RR

The RR that goes through Birdseye travels between Louisville and St. Louis. It used to stop in Birdseye when it was an up and coming little town with a train depot and two hotels.

Back in those days, it was the custom of the town to greet the 6 pm train when it stopped at the depot. My grandmother said she can remember when she was first old enough to participate (about 82 years ago). People didn't need a personal reason for greeting the train, it was just something everybody did. My grandmother doesn't know why.

She also doesn't know why the train stopped stopping and the hotels are gone.