Here's a story about a new coffee shop named "Coffee Depot" that opened up recently near the Amtrak station in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. It says the idea for the shop was formed while a couple was waiting for a late California Zephyr, and decided the vacant laundromat across the tracks would be a great place to open a new coffee shop for people waiting on a train. So, after partnering with the husband's friend who's a manager at a bank, that's what they did (at a later time, not while they were still waiting for their train).
The Coffee Depot is train-themed with railroad pictures and signs on the walls. There also a plan to have model trains run too.
The story list the hours for the store as, "6 a.m. to 1 or 2 p.m., or whenever the train comes in." That suggests they are more focused on people waiting for the eastbound train, #6. Although I think there have been a couple times this summer when #5 made it to Mount Pleasant before #6.
Might be worth checking out in case you're ever waiting for a train there.
If you can't read the story with the first link, there's an audio version here.
The Coffee Depot is train-themed with railroad pictures and signs on the walls. There also a plan to have model trains run too.
The story list the hours for the store as, "6 a.m. to 1 or 2 p.m., or whenever the train comes in." That suggests they are more focused on people waiting for the eastbound train, #6. Although I think there have been a couple times this summer when #5 made it to Mount Pleasant before #6.
Might be worth checking out in case you're ever waiting for a train there.
If you can't read the story with the first link, there's an audio version here.