Two more game of Ticket to Ride

We played Ticket to Ride twice during lunch this past week.  I managed to win both games using the same strategy.  I won the first game by 10 points and the second game by 3 points.  In both games I picked 2 short routes (total value was about 20 points).  I complete them and then added to my train by building the longest routes I could.  In both games I got the bonus for longest train, which certainly made the difference.  I will continue to use this strategy when 2 of my first initial routes are short and in the same area of the country.