The Last Train doesn’t look unusual. It has the same faded paint and the same slightly threadbare blue seats. And it has a driver who’s been on this route for decades. But the Last Train goes to the Land of the Dead.
The station at the end of the line looks the same too, although maybe the lights are a little brighter. He’s never worked up the nerve to step out of his cab.
He doesn’t plan on retiring. One day he’ll exit the train and climb the stairs at the end of the platform to see where they lead.

“Bullet Train” by objectfox is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

Everyday Drabbles © 2025 by Hugh J. O’Donnell is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0