By Christopher Reynolds Los Angeles Times
LOS ANGELES—First I wrote about my recent train ride on the Southwest Chief, Los Angeles to Chicago in 43 scenic, surprising hours.
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Trains give passengers the opportunity to interact with other passengers in a ways that few other public transport vehicles do.
Passengers enjoy the sightseer lounge car on Amtrak's California Zephyr during its daily 2,438-mile trip to Emeryville/San Francisco from Chicago on March 24, 2017, in Denver, Colorado. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/TNS
