Howdy from Havana ,Illinois.

Once again Amtrak Heritage 822 visits Galesburg and I happen to be around. This is the third time I've caught it and happened to be the highlight of the day. I parked my car and positioned myself to get a better angle. I got a wave from the cab from someone i knew and had waved at me before. It was funny as hell. I was less shocked this time around and manage to get out a wave.  The temps were decent in the forties so that was nice and alot of snow melted thank god. Amtrak Heritage 822: Other catches today: I also caught a BNSF Coal train on the Peoria sub and gave heads up. A friend filmed it and  others probably seen it. I took a few snapshots of it departing Knoxville. David Jordan's video of the same train.

Once again Illinois is facing another big snow storm maybe not as big as the last one but predicting enough snow to cause major headaches so oh brother here we go again is all I can say. It may be festive during the holidays if you're a person full of glee and easily amused but for anyone else it's a pain in the ass especially if you have health problems that do not need further aggrivating. It's Illinois though so this is the price you pay living this far north so I guess I need to suck it up as salty as I may be about it. The Blizzard in November was a major pain in my side and the 2011 one caused me alot of problems. I am no longer a fan of snow or winter. Sure when I was a kid in public schools it was great hoping for enough snow to cancel school, starting snowball fights at the bus stop or building snow forts so you can hide and throw snowballs at cars. Back then it was all fun and games.....stupid kid I was.  Now I'm an adult that has to clear off the c...