"Midnight Chuo
Line" by Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon, Tokyo
The 22-year-old Chuo Line trains are not long for this world I fear... and when they are replaced with newer types, it is certain that they will not have windows that open at the bottom as on the current Chuo Line trains. And so the days of being able to open the window and hang your head out in the wind a little - out there in the real world, will be gone. They are practically gone already actually - I was getting some very strange looks when I took these pictures at 90 kph!
I just
don't
understand people - they suffer in a sealed box, painfully waiting for
the transit purgatory to end and their freedom to come when the doors
open and they can escape the box. With an open window, the trip
at
speed is fun! The wind rushes in; the
clacking/screeching/grinding of
steel on steel is heard; the sounds of the night come in from place to
place.... I'm of the opinion that it's better to live in the
world
than to shut it out with sealed windows and refrigeration. Why
are
people afraid of the wind? (Below) - Still warm, but the nights
are
rapidly getting cooler - soon the night insects will be silent and once
again I'll be dreaming of spring.
