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Date: 19 Dec 2024 17:28:09 GMT
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On Thu, 19 Dec 2024 16:28:55 -0000 (UTC), Rich wrote:

> D <nospam@example.net> wrote:
>> I have contemplated ditching planes for trains, but I don't think the
>> result would be much better.  Perhaps less security theater?
> 
> Here in the US, what little "train service" we have has zero security
> theater.  You arrive, walk in with your luggage rolling behind you, and
> no one checks you over, pats you down, feels you up, or otherwise does
> anything "security check" wise.  You show your ticket at the counter (to
> prove you purchased a ticket), go sit and wait, walk out to the train
> with your luggage when it is time, and climb aboard.

I wondered about that. I haven't taken a train in over 40 years. I would 
have to drive 135 miles to get to a passenger train station.