The beginning...

The beginning was a little late to began. I am taking Amtrak from Dallas to Chicago and then from Chicago to New York. The train was supposed to leave Dallas at 3:40 pm, we left at 7:40 pm. When the lady at the counter in Dallas told me it was going to be late I just laughed, b/c what can you do?
It wasn't light again until well into Missouri, but there were two highlights from the first night. Mineola TX has the coolest restored train station...it been redone to highlight its historic roots including its yellow chrome looking waiting benches. The station is illuminated in small white Christmas like lights. The other highlight was seeing the capitol dome in Little Rock lit up at 2am in the morning (never been there before). Without further ado my lame pictures from St. Louis (this cheap camera doesn't take pictures very well from a moving train)
This is Busch Stadium before we pulled into the St. Louis Amtrak Station.

This after leaving St.Louis, looking back at downtown in the distance while going over the Mississippi. The arch is in the middle of the photo. St Louis is a little gritty.