Trains

I remember the conversation I had with people about the railroad when I first came here. I was surprise because when people travel here, everyone either flies or drive, and no one really travels by train. This came as a total shock because everyone takes the train to go places back home. The reason as far as I know from asking people about this issue is mostly that flying is just so much easier, faster, and cheaper, and we don't have a really developed railroad system here that connects the whole country. In Cronon article the talked about how before the railroads every little town had its own time, and now they are more united and have time zones regard to the time difference. Even though railroads are not playing a huge role right now (maybe they are I just know really know the their importance), they still changed people's life in the 19th century in ways such as physically transferring people from places to places, and because people are more mobile a lot of amazing things are happening. Markets, trades, and fusion of cultures and ideas are all moving from one place to another. I personally think that traveling by trains are better, at least in China. They are so much more reasonable, environmental friendly, and safer comparing to cars and planes.