in that part of Illinois back in the day, and even four-lane highways were rare.