ATDDTA (6) 177(railroads)

[kelber at mindspring.com]

Aside from the days when the hoboes rode the rails (those days are over with the advent of the sealed cargo container), trains have never really been the mode of transit for the preterite.  Check the fares.  The cheapest mode has been and is the old Greyhound bus, disappearing slowly from the landscape as the less lucrative rural routes are cut.

Laura

-----Original Message-----
>From: Ya Sam <takoitov at hotmail.com>
>Sent: Apr 10, 2007 3:23 PM
>To: torerye at hotmail.com, pynchon-l at waste.org
>Subject: RE: ATDDTA (6) 177(railroads)
>
>>This is very good! The railroads - shiny new manifestations of capitalism 
>>and colonialization in AtD - have by the 1960'es become a battered old 
>>method of transport for hoboes.
>
>Yes, in a way. However do note the Juggernaut phenomenon, that is a private 
>sumptuous train serving the needs of the likes of Scarsdale Vibe. Although 
>nowadays we would more likely be talking about private jets, the Juggernaut 
>still exists. The most recent example is Kim Jong-Il 's armoured train in 
>which he visited Russia.
>
>