The Station Agent Page #5

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All aboard! Tickets, please!

Next stop, Cleveland, Charity,

Newark, San Diego,

California, Winston.

And San Diego, California.

Next stop.

Thank you very much.

All aboard.

Hi.

Hi.

What are you doing?

I was looking for Fin.

What's your name?

Cleo.

What's your name?

Olivia.

Are you Fin's mother?

No.

No, I'm just his friend.

Do you want to see

my spike collection?

I don't know.

What's a spike collection?

You know, like, train spikes?

Oh.

Actually,

that sounds kind of cool.

I'd like that.

Come on.

I don't need a ticket?

No.

- You sure?

- Yeah.

Be careful.

Hey, how about from

L.A. to San Francisco?

The Starlight Express.

That's gotta be

f***ing beautiful.

Yeah, but I think

the Zephyr would be better.

The Zephyr?

Where does that go?

Through the Rocky Mountains

outside of Denver.

Great mountain passes.

Hey, Fin!

Somebody left you something.

Ooh, what's that?

"Happy moviemaking.

Olivia."

What's it for?

Train chasing.

No, it's not.

Yeah, it is.

- Can I see?

- Nope.

Hey.

I know. I'm late.

My pop was up coughing

all night.

He kept me up.

Hey, grab those chairs,

would you?

Hey, man, question.

Why don't you ever sit

in the lounge?

The lounge?

The lounge.

I like to read when I eat.

You can't read in the lounge?

You'll talk to me.

Not if you don't want me to.

Fin, I promise.

I'll read, too.

I got a book in here.

Here.

I'll read, too.

This isn't so bad, right?

Right.

You reading about trains?

Yep.

You know what?

You should get a job

on the railroad.

You said you weren't gonna talk

to me if I sat here, Joe.

I haven't said anything in,

like, 20 minutes.

Nine.

- You timed me?

- Mm-hmm.

That's cold, bro.

Hey, you gonna walk

the right-of-way today?

No.

Tomorrow?

Yeah.

The number for Olivia Harris

on Green Pond Road.

Thank you.

What?

Go back to your book, man.

I don't think we should do this.

Seriously?

Come on.

You can do it.

This is a little scary.

This is really beautiful,

Fin.

You sure there's no trains

on this track?

No, it stops right down there.

I'm starving.

You want some beef jerky?

Absolutely.

You had it all this time?

Want some?

I'll pass.

F***in' delicious.

Let me have a piece.

F***in' good.

So beefy.

This is good.

That was a good walk.

Why is it called

"walking the right-of-way"?

It's complicated.

You know, it's, uh...

I'll let Fin answer this one.

Fin?

When the railroads

were being built,

the government took

a lot of private land,

saying the railroad needed

the right-of-way

through the property.

Hey, can we get some sodas?

We're closed!

I'll play soccer with ya,

though!

- Ooh!

- He does enjoy life.

- You guys want to play?

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