speling, clarifications on old train posts

content/blog/2023/03-07-trains.md

@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ This year I am trying to spend less time on airplanes,
 as part of a global movement motivated by carbon emissions concerns.
 
 Amtrak, the US national passenger rail company
-(the *only* national passenge rail company in the US),
+(the *only* national passenger rail company in the US),
-is in a really sad state right now.
+is in a sad state right now.
 They keep getting their budget cut,
 and freight companies have found several innovative ways
 to save money at the expense of safety and passenger rail quality.
@@ -74,6 +74,6 @@ I've started trying to see what I can do to make that happen.
 It may take a few years, and depends on senior management caring,
 but I think it has a higher chance of happening.
 
-If enough places figure out how to stope penalizing people for taking the cheaper option,
+If enough places figure out how to stop penalizing people for taking the cheaper option,
 maybe there will be sufficient public interest in point 1 for something to happen there.
 

content/blog/2023/09-25-business-travel-on-amtrak/index.md

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Maybe if I do this enough, I can convince a couple other people to do this.
 And eventually we'll have more ridership, and maybe Amtrak will get better.
 
 I wish I were capable of Great Feats in order to help deal with climate change.
-It allows me to continue to be employed, while pretty drastically reducing the carbon emissions I am
+Taking the train allows me to continue to be employed, while pretty drastically reducing the carbon emissions I am
 personally responsible for.
 Maybe undergoing this pain in the rear,
 and documenting it, will pave the way for others.

content/blog/2023/10-21-how-i-get-from-lmy-to-psc/index.md

@@ -33,9 +33,10 @@ There's a nearly-direct shuttle for $80.
 I could take a series of two busses for maybe $60 and around 2 hours:
 I haven't looked into this one too closely because 2 hours is a lot.
 Or I can drive or have someone else drive me for 40 minutes.
-So for I always drive.
+I always drive.
 
-If I take the Nissan LEAF, I have to charge it in Santa Fe before I get to Lamy,
+If I take the Nissan LEAF (80 miles on a charge), 
+I have to charge it in Santa Fe before I get to Lamy,
 so that I have enough of a charge to make it back to Santa Fe when I return.
 
 
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ so I'll typically buy a beer and chat with the owner if the train is late.
 
 About an hour after I board, the train stops in Albuquerque for a 40-minute service inspection.
 I could use that time to walk to a nearby grocery store and pick up food,
-but so for I've always brought my own food in a little cloth bag.
+but I've always brought my own food in a little cloth bag.
 I like bringing Tasty-Bites: Indian food in plastic pouches.
 They're okay cold, and they don't need to be refrigerated.
 

content/blog/2023/10-28-your-first-train-trip/index.md

@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ There is a café car,
 but the food there is mostly things that can go in a microwave.
 It does have beer and wine, which is nice:
 you're not allowed to bring your own on the train.
+I've seen people get kicked off at the next station for violating this *federal law*
+or for smoking marijuana (another no-no at the federal level):
+don't risk it!
 But you can bring your own food.
 Plan it like a picnic for your first short trip!