Stillness in Motion: Finding Peace on the Rails

A train journey is an open opportunity to see the world from a different window in a new way. Some of my favorite and most memorable travel experiences have been clunking along the Hudson (River) Line or gliding across a Euro rail, catching glimpses of countrysides while moving towards metropolitan destinations in the US and abroad, respectively. For example, I think fondly of boarding at Grand Central Station (New York, New York) among the hustle and bustle of daily commuters or curious, international travelers, then riding “up” the Hudson River on crisp fall days towards Boston or bright summer days on the way to the Saratoga horse races— all with space to dream, time to read and quiet to think about — and through — a lot of matters on the head and heart.