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Thanks for the comment - my question/comment was about their seeming psychological appeal. Yes, they are usually more physically convenient and comfortable, bu

by limist 17y ago

Thanks for the comment - my question/comment was about their seeming psychological appeal. Yes, they are usually more physically convenient and comfortable, but I believe there's something more to the experience than that. Just wondering aloud what that could be; I've felt more contemplative on trains than I ever recall being on a plane, or while being driven somewhere.

fnid2 17y ago
Trains are more roomy and comfortable. You can walk around whenever you want. You can read easily. The noise level is much more bearable. There's less fear of it crashing. It feels faster because the earth is moving by closer.
_delirium 17y ago
The smoothness is part of it for me. If planes had no takeoff/landing, no significant banks, and no turbulence, but just straight-ahead, smooth-air cruising, I could see them being decently relaxing.
- fnid2 17y ago
  Stability! No popping ears. Wow... flying is a pretty miserable experience. If trains were the same price and I could actually use them to get between places, I would never fly. When I was in SF, I couldn't even get from SF to L.A. without having to transfer via bus.