I had a laugh when the character decided to take the train instead of flying into Mobile because she didn’t want her dad to drive an hour to Mobile.....I live in Mobile and have tons of family in Monroe Co. and believe me, it takes more than an hour. In addition, when this book was written I-10 barely existed and it didn’t go all the way to Mobile...you had to get off and go through Spanish Fort and then get on the Causeway to get to Mobile through the Bankhead Tunnel.
Oops, I misread it - it is a hundred miles from Monroeville to Mobile....she didn’t say an hour....