I did just last week. It doesn't happen too often because most roads go right over train tracks. Or, the tracks are built parallel to the road. But there are some places where trains stop traffic. And I'm glad. When you're stopped by a train, you're forced to take your foot off the gas pedal, take a deep breath and slow down your hurried pace. You watch the tracks give way to the weight of the train. You hear the methodical grinding of steel and the 'clickety-clack' of the wheels. You wonder if a mischievous kid put a penny on the tracks (unless you already did!)
But the caboose always comes too quickly. The gates go up, the relaxing moment is gone and we pick up our rushing and hurrying about.
Take a moment to stop.
