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I got caught by 3 trains tonight, actually 2, but the one was making a left hand turn in town, so I got caught twice by it.
I live in a town that is listed as one of the top 10 towns for train traffic in the USA. We're like the top 5 for the best place to watch trains in the country. A train heading any direction N,S,E,W can change directions in our town.
I was sitting there, watching it go by, looking at all the graffiti, and got thinking that "Hey, these train cars see more of the country than I do" I kinda imagined "fantasised" about being one of those cars, seeing the country side, the big cities, the faces watching me go by, etc...
I'd be one of the old ones, battered, torn, yet still hauling my load, painted with the awesome graffiti, getting my marks for where I've been, even snickering at the comments from the waiting people at the crossings.
You'd always be at risk of derailing, putting an end to your adventure, or rusting in places that can't be fixed, end up like the old cabose that is rarely seen. But what a life. Do your little job, and enjoy the sites.
It always amazes me what I think about when stopped by a train, that little time when you have nothing to do but sit and wait....
Brian
To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance.
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