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Although riding the train has (label, negatively)__________ as nostalgic in our car-dependent society and many trains have (cease)_________ to exist, a short commuter train ride can be a unique trip into the pastand a beautiful ride. On a recent short train trip, I (thrill)_________ by the variety of bird life in the salt marsh the train passed through. In fact, the train (ignore, virtually)_____________ by the stately white egrets, shiny red-winged blackbirds, and plump mallard ducks. As we moved out of the marsh and (glide)__________ along the water's edge, we (greet)________ by fishermen out to try their luck for the day. Farther from shore (lie)_______ the oil tankers, and behind them, in the distance, the bay (decorate)_______ with white sails. As we (approach_________) the city, I wondered whether there was anything left to be seen. To my surprise, I (find) myself looking into people's backyards, catching glimpses of downtown streets, and, best of all, (treat)_________ to a panoramic view of the highway. There cars (creep)________ along, bumper to bumper, while out on the tracks, we peacefully glided by, rocking gently on the rails. I like to think that as our whistle tooted, it (may, hear)____________ by a driver out there who wished he or she were riding on the train.