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Public Transportation and Smart Growth

Delmette2.0

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2. I like traveling by train.

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Tue Mar 16, 2021, 10:36 AM

Mar 2021

Years ago my sons and I traveled from Northern Montana to Minneapolis. None of us wanted the mind numbing experience of Eastern Montana and N. Dakota. One son had a fear of flying, so the train was the thing to do.

As soon as you get on board vacation starts. You can hang out in your own space, go to the observation car, or diner car. I don't remember a bar car.

Montana folks are getting up the idea to restart the Southern line. That would be awesome!

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