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Public Transportation and Smart Growth

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4. My grandfather lamented the fact that we stopped being able to travel coast to

Tue Mar 16, 2021, 11:20 AM

Mar 2021

coast only on rails. Back when there were streetcars in most major cities with train stations, it was possible.

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The CEO of Amtrak Thinks Americans Are Ready for Trains Again [View all] marmar Mar 2021 OP

America has always been ready for trains. Cracklin Charlie Mar 2021 #1

My dad worked for the railroad. Cracklin Charlie Mar 2021 #6

I like traveling by train. Delmette2.0 Mar 2021 #2

I love train travel Butterflylady Mar 2021 #3

I love a long distance train. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2021 #5

Long-Distance Travel: Amtrak is a skeleton of a skeleton Vogon_Glory Mar 2021 #7