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Trains, Planes and Automobiles

A Better Way To Travel I came across the poll in this week's issue of Parade magazine saying that an incredible 97% of people think we should be doing more to improve our rail system. Well, duh!! Again, something I have been saying for years, way back to the early nineties when they were doing the rails to trails conversions. Anyway, it was ironic that I saw this poll (I missed the original Parade article) this weekend, as I was returning home from a week in which I traveled to West Virginia by train, mainly to avoid dealing with the weather. It was great - relaxing in expansive seats without seatbelts, cruising down the tracks while using my computer, reading, and watching the Star Wars: Clone Wars cartoon series on my iPod (more on that later). Anyway, the weather became a non-issue. Washington's Union Station, where I had a couple of hours layover while I waited for the train to Martinsburg, was fairly pleasant. Total cost was $120 one-way including busines