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  1. Currently at LA’s Union Station, and in a true European fashion I’m waiting for my train to head to San Diego for the #ASSA2020!
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      This is actually my first train ride in the US, and I’m pretty much excited about it! @ben_golub One of the reason is because trains have a special place in my family
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        4 generations worked in the French railways company SNCF: - my grand-grandfather drove steam trains (it was awful) - my grandfather (his son) managed a small-ish station - my uncle (his son) did God knows what - my cousin (not the daughter of the uncle above) works on a triage
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          Here’s the last station he managed It is where I grew up Fun facts: - the daily attendance at this station is higher than the number of people who live in the village! - between 1870 and 1918, it was a border station – when Alsace and Moselle were German
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            - the station served as a base for the construction of the first part of the high speed line between Paris and North-East France - the station is located between Nancy and Metz, the two major cities in the area. It’s twice faster to reach them by train vs car
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              - the service is very frequent, from 5pm up to 11am with a train every 20 minutes during peak hours (and 1/hour otherwise) - the station used to be a freight depot but it’s no longer the case
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                - the control center for the whole HST line and a significant number of local lines in North East France is located 1km away this station - many trains stopping there go to Luxembourg – so international trains stop there!
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                  - it’s also a bifurcation with another line that goes up to Belgium (but that is much less used, mostly because it goes through very rural areas) - the bifurcations between the HST line and Nancy and Metz are located 2-3 km south of it
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                    So as you can see, this apparently small train station actually has a long and dense history! It’s also a secondary regional rail node
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      (The whole purpose of this tweet is to mask that I’m also a bit anxious because I’m a non-native English speaker and I know it’ll be quite a demanding experience)
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