Going Home for the Holidays

It is just a few days before Christmas.  You are at the station waiting and waiting and waiting.  Then, the train finally arrives.  You climb aboard, and you get into your seat.  You are on your way to spend Christmas with the ones you love, and you are going there using your favorite mode of transportation, the train.  Sure, you could have driven your car and be on your own time, but you will have to stop for gas and sit in traffic.  You could have taken the bus, but you would not have your own comfy seat.  You could have taken a plane and have gotten to your destination in quick time, but you do not like getting to the airport hours early to finally get on a plane and sit in a cramped seat seeing nothing but the inside of a plane on the entire journey.  Instead, you like your comfy seat where you can stretch out and see the scenery outside.  The only sound is the grinding on the rails beneath you.  The porter comes by to check up on you.  You eat your meals at a nice table, and, if you have a sleeping room, you sleep in a nice bed.  What a great way to go home.

As you are making your way to your destination, think of all of those who do the work necessary to get you there.  The engineers, mechanics, baggage handlers, conductors, track workers, porters, waiters and chefs just to name a few.  Without them, your Christmas journey would not happen.  Because of them, your Christmas journey will be very Merry.

So, have yourself a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year.  Have a very Merry Christmas Journey.  Most important of all, have a Happy Railroad Journey.