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JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)
6. I love rail.
Tue Feb 14, 2012, 04:08 PM
Feb 2012

I visited one Hawaiian island, and based on that, I suspect that rail would be a good answer for that state. Rail is cleaner than automobiles and perfect for traveling the relatively short distances and routes that get you where you want to go in the islands. Hawaii has to bring in all the cars it has. That must cost a lot of money.

Tourism is a big part of the Hawaiian economy, and rail is the perfect transportation for tourists.

This is a great idea.

I should add that I used to travel by train with two small children in Europe. It's great to travel in trains with kids. Hands free. Attention free. The kids can move around a bit. Children love trains. They like being around the other passengers. Somehow my children were even quieter on trains than in airplanes (and they were not noisy like some children on planes). It may be because their ears didn't hurt when the air pressure changed, but also because they could see what was in front and in back of them without being strapped into a seat. Trains are a wonderful way to travel with small children.

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