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How QC and webcomics generally relate to the real USA
Is it cold in here?:
Amtrak hustles those through at most stops and announces to the people on board that they do not have enough time at the stop to get out and smoke.
Oilman:
Oh, ok. I usually stop every couple of hours when I'm driving, but a road journey more than three hours in UK is unusual, and to drive for three hours without encountering some busy sections is pretty much unknown
How does smoking on US trains work? I don't smoke so I don't care, but most (though not all) British trains have smoking areas.
Intermediate stops on trains here are typically three minutes or so
Is it cold in here?:
There are no longer smoking cars, and smokers are warned that if they light up on board they will be left at the next stop.
Oilman:
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 29 Jan 2015, 11:19 ---There are no longer smoking cars, and smokers are warned that if they light up on board they will be left at the next stop.
--- End quote ---
Sounds very American. I suppose the next thing is, you'll be telling me they don't have those platforms at the ends of carriages?
The last train I rode in the US was in Colorado, at Durango. There were various signs there about not smoking, which was a bit strange considering the engine's contribution.
Is it cold in here?:
Nope, and at a guess it's a safety thing, because they're afraid of people falling out of a moving train.
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