There was something special about those childhood rail journeys when the windows of the train compartment were not blocked by double glass and the passengers sitting in the sleeper coach looked like a big family. How excitedly we looked forward to those visits when mom packed us special food to keep us covered! We still eat those foods on the train, but they lack the warmth and flavour that they had when mother served them on the train on paper plates and sometimes on newspapers.All Rights Reserved