tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post2343587376616145195..comments2024-03-29T10:06:07.231-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Training WritersLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-17706518864506175352017-02-16T00:27:52.703-05:002017-02-16T00:27:52.703-05:00Thanks for sharing about your great train adventur...Thanks for sharing about your great train adventures journey and get <a href="http://loginirctc.net/" rel="nofollow">IRCTC Register</a> detail to travel in train.soumyaahujahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723825849861395351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-4179072713266219202014-04-08T21:20:17.196-04:002014-04-08T21:20:17.196-04:00I'm glad you mentioned the residency. I have f...I'm glad you mentioned the residency. I have found myself wishing North American rail travel was less expensive. I recall your telling me about upgrade plans for AmTrak.<br /><br />I think the lure of trains is the journey more than the destination especially in this era of awful air travel. Rail is the best way to fly.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-51643776401978425422014-04-08T17:18:27.241-04:002014-04-08T17:18:27.241-04:00Liz and Dale,
I noticed that Twitter requirement, ...Liz and Dale,<br />I noticed that Twitter requirement, quickly registered on Twitter, and completed the application for the trip. I'm not a regular Tweeter, but I'd be willing to Tweet each day for the experience.<br /> Fran Rizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08655783035179620991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-80869585301014244902014-04-08T10:59:54.384-04:002014-04-08T10:59:54.384-04:00In college I once went up to visit Frank in New Je...In college I once went up to visit Frank in New Jersey for a weekend of writing. Our friend Dennis and I came up on the train but had to come back on a night bus. Bleah! No comparison. Even a bad train beats a bus.<br /><br />Liz -- I hadn't noticed the Twitter requirement but on reflection it makes sense. Jessica Gross wrote tweats while on board her trial run and I suspect that Amtrak is looking for a continuation of that as a sort of quid pro quo. There ain't no free lunch!Dale Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10553503281187956955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-45674030130058639602014-04-08T09:36:37.996-04:002014-04-08T09:36:37.996-04:00Dale, I went right to the application with every i...Dale, I went right to the application with every intention of completing it and sending it in--until I found that a Twitter handle is REQUIRED. (A Facebook url, which I do have, is optional.) Oh, well, easy come, easy go.Elizabeth Zelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944424094949207841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-60812792307305588932014-04-08T09:31:07.625-04:002014-04-08T09:31:07.625-04:00In his later years, Bernard Shaw travelled incessa...In his later years, Bernard Shaw travelled incessantly, back and forth, on ocean liners, back when they still had ocean liners, and i can see the appeal. I have always loved trains -- used to take one back and forth to college even though it was slightly less convenient and slightly more expensive than buses, just because i like them so much. <br /><br />I was on a train in England a few years ago and happened to be seated next to a businesswoman who groused (mildly, in the English fashion) about the shortcomings of their rail system, and i just laughed and told her she had no idea how bad American trains are by comparison. <br /><br />I agree with you, Dale, though unlike you i don't have the data: If they would build it, they (we) would come. Where's Moonlight whats-his-name (from Field of Dreams) when you need him?<br />Frank DeMarcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07390974922682162556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-65791476543556651922014-04-08T07:33:26.293-04:002014-04-08T07:33:26.293-04:00Dale, I read this early this morning and thought, ...Dale, I read this early this morning and thought, "That's something I would have done in my younger years. Well, I've changed my mind. It's something I'd like to do now. Don't know if I'll be accepted, but I'll be entering as soon as I decide what writing to upload on the application. I've always loved trains and Gene Holdway and I have written several train songs. I once spent from Washington, DC, to Columbia in the bar car of a train, but that was long ago. If accepted, I'd spend the time courting my muse (My muse is male)and finding inspiration.<br />Thanks for this info.Fran Rizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08655783035179620991noreply@blogger.com