Getting home from work yesterday was rather difficult. The railroad built the line going directly through downtown Salem more than a century ago...over the years this has caused any number of deadly accidents, FYI....anyway, just at 5 oclock a freight train speeds through and screeches to a halt. Don't know if it hit someone or what, but that is ususally the case.
So, you have all these business people needing to get from their offices to their cars/bus stops (or in my case, my apartment) but there is a mile long train in the way with no way to get around it.
On the corner that I was at, a group of us waited and waited and waited for over 20 minutes. Finally we could tell that the train was not going anywhere soon so we all climbed over it. It was quite a sight. Women in high heels and dresses and men in suits one by one climbing atop this flatbed car and on over to the other side.
Unfortunately, the people in automobiles did not have this option and traffice was tied up pretty good and for quite awhile.