On long journeys, entertainment is essential for "survival".

For the older generation, the "train journey" meant summer vacations to grandma’s house, the click-clack of the wheels, and the upper berth being a private fort. For the younger generation, the "bus" means the first solo trip to college, the first crush, the first broken heart witnessed through a rain-streaked window. These vehicles are vessels of memory.

: Transit remains a "crucible of stories," fostering incidental interactions between strangers that humanize urban life. Streetsblog USA Impact on Society & Leisure