Gratuitous postcard: Choo choo ch'boogie

Mom and her best friend took the train to Chicago again, today. They have season tickets, for nosebleed seats, to the Lyric Opera, and this week, it's Salome. Mom's not the biggest fan of Strauss, but, as she puts it, "It's only one act." The two women will have a little time to relax before boarding the train home. Who knows? They may even find something rare and exciting in Union Station:
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I wish I could have gone with them. I love train rides.