Jim Dunmyer wrote in a message to Alec Cameron:
 >JD> Trains are great if they go where and when you want.
 > 
 > That is no fault of the railroads. People used to live and work 
 > where the rail
 > service suited best. It was the wasteful, development of the 
 > automobile and
 > the ambition to live in weird locations that put people out thar, 
 > where trains were not.
JD> Seems to be the way people want to live. Trains actually
JD> began their decline as the preferred way for people to
JD> travel back in the 20's and 30's. The smaller commuter lines
JD> were almost completely gone by the middle 50's. 
I never really understood this unless you just really want to be out in the 
boonies somewhere (which I personally would love to do) I moved within a mile 
of work after graduating from college. What it's done for wear and tear on 
the truck as well as fuel costs has been incredible...not to mention I don't 
have to touch a freeway all week if I don't want to...
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