There's a photo of a guy burning brush in his backyard and the caption says "Somewhere in Illinois. One of Amtrak’s main selling points is the chance to spy on

There's a photo of a guy burning brush in his backyard and the caption says "Somewhere in Illinois. One of Amtrak’s main selling points is the chance to spy on the nation’s hidden places, the backyards whose possible existence had never occurred to you." It's interesting for me to look at that photo and think "I too have peered into that guy's yard. I don't recall specifically, but I took that train and if I happened to be on the same side... then presumably..."