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From: ron@brl-tgr.ARPA (Ron Natalie )
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Subject: Re: auto occupant positions (riding backwards)
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Date: Sun, 10-Feb-85 18:02:48 EST
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> 
> Very true -- I rarely get motion-sick, but I've nearly wretched twice
> when riding trains backwards at >90 m.p.h. on Amtrak's northeast
> corridor.  You're probably wondering why I rode the train backwards?
> It's because the particular train I rode on -- the Broadway Limited --
> has to go backwards from New York to Philly, in order to pull
> out of the Philly station frontwards to continue on to Chicago.
> 
Well you were lucky, because I hardly ever am on an AMTRAK train in
the northeast corridor that approaches speeds of 90 miles per hour.
I was however, once on a train where the last car was put on backwards
(I have no idea why).  Ever been to Providence?

-Ron