The Lost Art of Train Travel

As we find ourselves bustling around busy airports and wondering aimlessly for our conecting gate we seem to forget just how simple and relaxing travel can be. Now granted most airlines are pretty good about getting you around the airport very well, there is still some bit of hassle involved. Now when we find ourselves needing to be cross country in a matter of hours, plane is the only way to do it. But what about if you have plenty of time and say going on a vaction or just down to the coast for a visit? Maybe you should consider that hastle free world of train travel.

In some parts of our country commuter trains are very wildly used for transit. If i were in Philadelphia and i needed to go up to trenton and i didn't want the hassle of driving, I may consider a commuter train. By doing this I will not have to deal with the headaches of turnpike travel and other motorists. I simpley buy my ticket, load my bags and settle in for the short hop up to Trenton. A few people here in the states still use the rail system to move from spot to spot across the country. While this means of travel has mostly been replaced by airlines, railways are still very commonly used in Europe for cross country travel.

I embarked on my first train journey in early 2006. I will tell you i was very apprehensious about the whole experiance. A friend of mine had suggested it, so i trusted his judgment and bought the fare. It was about 9:30 pm when richard, my friend, and I arrived at the depot for our departure. Just like at an airline ticket counter, we checked oue luggage and we were screened by a security officr prior to boarding. We were then directed to where we should stand on the platform to await our arriving train. My father had brought me and richard to the depot and he was allowed to go and wait with us until we boarded the train, unlike it is at the airport. After only waiting a few minutes, our train pulled up to the platform. I said my farewells to my father and walked over to the boarding area.