¶ … old, during the summer between my freshman and sophomore year in high school, my parents took our family to Europe for a summer vacation. We visited France, Germany, Norway, and Switzerland. In Europe, the train systems are much better, more efficient, and more easily accessible than the American rail system. Practically every town in Europe has a local train station and the process of entering stations and purchasing tickets is very quick and efficient; in most places, tickets are readily available in many automatic kiosks, regardless of whether one is traveling to the next town or across the country. Tourists (like us) typically purchase seasonal passes that allow unlimited travel without the need to purchase tickets for every trip. In general, European trains are much more comfortable than American trains and the traveler has the option to go fist class, which usually means a separate car with all private cabins. At the same time, European trains are as accessible and easy to catch as public busses in the United States.
One of the thrills for most foreigners traveling on European trains is that it provides a fantastic opportunity to take in the visual beauty of the countryside; that was apparent nowhere more than in Switzerland, where the trains go right through the Swiss Alps and many towns that have existed for hundreds of years. Naturally, my parents and older siblings really enjoyed the marvelous views of the Swiss countryside (in particular). However, as a fourteen-year-old, I could hardly have cared less about the scenic beauty outside the train windows. I had found an entirely different thrill of my own that had to do with some of the differences between American and European trains. That thrill would almost cost me my life and ultimately changed the way I view my life.
In the U.S., the passenger doors on train cars are controlled automatically by the conductor; they open and close electrically and passengers have no way of opening the doors. On many European trains, such as...
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