To New Orleans and Back by Train

Once again Sony told us contractors to take 6 days off without pay in
October, so once again I decided to use the time (10 days, counting two
weekends) for a long train ride, ending up in New Orleans. Last year I had
taken the southern route - San Jose to LA then LA to New Orleans. That trip
was a little bit boring, so this time I decided to take a slightly longer
scenic route from Emeryville (across the Bay from San Francisco) to Chicago,
and then south on the train they call The City of New Orleans. Yes, it does
go through Kankakee, and I have the pictures to prove it. ;-)
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