Yesterday, we visited Kasgro Rail, a company that makes specialty rail cars and has a fleet of their own. Dad is a partner in this company and we went to visit the factory.
Joe Crawford is the President of Kasgro, and he gave us a tour. The factory, two locations spanning over 300,000 sq. ft with 150 employees, has the capability of producing two completed rail cars a day along with many specialty cars, and they make everything at the factory. Dave, the plant superintendent, also helped us on our tour, explaining how everything worked and how the pieces and assemblies fit together. At the end of the tour we were given a ride in a small diesel locomotive that Kasgro owns. Today was one of our “hidden highlights”, something that we didn’t expect to be as neat and interesting as it was. It was a real treat.
Joe took us out to a very nice lunch, and then we left New Castle. We’re resting in (holy) Toledo, OH tonight and tomorrow we’ll head to Milwaukee to see the Silseth’s and what Milwaukee has to offer.
Today, we drove to Brookfield, WI, a suburb of Milwaukee, to see the Silseth's. John Silseth is a good friend and business partner of Dad's, and Milwaukee is one of the places that Dad frequented during his business days. We also get to visit with Pepe, another one of his old business pals.
After a lunch at a White Castle, we arrived and were able to visit and relax. Tomorrow, we'll see the city, and then, onward home!
Jane
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