Toronto. George Dunbar sent me this photograph from the Miscellany column (p 98) of the September 1, 1958 issue of Life magazine. Three young Japanese boys “pretend” to hold up rails as a train passes over head, its wheels rumbling just inches from their fingers. The boys are terrified – and rightly so! Buuuut the photo did win first prize back in 1958…
Certainly a stunt not for the faint of heart, especially those in front of the camera.








