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Public Transportation and Smart Growth

angstlessk

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5. I have taken busses, planes and automobiles, there is nothing

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Jan 1, 2021, 07:53 PM

Jan 2021

like train travel. Even if you just have a seat, cause you don't just have a seat, you have a lounge, a dining car, and a place to meet other passengers.

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