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During my trip to South Korea, I rode the rails twice. The first was the express train from Incheon International Airport to Downtown Seoul. Leaving Incheon International Airport, there are two train options: the Express or the All-Stops. The Express (Orange) Train , which I took, cost 9500 Korean Won (KRW).  Depending on which Terminal you depart from (Terminal 1 or 2), it is a 45-50 minute ride directly to Seoul Station.  Trains depart on average 40 minutes apart.   The All-Stops (Blue) Train consists of 11 stops between Incheon and Seoul.  The cost is cheaper, 4750 KRW, but it takes about one hour and fifteen minutes to get to Seoul.  The train stops at Seoul's other airport, Gimpo International. Getting from customs to the airport train station was easy, and purchasing a ticket was also simple.  Tickets can be purchased at a walk-up ticket counter, self-service kiosks, or in advance through the AREX (Airport Express) website. After purchasing ...

Trona-Wildrose Road and Trona Road is a combined highway corridor which traverses some of the most remote regions of the Mojave Desert.  Both roads are heavily tied to the founding of the community of Trona in 1913 but functionally existed all the way back to the plight of the Death Valley 49ers.  The combined highway corridor is approximately 66.7 miles long from Panamint Valley Road in Inyo County and US Route 395 near Johannesburg of Kern County.  Trona Road from Poison Canyon westward approximately 7.8 miles is carried as part of California State Route 178.    Part 1; the history of Trona-Wildrose Road and Trona Road The rough path taken by the corridors of Trona-Wildrose Road and Trona Road is tied to the story of the Death Valley 49ers.  Said 49ers had arrived in Salt Lake City following during the fall of 1849.  The then recent events of the Donner Party being waylaid in the Sierra Nevada during the winter of 1846-1847 was still a fresh memory....