ATDDTA (6) 177(railroads)

[Robert Mahnke]

Greyhound is high-end bus travel.  Hereabouts the preterite take the
Chinatown bus:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinatown_bus_lines

You don't have to pay for expenses like terminals and regulatory
compliance....


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pynchon-l at waste.org [mailto:owner-pynchon-l at waste.org] On Behalf
Of kelber at mindspring.com
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 3:47 PM
To: pynchon-l at waste.org
Subject: RE: ATDDTA (6) 177(railroads)

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.
>
>