Train converts!!!!

It has been 11 months since I started my bike-to-train commute and I think it has worked out really well. In the morning the bike ride to the train wakes me up, the train trip is very relaxing, and I arrive at work ready to concour the day. I usually sleep on the train trip home - I think is has to do something with the rhythmic hum of the train wheels on the track, and the bike ride home from the train station again wakes me up to finish up the end of the day.

During the past 11 months I have driven my minivan to work 5 times, either because I was picking something up or continuing my trip in another direction - not bad. I have had no delays caused by the trains. Actually, I have made some friends who share my commute, and we are a lively bunch on the train platform at 5:15 in the morning.

With gasoline price rocketing past $3.20 per gallon I have had two of my co-workers ask me about train commuting. One has already started taking the train and loves it, and the other will start in a week. I am hoping more people will start riding the train as gasoline prices increase further. Now that's two less cars on the road.