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| Host Art & Austin Good the Train Trip begins near the JazzTrax Studio at the Palm Springs Amtrak Station...a train platform in the desert sand |
Where's that damn train. This one's a freight and it's headed the wrong way!
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| 1 hour late, but set for 2 days of pure train bliss across the South |
Dad....did you pack my Game Boy?
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| Train straddles the Mexican border, looking right into El Paso Mexican sister city and border patrol |
El Paso.....where the Dining Car & Lounge Car load up on ICE
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| Some Train Stations are Decent, Some Aren't. El Paso gets an A. |
Remember long trips as a kid? Little presents every few hours from Dad? It's been 3 hours.
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| Train crosses Very High above a River in Texas |
The Enron Building welcomes 2 Californians it screwed, upon train's arrival in Houston
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| Houston Station....Nothing to Shout Home About. The Train Station GEM in Kansas City is still to come. |
Train passes This Close to Astro's Minute Maid Park, in Houston. Site of last World Series.
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| Lafette; Louisiana. Dad....how many more stops before New Orleans? I'm ready for some gumbo. | ||||||||||||||
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| Ask Austin Good how comfortable it is sleeping on the train
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| There's the Last Bridge to cross and New Orleans is on the other side of the Mississippi....WE'RE HERE!!!
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Michael Frank's Road Manager, John Rozenberg welcomes JazzTrax group to New Orleans House of Blues | |||||||||||||
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Kid's at Children's Museum pretending to Run a Restaurant in New Orleans | |||||||||||||
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Pat O'Brien's on Bourbon Street |
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Mississippi River from JazzTrax Hotel. Hotel Monteleone | |||||||||||||
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Gray Lines Tour of Katrina Devastation. Distinct Reminder. | |||||||||||||
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Metal area on left is where Levees breached on this New Orleans canal | |||||||||||||
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House after House in New Orleans....EMPTY | |||||||||||||
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