Personally I think trains are exciting and romantic. I must         that trains are not important means of transportation in the US, but I do have some        with them.
When I was a child, growing up in a small town with very little       , we used to go to the station to watch the passenger trains coming in. There was something        about the steaming, roaring string of cars coming into view around the mountains, slowly growing larger and        and finally        crowds of strangers onto the platform.
I took my        train trip when I was ten years old. I went with my elder sister to visit our cousins six hundred miles away. The train--so loud and violent on the outside--was        and rocking inside. We were very excited, and as that was also our first time away from our parents, we felt somewhat frightened too. However, because I had        so much, I was a little disappointed when I was finally one of the passengers I had      for so long.
As a college student, I       ride overnight train to my roommate’s hometown. We could never afford a       , so we played cards, sang, ate, read and talked        we finally fell uncomfortably asleep in the straight-backed seats.
My idea that trains are        may come from the fact that my husband and I took the train on our honeymoon, spending extra money to eat in the dining car, and        the window as the desert scenery slid past.
Now, when I make a trip, I always fly or drive, and        are not a very important part of my life.       , every time I hear the train whistle faraway on a quiet night, I can always feel the        in my heart to pack my bags and jump on board, entering a      world of motions, sounds, sights, and experience which just aren’t        in the dull environment of an airplane.

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