/ Joni Sternbach from The Passengers, 1975
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I got the lucky chance to ride Amtrak’s Keystone Service from Philly to New York and I have to say I am in love. This is just about the best of what Amtrak could be doing everywhere and it is criminal we are not doing this for more American cities
We really need to nationalize the rail network, and give Amtrak a budget to rival the US military
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If Amtrak was as great as it used to be today I could be happy but not like this
Side note. Instead of "cog in the wheel" we should start saying "car on the highway". For funsies
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Amtrak - New Orleans, LA
Amtrak engine terminal at New Orleans, on April 16, 1981, hosts three different models of diesel motive power.
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I finally realized why I love trains.
I’ve loved trains all my life.
My first memory is of me waiting at a small town station for a train back home, I tape subway maps to my bedroom wall, I commute by train, and I pay for those trips with a train shaped keychain-NFCcard.
But whenever someone asks me “what do you like about trains?” I’ve always failed to find an adequate answer.
Today I have that answer. (It’s a convoluted one though)
Another thing I love is machinery. Not just any machinery, large scale stationary machinery, like those factory assembly lines with conveyor belts (If I liked any machinery I’d be into cars 🤢) I’m a big fan of how them and their intricate parts work together to perform a purpose and perform it well, the sheer scale is so astonishing too.
Now how does this tie into trains?
Well, if you think about it, a good rail system is just like a huge machine. The trains and the rails, the stations , the signaling, the ticket gates and so much more working together as one big, intricate machine transporting potentially millions a day.
If one assembly line is enough to make me happy, then it’s obvious that these often nation spanning systems just make my serotonin receptors fucking overheat.
I mean, it all makes so much sense.
I prefer ground level or elevated lines the same way I prefer it when I can see the inside of a machine instead of it being covered.
My heart aches when I see the American rail system same way it does looking at a broken machine
My unbridled disdain for cars as non stationary relatively small machinery
God I fucking love trains
I’m so happy I found the reason
Anyways have a train pic :3
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"golden beam of light"
If this was ever a case for follow your instinct and stay with the train - leaving Owosso the sky was socked in for the Pere Marquette 1225 Polar Express chase. However north of Henderson the sky showed signs of a breakthrough with the sun - well just before sunset a golden beam of light hit the rails and the 1225 making the gamble worth it - November 23, 2007.
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