Read this passage.I recall watching the fields and pastures outside my window slowly transform into roads, factories, and high-rises as our train rumbled east. My inaugural train trip to New York City sparked a curiosity about rail travel that blossomed even as the industry declined.

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It provides a high-interest “hook.”

Introducing a Text in Wheels of Change, Part 1

Read this passage.I recall watching the fields and pastures outside my window slowly transform into roads, factories, and high-rises as our train rumbled east. My inaugural train trip to New York City sparked a curiosity about rail travel that blossomed even as the industry declined.

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