![]() They cut us slack about hanging around in return for our keeping an eye out for anyone attempting to break into cars and writing down license plate numbers or getting descriptions. “Cinder Dicks” (railroad police or detectives, word comes the famous fictional comic strip character detective Dick Tracey) visited the siding periodically and we got to know and RESPECT them. Thompson saw his first Bicycle Revolver tucked into the vest pocket of a Railroad “Dick” (Railroad cop or detective, word comes the famous fictional comic strip character detective Dick Tracy) and has found them fascinating ever since. I wouldn’t classify us as brave as much as stupid! We also had a “hideout” under the bridge. We hopped freight trains, occasionally getting on top of them from a bridge above the tracks. ![]() About a block from my home was a large railroad siding, almost a mini-railroad yard. While watching them hanging off of trains it occurred to me that most of the guys with whom I had grown up would have been in that faction. When I saw the film Divergent, I was intrigued by those who chose Dauntless as their faction.
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