I vote for the train!

You’re going on a cross-country trip. Airplane, train, bus, car, or bike?

Call me privileged but have done long distance travel on all modes of transportation other than bike.

Love train rides and hands on that would be my personal choice. Real sad, that is an expensive form of transportation in the States.

I have done multiple train travels while I was living in India and even when we went for vacations. If traveling from Chennai in the South to Delhi in the North is considered a cross country travel have done that couple of times. Packing food from home and enjoying the breeze and eating the same had always been the highlight of those train travels. We were always warned not to put our hands or faces out the window. But loves soing that.

I have just made one trip to Mumbai and I remember spending 24 hours of the travel reading crime novels with my mom. Those novels came in pocket sized books and we each breezed through them and exchanged them as fast as we could! Those are special memories.

I do know my special young man loves train travel. Will I make a cross country trip with him? Ha ha, need to work on so many logistics. I have heard great things about thr Canadian transcontinental train. Maybe one day? Maybe one day!

Visited a train museum !

One response to “I vote for the train!”

  1. What a warm and nostalgic reflection! 🚆
    You’ve captured the magic of train journeys so beautifully—the food from home, the breeze, the shared moments with your mom over books… it all feels so alive and personal. There’s something timeless about train travel, and your memories truly bring out that charm. Loved reading this! ✨

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