Burlington Northern pulling out of the world

[sovay]

I love hearing the whistles of trains going by in the night. I can hear the train itself, too, like a whisper gallery, rushing and clicking under the noise of the rain. Those wheels and whistles are part of what tells me that the city I live in is still alive.

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[gwynnega]

After reading your post, I immediately had to listen to "Folsom Prison Blues."

I can hear train sounds from my apartment from time to time, but I had lived here a long time before I realized that was because the famous Glendale Station is just a couple of miles away. It's nestled in a side street, so I drove right past it for years.

[sovay]

After reading your post, I immediately had to listen to "Folsom Prison Blues."

That's fair! And makes me think of Caged (1950), which also uses the motif of the train whistle blowing to signal freedom, movement, everything the women behind the bars don't have.

I can hear train sounds from my apartment from time to time, but I had lived here a long time before I realized that was because the famous Glendale Station is just a couple of miles away. It's nestled in a side street, so I drove right past it for years.

In the magical-thinking way of well-loved movies, I really want to visit it sometime. I am glad it is close to you.

[gwynnega]

I really want to visit it sometime.

It is well worth visiting!