Chance, Christmas Encounter
On my way home to Chicagoland for Thanksgiving, I noticed that CPKC's ex-CP Holiday Train was headed west down the Chicago Sub at the same time that I'd be headed EAST.
Well, as I was traveling with my wife and two cats, it quickly turned into the classic "math class word problem," as to where I could intercept it with as little down time as possible. Sure enough, the answer was "just west of Leaf River, IL, along with ALL of the other nerds. This was my first time to this location, and I can absolutely see why it's as popular as it is, with the Byron Nuclear Generating Station's cooling towers looming in the background.
Chance, Christmas Encounter
On my way home to Chicagoland for Thanksgiving, I noticed that CPKC's ex-CP Holiday Train was headed west down the Chicago Sub at the same time that I'd be headed EAST.
Well, as I was traveling with my wife and two cats, it quickly turned into the classic "math class word problem," as to where I could intercept it with as little down time as possible. Sure enough, the answer was "just west of Leaf River, IL, along with ALL of the other nerds. This was my first time to this location, and I can absolutely see why it's as popular as it is, with the Byron Nuclear Generating Station's cooling towers looming in the background.