12-10-2009, 08:50 AM
Nice start Mark! I'll bet most of us have an early childhood memory of trains that captivated our interest. I have one similar to that expressed in your poem. i must have been four or ive with my mother on a platform waiting or a Long Island RR rain to take us to visit her brother's family. A train went by without stopping before our commuter arrived. the noise and speed scared me but thrilled me at the same time....I was hooked. 
Ralph
Ralph