tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044648.post3222448191687264556..comments2023-07-05T05:16:54.735-05:00Comments on Chuck Masterson’s Actual Blog: Train TravelChuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03918675492238901083noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044648.post-72409260066979184762008-03-18T22:52:00.000-05:002008-03-18T22:52:00.000-05:00You bring back such memories. I used to take the ...You bring back such memories. I used to take the train to and from college, and the train went through Grinnell. Sometimes Ellen was with me as far as Grinnell. And I did what you did one time, when I was thinking about going to Wittenberg College. I rode the train to Chicago, changed stations, got on another train, rode all night to Cincinnati, then took a train to Springfield. It was exhausting. It's a good thing I didn't like doing that, because if I'd chosen Wittenberg I wouldn't have met Grandpa so there wouldn't have been an Ann and therefore there never would have been a Nathanael! GrandmaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044648.post-78975847267287538532008-03-18T19:05:00.000-05:002008-03-18T19:05:00.000-05:00You may find this hard to believe but I used to wo...You may find this hard to believe but I used to work as a cook on that double decker train. Those cars were a part of the Santa Fe railroad. I love to ride on trains but alas, it is not to be. it is most difficult to devise a schedule.....Glad you enjoyed your ride. g.Pa.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8044648.post-11662564920896963862008-03-18T15:32:00.000-05:002008-03-18T15:32:00.000-05:00I can understand your frustration about freight tr...I can understand your frustration about freight trains. The actual reason is that the railroad companies own the railroads outright. They lease the tracks to Amtrack per trip (as well as other railroad companies). So, Amtrack is at their mercy.<BR/><BR/>It is important to realize that Railroads are THE ONLY form of transportation NOT subsidized by the government. Airports, roads, Shipping canals & docks, are all heavily subsidized. Why should the railroads cater to Amtrack? If Truckers had to pay for their own roads, they wouldn’t be able to, and we’d have one hell of a railroad system (again) in America. It’s a shame.<BR/><BR/>DanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com