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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mr. Toy: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Midnight Sky: [b]That's my fear..is the bridges and passes. I'm afarid of heights, but I'm more worried about how close the train is to the edge of the passes, but mainly can the two bridges I have to go over..one over the Mighty Mississippi River and across the Missouri River, can they hold the train? [/b][/QUOTE] I read two separate issues here. 1) fear of heights, and 2) fear of a structural failure. For the first, I think you're worried about getting dizzy when looking out of the train window and seeing a dropoff. I can relate to this, as I experience much the same feeling in tall buildings, stairwells, etc. but I have never experienced such feelings on a train, even when runnning along steep hillsides or on the Lake Shasta bridge, which is probably much higher than the bridges you'll cross. As for the second concern, Amtrak288 offered a most interesting technical explanation. But if that's too complex, just remember, these bridges have been supporting trains every day decade after decade. They're not going anywhere on the day you travel. Relax, and don't give much credence to your imagination. Someone once said "Every man takes the limits of his own vision to be the limits of the world." [/QB][/QUOTE]
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