For many people, retirement is a golden opportunity to finally pursue long-held interests they never had time to fully explore. And this was no different for Eugene Bostick.
Not long after retiring, he began following a new lifelong career, as a train conductor for rescued stray dogs. Bostick, an 80-year-old senior citizen from Texas, spent his days operating one of the coolest trains in the world. His homemade train would take rescued stray dogs out for rides around the neighborhood.
Over the years, Bostick took in hundreds of abandoned stray dogs. He gave them a place to live, with more than enough food and care, but best of all — he found the most adorable way to keep them happy.
Even though the dogs had plenty of room to roam freely around Bostick’s farm, he still thought it would be nice to be able to take them out on little excursions. However, he quickly realized walking several dogs at once is no easy feat. That is when he was inspired to build a canine-specific form of transportation just for them.
“I’m getting up in age. I’m 80 now, so I suppose it can’t last too much longer, but I’ll keep it going as long as I can, “The dogs have a great time. They just really enjoy it.”