FARGO, N.D. Jan 26, 2007 (AP)— A drunk man who tried to climb over a freight train stopped at a downtown crossing ended up going for a ride when the train took off. The 23-year-old man called 911 from his cell phone early Friday when the train reached the Casselton area west of Fargo because he was cold and wanted off, said Cass County Deputy Sheriff Shawn Getz.
Dispatchers called BNSF Railway, which alerted the train conductor.
"A few miles west of Casselton they were able to stop the train and (the man) got off," Getz said.
Authorities said the man did not require any medical treatment, and the railroad did not press charges. The man was taken to a detox center, Getz said.
---I always wondered what it would be like to hop a frieght to see where it would take you. This is something I could have seen Pete and I doing way back in the day. We once talked about joining a certain political group to follow them around the country. Just Pete, myself, a used truck and a huge surplus of various items. We talked about what it would be like to be free of work, everyday life and your usual tie downs. I think we were in our late teens when we talked about doing it.---
Friday, January 26, 2007
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ahh... days gone by
you remember that?
I remember JT and I talking about the same thing...minus the political aspect.
Any how I am drunken, and it still sounds like fun!
yes, I remember. I still tell myself that when Tiff wises up and leaves me that I will travel the country on the human highway. now via bicycle
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