May 9, 2026: National Train Day

Today, May 9, is National Train Day. On this day, we celebrate . . . 

• Long dresses that trail behind you.

• Teaching your dog to do tricks.

• Great big loud things that run on tracks.

• Wagons full of ammunition and supplies.

• The luminous line behind a meteor.

• Your posse.

• A series of gears.

• An innocent-looking trickle of gunpowder.

• A band that was hot in the late 90s.

Any or – for bonus points – all. Who makes up these holidays, anyway?

-- Steve Jackson