There is no reason to cross the U.S. by train, but I did it anyway

Re:There is no reason to cross the U.S. by train, but I did ... by komali2 on Thursday March 21, 2019 @11:21AM (#19453350)

>large party of school children going on a trip on the Caltrain.

Haha when I took Caltrain daily to mountain view this was my nightmare. Bluetooth headphones and a white noise app were a requirement.

Those field trip days, and the rides home on baseball game days... I do not miss that commute.

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Re:There is no reason to cross the U.S. by train, but I did ... by my_usernam3 on Thursday March 21, 2019 @06:31PM (#19458002)

I take the Caltrain almost daily to mountain view, and I feel the exact opposite. Usually I look around and everyone has their bose headphones on while working on their macbook pro. It feels like were all drones, working 24/7 waiting to die. Where as game days/school trips are the highlight of my commute, it feels more human IMO.

I grew up in the eastbay, and at least while I was growing up, the bart train was a friendly environment of people interacting with one another. Obviously it came with some not so pleasant things (i.e. homelessness and unwanted touching) but more human none-the-less.

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Re:There is no reason to cross the U.S. by train, but I did ... by GrifMD on Thursday March 21, 2019 @12:28PM (#19454206)

Knowing I was going to miss the last "Baby Bullet" out of SF to San Jose because a meeting ran late was one of the biggest kick in the guts. I do not miss that commute at all.

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Re:There is no reason to cross the U.S. by train, but I did ... by mav3rick on Friday March 22, 2019 @04:19AM (#19460449)

If you don't mind me asking where did you move to ?

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Re:There is no reason to cross the U.S. by train, but I did ... by komali2 on Friday March 22, 2019 @03:11PM (#19465873)

Downtown SF

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