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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1981, PAGE 9 was flown by his company f rom here to there, speed core of large cities, little commuting and time was of the essence of course. "Peasants"l yes but saved. anyone, millionaires and paupe.rs can and do enjoy For the service te be saved and given any promi- train travel. Many people who may have been nence it must be used and made viable. Like every- -EASY 'l B et w ee naround the world choose t finish their journey by thing else good public relations and clever1 trai. Fo youg buinesmen hat ette waythan promtio coud dothe rlck If ur gvernents Tii...w y a...n in the prlvacy of their own compartment to prepare were far seelng they would spend great amounts of à buy.tff twm. vau O U a n d 11e briefs and bone up on forthcoming meetings? This money to put in electrlc service as they do in other WUL A SSIIlAD.. Y o n ecould be a selling feature and certainly a cheaper parts of the world. Ail the research has been done CALLU .1 mode of travel fuel wise. but we stand stili, regret will come later and many WHITBY FAEIE PRESS ]#.t Stations as a rule are in the heart of the business millions more will have te be spent. Someone suggestecl that 1 write about trains this week; my memorles of trains in the past. The memories are good ones and very special te, me. In fact they are very vivid, kept alive no doubt because every day we cross tracks on our way inte O L * town. We no longer hear the old steam whistle or watch great clouds of thick, black smoke or white steam belching out of the funnel or smoke stack. Pollution, but we neyer thought of it as such. No' doubt for the few who lived in big cities near a ter- minal it would be a nightmare, clouds of black soot U T and the smell of it ail. Te this day, I love the «"smell" 0of railroad stations and trains even though it is much less pungent. Those massive, giant, black engines puffeci and weund their way frorn sea to sea, across the prairies, by and through meuntain passes, along- side the northern lakes. An ever changing scene, a panorama neyer te be forgetten especially by a child. The scene changes when we drive or fly, appealing tee, giving us a <1f- ferent perspective of the world we live in. It has been seme time since I have been on a train and ne doubt there have been great changes but as I tell myself, "one of these days". Someday we will make time andi go al4oard in Oshawa te far away places and look at Whitby frem the cemfort of a train. The elci plush seats were great stabilizers as you walked from car te car even for the porters and the conductors. Learning te walk through a train going at great speed isan art in itself. Once on the way te New York the speed was really excessive andi we were in the dining car watching our tea slurp back andi forth, afraid te teuch the cup in case we might over te us and suggested we put our spoon in the cup andi leave it there. Unkown te, me at the time the reason was simple. The spoen reduces the swirling was at the tip of my tongue but now it has gene. However, just do it and den't ask why!1.... The roomettes and long ago the drawing rooms, the latter always at the end of a car held great ap- peal for a small girl. It was like being in a doli heuse, compact and cesy, always comfortable, a home away from home. A basin and a john, covered ... when net in use by a seat and the lights were my favourites as they still are, small built in fixtures, niglit lights, reading lights andi se on. Always something te see, day or night as the train sped along, an ever-changing scene. At night when the train stopped at small railroad stations there was lots of activity, mail being put en board or taken off as the case might be. There was always a mail car with countless mail bags and a large ser- ting table. That was the day o! really efficient mail delivery and service, from 'A' te'B' witheut any lest days. The Service on a train was always exceptional. Always a hand on your arn te help you as you boar- ded the train and red caps in great nuznbers te han- <1e the luggage. As yeu reached your destination a Donald Richardson,, porter brusheci yeur coat and during the night your Gananoque, Ontario shees le! t outside your deor were there, spankirig At niglitupper and lower berths, a complete con- version from seats te beds ail protected by heavy q hanging curtains. The upper berths hiciden away during the day were opened, suspendeci from aboveLi k j the window. Always cwrieus I was helci up once te, look inside but I would neyer venture beyond this peint. A small tuck away lacider hung dewn and te, watch people clambering up held me spellbound.V Fat and thin, short and tall they ail made it up and in, some with great effort. I wasn't allowed te stare but I looked long and liard andi went te sleep wender- ing about those peoDle. If only an interest can be revived in train travel 00ç2 and the service well used we miglit revitalize the olci way of travelln, help the economy of the country and improve our mail service. Ater the war when planes becaine the in thing the train serice started te go downhill. I remember a Young iman who worked for a large corporation Saylngt '!you know trains are for peasantat" lNe