Route 66 | |||
1 Illinois | |||
Chicago to the Mississippi | |||
All aboard as we depart Chicago at the start of Route 66 - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |||
A brief stop for morning coffee at the Launching Pad - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |||
Before calling in for lunch at the Dixie Truckers Home - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |||
Springfield, Illinois and the Lincoln Memorial - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |||
Lincoln's family home at Springfield, Illinois - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |||
The Lincoln-Herndon Law offices (left) and the Hilton Hotel (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |||
The Old Capitol and the New Capitol buildings in Springfield - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |||
Amtrak's Texas Eagle departing Springfield IL en route from Chicago to San Antonio and Los Angeles - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |||
Norfolk Southern freights still pass by the Lincoln Depot on the parallel freight line through Springfield - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |||
Trains no longer call at the original train station in Springfield which is now completely devoid of tracks - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |||
Srinfield fire truck (left) and Lincoln Presidential Library (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |||
New Salem, near Springfield IL, has been reconstructed and developed to give an impression of how it looked 150 years ago - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |||
Costumed interpreters bring the village to life - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |||
Conestoga wagon, sometimes referred to as a Prairie Schooner (left) and period style buildings (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |||
Vehicles crossing the Mississippi on Interstate 270, the new Chain of Rocks Bridge which replaced the old one on the original Route 66 - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |||
The Old Chain of Rocks Bridge is famous for its bend in the middle and is now open only to pedestrians and cyclists - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |||
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