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your room when you board. Just for fun, I use this means to log
our progress and to maintain an ongoing estimate of when we'll
arrive at our final destination. One of the little things you dis-
cover through this exercise is where the schedule has been pad-
ded, which allows a train that's been delayed to make up time.
Take a Walk
At least once after each stop, the conductor “walks the train,” lit-
erally passing through every car from one end of the train to the
other. He does it to collect tickets from passengers who have just
boarded or just to satisfy himself that there are no problems. You
should do it occasionally to get the juices flowing a bit. After all,
before you know it you'll be back in the dining car for another
meal! You'll find it's more exercise than you might think, since
you'll be working more than normal to keep your balance in the
moving train. By the way, the “right” way to walk onboard a
moving train is by placing your feet wider apart with each step
than you would normally. Steady yourself by holding onto seat
backs or the interior walls as you pass through the railcars.
Read a Book
Most of us have any number of books we haven't been able to get
to because of our busy daily schedules. Here's the perfect oppor-
tunity to start on that tome you've been holding onto. I try to
save most of my reading for the evening, when there's little or
nothing to see outside.
Read a Newspaper
Sleeping-car passengers usually get a morning paper delivered to
their rooms by the train attendant (sometimes there will be other
copies in the lounge car for coach passengers). These newspa-
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