Train keeps a rolling down the tracks. There is no way to stop it. Too much momentum has been built up over the years.
We don’t know how fast the train is moving, or how long it will continue its journey. The trestles up ahead are rotted and cannot take the stress. They’ll collapse under pressure and the train will pitch into the gorge.
There is no way to stop it. We stand and watch as if predestined.
Whew! Whew! Engineer toots the whistle and stokes the fires.
