Irode a irain fkom miamirnOrlando-and I liked it.rnI relaxed in a comfortable seat with Shaq worthy legroom. I avoided the hassle ol the airport and the marnniacs on the highways. I did some phone interviews, road a book about the Compromise of 1850 and watched Funny People on my laptop; it wasn't Amtrak's fault the people weren't funny. In the dining car, I enjoyed a chat oxer lasagna with a train buff who shared my aversions to traffic jams, exurban sprawl, global warming, gas guzzling SUVs with ludicrously rug ged names, car alarms that go off at 3 a.m., the Chrysler bailout, the Toyota scandal and other by products of our automotive culture.
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