I`m Boxcar Joop, truckin` down the tracks, waiting for a freight train...
"Ev`rytime I see that lonesome railroad train
It makes me wish I was goin` home again"
(Jimmy Rogers)
We have old diesel trains in our part of the country.
This railroad line connects the seaport of Delfzijl with the city of Groningen.
I`ve traveled here on a passenger train once.
My human bought me a dog ticket that said: `good for one dog`. It was 3 euros.
That`s the rate for all dog tickets anywhere in The Netherlands.
Humans must pay for the distance they travel, dogs always pay the same price,
no matter how far they go. Strange huh? A dog can ride the Dutch trains all day long,
whereever he wants to go, for just 3 euros, and a human has to pay extra for every mile.
But what`s that rumbling noise I`m hearing...?!