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January 17, 2007
Choo choo
I always thought it would be cool to drive a train. These boys took that dream to the extreme:
NELSONVILLE, Ohio - Two boys walked out of an unlocked juvenile detention home and took an early morning joy ride on a train — until authorities tracked them down.
The boys managed to start up the Hocking Valley Scenic Railway locomotive early Tuesday morning after breaking through a side door into the building that houses the engine, said Sgt. Edward Kurtz of Nelsonville police. No cars were attached to the engine, which usually hauls tourists.
The tracks go by the windows of the city police station, and Hocking College police also noticed the engine rolling down the tracks.
"That's very unusual. The train runs only on weekends," Kurtz said.
He said the boys rode about 12 miles to Logan, blowing the train whistle and waking residents. They also stopped by a grocery store off U.S. 23, where Athens County sheriff's deputies took them into custody.
Strangely, I think I may have ridden on that particular train before. Nelsonville and Logan are right down the road from dear old Lancaster, and we used to ride a train down there around Christmas.
Logan is in the Appalachian foothills, and there used to be a restaurant there called the Shake Shoppe. They had very tasty milkshakes and excellent hot dogs, and we used to take Sunday drives out in Logan with a lunch at the Shake Shoppe. It burned down a few years ago and was never rebuilt, leading to speculation that it was an insurance scam!
Nelsonville is the hometown of a certain leading lady. I'm talking about the one, the only, Sarah Jessica Parker. I hope you remember all this. There'll be a quiz later.
entry no. 720
Posted by oz115 at January 17, 2007 02:23 PM