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Archive for the 'Travel' Category

Greetings from the Texas Eagle

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

According to the trusty GPS, I’m south of Joliet Illinois. The train is rolling at sixty mph right now, and seems to max out around eighty.
The ride is a lot rougher than I thought it would be - so much for “riding on rails” referring to a smooth ride. It’s so bumpy and [...]

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Trying hard not to judge.

Monday, October 13th, 2008

I made this mistake of printing the schedule of stops for my train, the Texas Eagle. I’ve been reviewing the stops, seeing if there’s anything of interest that can be seen from the station. In Saint Louis, the gateway arch is very close - I hope the weather cooperates so I can snap [...]

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Almost Time!

Sunday, October 12th, 2008

Wow, it seemed like the vacation was a long ways off, and it still feels that way, but I’m leaving Wednesday.
The train leaves at like 08:15 on Wednesday, so I’ll be leaving my house at about 05:00 so I can get there early and maybe have a quick breakfast. The Giordano’s a few blocks [...]

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