Joy of travelling by train in the US
@allknowing (153529)
India
November 26, 2024 4:23am CST
I have had the experience of both long and short distance travel by train in the US.
The entire process is so satisfying including getting in and out of trains The platform almost touches the train having no need to climb unlike in India where it is an effort.
Then there is the limited number of passengers one sees in the US unlike in India they are always overcrowded making breathing difficult. And then there are pickpockets one has to be worry about in India.
Imge credit:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argo_Jati_(train)
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@xFiacre (14790)
• Ireland
26 Nov 24
@allknowing I travelled many miles on Indian trains in the 70s, bottom class and overnight. It was exhilarating. Of course I was 19 - no way could I do bettle now for a seat. I often wondered how it was possible to get the entire population of India into one small carriage. I rode on the roof a few times. Irish trains are so boring in comparison - no chai wallahs to pass cups of tea through the barred windows here!
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
26 Nov 24
There is a silver lining in every cloud is what I understood reading your response
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@xFiacre (14790)
• Ireland
26 Nov 24
@Dreamerby Have you never done that? Maybe it’s something only daft men do.
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@Dreamerby (10111)
• Calcutta, India
26 Nov 24
wait what?? rode on the roof?!! My God!!
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@kareng (80243)
• United States
27 Nov 24
@allknowing That is nice that you got to experience it in different countries!
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
27 Nov 24
I have not travelled in the recent past either but during my working days I have done that every day, have travelled to go to my native place and travelled while on holiday in the US
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@LadyDuck (502717)
• Italy
26 Nov 24
We used to travel from Milano to the north of Switzerland (usually Zürich) using the TEE (Trans Europe Express), we loved that train and it was so much more relaxing that driving the car. You had to book your seat in advance and there was a nice Restaurant on the train.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
26 Nov 24
My long journey by Amtrak from San Jose to Oxnard had a restaurant too and it was a double decker.
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@LadyDuck (502717)
• Italy
27 Nov 24
@allknowing We do not have double decker trains here in Europe, too many low tunnels.
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@Marilynda1225 (91127)
• United States
26 Nov 24
I would love to travel across the US by train. That's on my bucket list
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
26 Nov 24
My Amtrak train journey from San Jose to Oxnard was memorable
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@Dreamerby (10111)
• Calcutta, India
26 Nov 24
but you live in US, so haven't you gone to any nearby location by train?
@thedevilinme (5216)
• Northampton, England
11 Dec 24
Is it free to sit on the train roof?
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
11 Dec 24
Good Queston (lol) Probably it is but when they enter the platform the TC will check for their ticket
@Dreamerby (10111)
• Calcutta, India
26 Nov 24
Boarding local trains in India is a skill!1 person likes this
@allknowing (153529)
• India
26 Nov 24
You do not have to make any effort the crowd does that for you
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
26 Nov 24
@Dreamerby Both getting in and out is from the same side and that is why it is so chaotic
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@Dreamerby (10111)
• Calcutta, India
27 Nov 24
@allknowing yeah. Metro is still better.
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
26 Nov 24
Oh it must have been lovely for you back then.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
26 Nov 24
Specially the long journery form San Jose to Oxnard was truly memorable
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
27 Nov 24
That is a disease I now understand has spread far and wide (lol) We were warned about it in Italy too.
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@aureategloom (11025)
• Bosnia And Herzegovina
26 Nov 24
limited number of seats and no crowd sounds good - if you're the one that got on the train in time
trains and buses in Bosnia also tend to be crowded from time to time.
trains and buses in Bosnia also tend to be crowded from time to time.1 person likes this
