ATDDTA (6) 177(railroads)

[rich]

FYI:  interesting article in this week's New Yorker on China's work on
expanding the railroad into Tibet, to Llhasa and opinions and reaction to it

rich

On 4/10/07, kelber at mindspring.com <kelber at mindspring.com> wrote:
>
> 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.
> >
> >
>
>
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