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Video: Conductor Stops To Acknowledge Little Boy With Down Syndrome

I don’t know about you but I could really use something to make me smile.  This did it.  It also brought me to tears. This little boy in Tennessee loves…

BATH, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 13: A train passes near to the as frost lingers on the tracks near the Dundas Aqueduct as the sun rises on November 13, 2017 near…

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I don't know about you but I could really use something to make me smile.  This did it.  It also brought me to tears.

This little boy in Tennessee loves trains.  He loves them so much that his dad takes him to see the train come around the tracks near their home as often as he can.  But not only is this precious little boy in love with trains, apparently the train workers love him right back.

I have a first cousin with Down Syndrome and babysat for him quite a bit when he was a little boy.  I came to have a very unique understanding of these amazing people; their hearts and sweet minds are like no other.

I hope you enjoy this video as much as I do.

Catherine Lane is the morning show co-host and midday host on Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. She has been with the station for the past 24 years and is a recipient of the Academy of Country Music Major Market Personality of the Year award. Catherine has been on air in both radio and television in the Queen City for 38 years. As a content creator for Country 1037, Catherine writes blogs on local events and restaurants. She also writes about great travel spots and out of the way places in the Carolinas. Anything outdoors, travel, food, animals or the many country artists from the Carolinas.