One of the things that make rail travel different, especially around Pennsylvania, Ohio, Missouri and Indiana are the large population of Amish.
Back in 2014, we rode the California Zephyr and we got to see some Amish in Elkhart, Indiana. They happened to be getting on the train and at that time, I was not aware that they prefer not to have photos taken of them. I won't make that same mistake again.
I spend time at the La Plata, MO Virtual Railfan Camera and there always seem to be Amish people getting on or off the train. I am not the only one who notices this, one person explored the community to the west of the Amtrak Station. You can read about some of the things learned, HERE.
It ends up that busses and trains are both modes of transportation that are approved by most Amish.
The one thing to watch out for. Many Amish do not believe in vaccinations, so be careful to mask up, if you are traveling with some.
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