Comments on: Riding The Rails

By: learning the ropes

learning the ropes — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:13:56 +0000

I sooo envy you! Its been quite some time since I last boarded a train, this is my favorite mode of transport. In India I used to do a lot of traveling by train, but here in US the Amtrak is too expensive to travel, if its a distance that can be reached in a car. There’s an Amtrak track right in front of our home and I have been asking hubby forever to board the train just for the heck of it, but we just hold back because its too expensive.

By: Shevy

Shevy — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:06:28 +0000

I’ve taken a few nice train trips, one long ago through the Rockies, the rest between Vancouver and Seattle (but only one way because due to when I had to travel the other half of the trip had to be by bus). I enjoy them and would love to take more trips but it’s so much more expensive than flying that I haven’t been able to.

So, I’m suprised to hear you say it was cheap. Maybe it’s like flying from the US, which is cheaper than flying from Canada?

By: David

David — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:58:18 +0000

Fantastic! I love reading train stories, glad you had a good time!

By: aimee

aimee — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:13:12 +0000

Oh how beautiful! I have always wanted to travel by train. What an awesome trip. I hope you had a great little get away and are having a great vacatioN!

By: fathersez

fathersez — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:11:37 +0000

Oh, yes, I love trains, too. I travelled a lot by train whilst working in India.

Though some of the views were not as pretty as those you have shown, (indian railways tracks must be about the dirtiest places on earth) there is less of a hustle and you do get some peace and quiet.

Enjoy your holidays.

Cheers