September 15, 2009. Tuesday. Day 65.

It's about 2:10pm and I'm on my first Amtrak train ride. It's not too bad. It's like driving, except you don't have to stop to visit Mrs. Murphy. One thing I do think is really neat is that you get to see the countryside without any roads in the view. I've never experienced that before. If I wanted to get somewhere, I usually have needed a road to do it. We're in Illinois right now. Even though it looks a lot like Indiana, it doesn't feel like it.