Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Bad train

I ran into a couple characters here at the Pilot station a little bit ago. Ronnie Burton (18) and Bill (27) are what you might call young hobos; they hitchhike and ride the rails. Two years ago Ronnie had a bit of a run-in with a train. The train won, so now the lower part of Ronnie's left leg is a metal rod. He was 16 when the train ran him over. I got at least a half hour of footage of them. It might be pretty good stuff... I've been up all night and I'm really tired. Hope I get a ride soon.

1 comment:

docrivs said...

I hope that you find a ride soon, too. Hopping trains is extremely dangerous for people who haven't the experience. Please be very careful and smart. You're tired and have a lot of gear.