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Travel and Trains and Other Things

http://www.takeatrainride.blogspot.com

Travel in general and train travel in particular, including detailed accounts of both by a freelance travel writer.

Added on: Mar 24th, 2008
Country: United States
Language: English

Author: Jim Loomis
Listed in: Travel Vacation
Tags: trains train travel amtrak via rail high-speed trains passenger trains

Recent Posts

The perfect Christmas gift … for YOU!

Posted on Wednesday November 25th, 2009 at 01:31 in train travel, amtrak, bnsf, union pacific railroad, texas eagle, waiting on a train, james mccommons

You like trains? Are you interested in the future of passenger rail in the United States? Or are you just looking for a great read? OK … run, don’t walk, to get a copy of Waiting on a Train … subtitled The Embattled Future of Passenger Rail Se...
They May Be Doin’ It Right, But That Don’t Mean We Is Wrong!

Posted on Saturday November 21st, 2009 at 14:46 in maglev, shanghai airport, high-speed rail, long-distance train travel, beijing-tianjin train

High-speed rail lines are being opened and expanded all over the world. France, with its TGV network, has been the acknowledged leader for several decades, but other countries are rapidly catching up, the most notable being Spain which has now linked...
Flying With a Very Large Problem

Posted on Wednesday November 18th, 2009 at 17:39 in air travel, american airlines, train travel, amtrak, air safety, man mountail dean

At one time or another, we’ve all found ourselves on a long flight seated next to someone who could be described as “circumferencly challenged.” I once spent five hours sitting next to an overweight woman who extended far enough into my space t...
We Finally Get a Peek at the REAL Cost of Roads

Posted on Sunday November 15th, 2009 at 14:42 in gasoline tax, amtrak, texas department of transportation, transportation subsidies

I’m constantly running up against people who grumble about the federal subsidy of Amtrak. As I’ve noted here before, every form of public transportation is subsidized by government at one level or another. There are no exceptions.Airlines? State ...
Much Ado About Not Too Much

Posted on Saturday November 14th, 2009 at 13:43 in hawaii, maui

The storm is still hanging around, but it never really developed to the extent that forecasters were warning. We had some rumbling thunder two nights ago -- nothing of note except one that sounded as though someone dropped a load of bricks in an upst...
Here It Comes ... and There\'s No Place to Hide

Posted on Thursday November 12th, 2009 at 18:17 in hawaii, maui, national weather service

When the weather starts turning cold on the mainland, we constantly hear complaints from friends and relatives there. Invariably, they say they're sure our weather is gorgeous and they wish they could swap theirs for ours. Oh, yeah ... Take a look at...