> 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 
Kyle,
 You said it right there ('which I would personally love to do'). Many of us 
feel the same way. It's a cultural thing; the auto gives us freedom that we 
simply cannot have if we're limited to train travel. Freedom to come & go as 
we like and freedom to live where we wish. Yes, there's a price to be paid, 
but it seems like Americans are willing to pay that price.
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