Mistral (wind) significantly warm the mistral. The causes and characteristics of the mistral are very similar to those of the Tramontane, another wind of the French Mediterranean region. In France, the mistral particularly affects Provence, Languedoc east of Montpellier, as well as all of the Rhône Valley from Lyon to Marseille, and as far southeast as Corsica and Sardinia. The mistral usually blows from the north or northwest, but in certain pre-alpine valleys and along the Côte d'Azur, the wind is channelled by the mountains so that it blows from east to west. Sometimes it also blows from the north-north-east toward the
Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg a few hundred feet from this train's route. The morning westbound/evening eastbound schedule complements the opposite schedule of the "Illinois Zephyr". During 2010, Amtrak contacted officials from communities in northeastern Missouri and western Illinois regarding the feasibility of extending the "Illinois Zephyr", plus "Carl Sandburg", southwards to Hannibal, Missouri and St. Louis. While a study for the expansion was not conducted, the project could be funded with a mix of both federal and state money. Today, a normal Amtrak "Illinois Zephyr" or "Carl Sandburg" consists of: Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg The Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg are a pair