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Jennie’s Boxcar serves tacos, local railroad history lesson

By: Dave Thompson|February 21, 2022
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    Jennie’s Boxcar isn’t just a Mexican restaurant with a colorful menu of tacos and other tasty items. The business also serves up memories of the community’s railroad history.

    The restaurant, located at 545 12th Ave., East Moline, opened in November 2019 with sisters Crystal Reickard and Marguerite Dasso as owners.

    The sisters set out to create a restaurant that serves good food and drinks…

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