Lost Train near ASU campus, Jonesboro, Arkansas
Description
I lost my son's wooden train after we left the Jonesboro City Park around 4:30 PM last Friday. We paused by the fountain to grab a quick snack, and I set the train on a bench while we watched the duck parade by. When we circled back, the train was gone. It’s a small red locomotive with a yellow smokestack and a tiny dent on the roof—the kind of toy he carries around for months. It would mean the world to get it back; he asks about it every night and names it after his grandpa. We were near the Arkansas State University campus area, Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States, hoping to retrace steps and find it where we last sat.
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