Route 66. Just the name evokes images of roadside attractions, family vacations and drive-ins. The Texas Eagle tracks follow old Route 66 off and on all the way from Chicago to St. Louis. When the road was created in 1926 it traversed 2,400 miles across Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California.

Route 66. Just the name evokes images of roadside attractions, family vacations and drive-ins. The Texas Eagle tracks follow old Route 66 off and on all the way from Chicago to St. Louis. When the road was created in 1926 it traversed 2,400 miles across Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California.

Along the Texas Eagle route and throughout the Midwest, we see so much corn that it's easy to yawn and turn away. But corn has an astounding history and so many uses, you might want to sit up and admire it for a while.

Along the Texas Eagle route and throughout the Midwest, we see so much corn that it's easy to yawn and turn away. But corn has an astounding history and so many uses, you might want to sit up and admire it for a while.

As the train pulls into Normal, Illinois, you may be searching for some clue as to the origin of this town's name. During the 1800s, teacher training colleges in the U.S. and abroad were called "normal schools." Illinois established a teacher's college in the village of North Bloomington in 1857, and later the growing town around the school was named "Normal."

As the train pulls into Normal, Illinois, you may be searching for some clue as to the origin of this town's name. During the 1800s, teacher training colleges in the U.S. and abroad were called "normal schools." Illinois established a teacher's college in the village of North Bloomington in 1857, and later the growing town around the school was named "Normal."