Happy New Year

Well It is now a New Year. I hope everyone had a fun safe and productive celebration last night.
Let us hope that 2005 is a more peaceful and safer year.
Some Historical Perspective.
On this date in 1905 The Trans Siberian Railroad was inaugurated. The entire route took 21 days. Train travel is still a great way to travel. Go to Europe and travel by train. It is not necessarily elegant but it is cheap and fast and you get a chance to see how each country maintains and operates different types of trains. Swiss trains were by far the nicest(Circa 2001). Trains are in some ways better ways to travel than planes. Sure they take longer but in some ways they are more comfortable. The United States should learn from Europe's example and make more use of trains.

A_Katz