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 passenger rail company in the US),
+(the *only* national passenge rail company in the US),
-is in a sad state right now.
+is in a really 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 stop penalizing people for taking the cheaper option,
+If enough places figure out how to stope 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.
-Taking the train allows me to continue to be employed, while pretty drastically reducing the carbon emissions I am
+It 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

@@ -33,10 +33,9 @@ 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.
-I always drive.
+So for I always drive.
 
-If I take the Nissan LEAF (80 miles on a charge), 
+If I take the Nissan LEAF, I have to charge it in Santa Fe before I get to Lamy,
-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.
 
 
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ 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 I've always brought my own food in a little cloth bag.
+but so for 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

@@ -67,9 +67,6 @@ 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!