Travel by TrainParagraph #1

There are several reasons why people travel by train. Some people use the train to go to work every day. It’s faster and easier than driving a car.

http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindbeaversbeat/2008/02/bart_train_nightmare_wont_keep.html

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/top-10/european-train-trips/

Tourists often travel by train when they go on vacation. In European cities, for example, the train is a good way to visit different cities.

Some people take the train just because they love trains. Their hobby is traveling on the railroads of the world.

Japan http://www.pacificislandtravel.com/asia/japan/trains/trains_intro.html

JapanSouth Africa http://www.capetownwebcam.com/planes_trains/rovos_rail/index.htm

JapanSouth Africa

Argentina http://www.destination360.com/south-america/argentina/transportation.php

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The Trans-Siberian Railroad in Russia is the longest continuous rail line on earth. It’s almost 6,000 miles (or about 10,000 kilometers) long.

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imagen:Map_Trans-Siberian_railway.png

Tourists ride this train because it is a very special experience. They get on the train in Moscow and get off seven days later in the Far East. Or, if they want, they can stop and visit places on the way.

LakeBaikal

http://www.camworld.com/trips/2002/siberia/baikal/27.html

http://www.cas.usf.edu/history/fs/alexopoulos.html

Kamchatka

http://www.kamchatka-trip.com/tours/climbingvolcano.htm

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One of the most exciting train rides in Europe is the trip from Geneva, Switzerland, to Milan, Italy. The train goes around tall mountains

http://vanrees.org/photos/2002/ecppm-2002-conference-in-slovenia/Austrian-alps-from-the-train.jpg/image_view_fullscreen

http://kraken.stanford.edu/~katherin/europe2005/pages/page_58.html

and then it goes through a tunnel.

http://www.catskillarchive.com/rrextra/tunnel.Html

When the train comes out of the tunnel, it is in the middle of the Alps! The view from the window is too beautiful for words.

http://www.postcardsfromla.com/leya/archives/2005_05.html

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Not all train travel is for tourists or railroad fans. In the United States, most train travel is for commuting to work. Many Americans commute more than an hour each way to work.

http://www.railimages.com/gallery/Commuter_Trains/aeo

People can read, work, drink coffee, chat with other passengers, or sleep.

http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup/public_transportation/trains/commuter_trains/183089_commuter_s_eye_view.php?id=183089

On some commuter trains, people get to know each other. Sometimes they play cards or chat as they commute to work.