Notes that I made as I rolled along on The Cardinal. Continued.
21.July.2012
0130 Been napping. Train going faster. Those coal-loading operations are magical in the dark. Everyone watched movies on their computers.
0215 Cincinnati crying baby arrives in seat in front of me.
0545 Indianapolis adding 2 cars here. Parked just outside Colts stadium. Says Lucas Oil Stadium in big red letters.
0603 underway. Went to potty while stopped. A very good plan. And used a Wisp. Coffee after 0630.
0700 Crawfordsville the conductor says we will be on time to Chicago. Will wait and get coffee there maybe. Who was I kidding of course I didn’t wait for coffee. Coffee and a Luna Bar for breakfast.
0908 Central Time. Stopped in Colton IL. Freight train had unexplained application of brakes. Spent the rest of the trip into Chicago talking to my seatmate – a trucker returning home to Chicago after dropping off a truck in Charleston.
