WHEN I WAS 14 MYSELF AND 3 OF MY BEST FRIENDS WERE WALKING DOWN THE TRACKS SMOKING CIGARETTES THROWING ROCKS. THEN ALONG CAME A SLOW FREIGHT TRAIN SO WE HOPPED ON FOR A SHORT RIDE AS WE OFTEN DID.WE WERE VERY CLOSE TO THE GREEN RIVER BRIDGE AND PLANNED TO JUMP ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BRIDGE. WHILE CROSSING THE BRIDGE IT PICKED UP SPEED TOO FAST FOR US TO JUMP! THE TRAIN DIDN'T STOP TILL WE GOT TO GALESBURG IL. 50 MILES AWAY!! SOMEONE SAW US AND CALLED THE POLICE; WE HAD TO DO COMMUNITY SERVICE FOR A WEEK PICKING UP CIGARETTE BUTTS ALONG THE HIGHWAY
