i have just embarked on a new journey...by train. i have trained before, quite a bit actually. but that was all before my adult years. two factors have led me to considering the train. one is the economy and the outrageous price of gasoline. i will avoid that tirade... the other reason is the convenience of someone else driving and considering that the time to travel is the same as by road travel why not? i am able to sit back and view the countryside instead of the garish roadside billboards that beacon weary drivers to the nearest convenient stores, gas stations and restrooms. flying unless done privately has become an enormous hassle. one has restrictions on luggage. yet another tirade bubbles up... security strictly strips you of much of your dignity and even your shoes just to board. i have in the past actually had to run barefoot to my gate because the screening took so long. a two hour...