A long time ago I was told that the big brake wheel in the cab of the train was in fact a steering wheel and thought train drivers were pretty clever at keeping their trains on the narrow rails. Then one day I saw tube trains (that still has a big brake wheel) and thought their drivers were even cleverer at being able to steer their trains in the dark!
A childhood belief about trains
others believed things like this
- I used to think that drivers accelerated by turning the steering wheel.Anon
- I once thought that there were little mice under the wheel on Wheel of Fortune making the wheel move— Kara
- Because of cartoons, I thought that to drive you'd just turn the steering wheel back and forth constantly. — Mitsuki
- 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