My friend lived not very far from railway line. During the 'hussle and busstle' of a normal day the trains were not noticed butwith the quiet of the evening and night, the express trains would pass by with the usual train type sounds.... she thought the sound was the moon passing over the house!
A childhood belief about trains

others believed things like this
- When trains (subways) go underground, my little sister thought that the lights were shooting stars.— Katie
- I used to think underground trains actually descended into the tunnel, like a rollercoaster.— Natasha
- My mom would tell me to stay off the railroad tracks because the trains were silent and super fast.— Roger
- I used to believe that the moon lived on top of our house because I could always see it from the window.— Classic NYer
- No passing zones on the highway. How come we just kep passing those signs? — Colleen
- When I was little, I thought Santa lived on the moon— Nikki