Train (mode):
The train is the superior mode of transportation. It is
sublime.
Sublime means it is awe-inspiring while also invoking terror. Every time the train pulls up to the platform, I think about it killing me. When I’m not thinking about the train
killing me,
I think about how it is a quick and sustainable mode of travel. I think about how it is a great place to witness others, those moving alongside you, through and within this space, from point A to B. The space of the train is both liminal and intimate, it is a very private public space, where people—otherwise upright and polished—let their guards down and rest.