Final Thoughts
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Campanella, Thomas J.
- College of Arts and Sciences, Department of City and Regional Planning
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Campanella, Thomas J.
- Abstract
- I’ve always loved trains; the sound of a locomotive’s air horn piercing the night is as calming to me as a glass of wine. Rail, in my opinion, is the only civilized way to travel, with none of the stress and acrimony that comes from driving or flying. The United States pioneered the art of train travel well over a century ago, and by the 1930s possessed the finest rail infrastructure on Earth—including a vast matrix of streetcars and “inter-urbans” that delivered you practically at your doorstep. Of course, the civility of rail travel was sacrificed after World War II for the holy motor car, which flattered our American individualist ego and— let’s face it—proved awfully convenient for getting around.
- Date of publication
- 2012
- DOI
- Resource type
- Journal Item
- Rights statement
- In Copyright
- Journal title
- Carolina Planning Journal
- Journal volume
- 37
- Page start
- 68
- Page end
- 68
- Language
- English
- Digital collection
- Carolina Planning Journal
- Date uploaded
- February 26, 2018
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