ABOARD for FRISCO! 



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GUIF OF MEXICO 



Nov. 15 with checks made payable to 

 the Illinois Central Railroad. 



Printed itinerary is being prepared 

 and may be picked up from your Coun- 

 ty Farm Bureau or by writing the lAA. 



Added information can be had by 

 writing Charles P. McEvilly, city pas- 

 senger agent, Illinois Central Railroad, 

 208 S. LaSalle street, Chicago 4. 



The annual American Farm Bureau 

 Federation convention will highlight 

 the trip, but there's plenty to see along 

 the way. 



Here's some of the high-lights on 

 the 400 miles of side trips planned at 

 the stops indicated on the travel map. 

 Dec. 1 — Train pulls out of Chicago at 

 2 p.m. on first leg of journey south 

 through downstate Illinois, making 

 stops for passengers at Champaign, 

 Mattoon, Centralia and Carbondale. 



Dec. 2 — After breakfast in the diner 

 you'll arrive in New Orleans in the 

 morning. A motor tour of the city 

 follows, with a get acquainted supper 

 at a famous French restaurant. Cara- 

 van leaves at night on Southern Pacific 

 route. 



Dec. 3 — At the end of a night's 

 travel by train you'll pull into San 

 Antonio with a five hour stop-over 

 that includes a trip to the Alamo, 



(Continued on page 16) 



SEPTEMBER. 1946 



INTERMEDIATE SLEEPING CAR ACCOMMODATIONS 



♦Joining Party at Chicago and Leaving Party at Chicago 



Two in Lower, 

 One in Lower One in Upper each persoo 



Chicago $201.62 $19}.51 J184.J4 



Dixon 202.82 194.71 185.54 



DeKalb 201.62 19351 184.34 



Galesburg 205.83 197.72 188.55 



Ottawa 203.55 195.45 186.27 



Madison, Wis 201.62 193.51 184.34 



*Cost includes rail fare from home city indicated to San Francisco and back to that 

 home city. 



Joining party downstate and leaving party at Chicago 



Two in Lower, 



One in Lower One in Upper each person 



Bloomington at Champaign $200.12 $192.01 $182.84 



Champaign 200.12 192.01 182.84 



Centralia 199.69 191.58 182.41 



Cairo 19904 190.93 181.76 



Decatur at Champaign 200.12 192.01 182.84 



Effingham 200.12 192.01 182.84 



Oilman 200.12 192.01 182.84 



Mattoon 200.12 192.01 182.84 



Peoria at Champaign 201.09 192.98 183.81 



Rockford Lv. at Rockford 199.87 191.76 182.59 



Springfield at Carbondale 199.69 191. 58 182.41 



STANDARD SLEEPING CAR ACCOMMODATIONS 



Two in Lower, 

 One in Lower One in Upper each person 



Chicago $239.58 $227.27 ' $213.65 



Champaign 238.08 225.77 212.15 



Three in Three in Four in 



Compt., each Drawingroom, Drawingroom, 



each each 



Chicago _...$236.43 $248.21 $23309 



Champaign 234.93 246.71 231.59 



Standard sleeping car costs from other cities listed will be quoted on application. 

 Fares from Chicago and Champaign will give the approximate difference in cost. 



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