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There is a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in
Mon pays, c'est l'hiver.
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Caine says:
We don't have any sort of decent passenger rail in the U.S. It's a pity and it's stupid too, given the amount of RR tracks criss-crossing the country.
Caine says:
Amtrak is limited to a few states, it's expensive, has a high accident rate and generally sucks.
JokerXL says:
The Eurostar from Brussels to London is an amazing train.
Speeds of well over 300km/h, it takes just 2hrs and 5 minutes to get into Kings Cross, and it stopped twice!
The sense of speed is actually minimal, very smooth, very quiet.
Only looking out at the middle-distance do you notice how fast everything is passing.
Next week Anja & I will be on the 7hr Perth to Kalgoorlie "Prospector". Really looking forward to a relaxing day looking out the window.
gill1109 says:
On the TGV you can look at the middle distance. Because you are sitting higher than in a regular train and the windows are smaller you can't see close by at all. For the thrill of speed, I find it a disappointment. The German ones are much more exciting. Much larger windows; and at the front of the train you can look out through the driver's window ahead. Gulp. I love to do that for a moment but can't take it for long.
