A grand, game-making adventure from Chicago, Illinois to Emeryville, California. Train Jam is an annual event which precedes the Game Developer’s Conference in San Francisco.
In this, the only year in which I’ve been able to attend, the Amtrak California Zephyr was almost cancelled or diverted due to heavy snowfall in the Sierra Nevada. As it was, we made it to the Bay Area ahead of schedule, thanks to being preceded by a snow-clearing train.
I wrote about the jam experience for my game design blog, over at RaygunGoth.net.
Chicago

Flying in over Chicago Downtown Chicago, as seen from Ashland station
Pre-jam meetup in the Near West SideThe ‘L’ Train above my morning riverside walk
Train Jam Day 1: Chicago to Omaha

Sharing ideas and assembling teams at Union Station Departing Chicago Team-mate Isaac Karth at work Refuelling stop at Omaha, Nebraska
Train Jam Day 2: Denver to Salt Lake City
Union Station, Denver Fraser/Winter Park, Colorado Colorado River Grand Junction, Colorado Utah Salt Lake Central station