There's arguably not a more romantic mode of transportation than the train. Since their inception in the early 19th Century, various writers, singers, and artists have depicted and idealized this most unique and exciting form of transit. But it was born of a very practical, even ancient, practice: to simply move things from point A to point B in a timely and easy manner. Present your tickets to the conductor because we're about to go on a sentimental journey, all about the train! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historylovescompany/support