Hikers arrested for mooning a train.

Some hikers on Mount Washington maintain the very odd tradition of mooning the passing cog train that climbs the mountain. The tradition's origins are unclear, being attributed to a protest against the polluting train or simply because the train was called the "Railway to the Moon". In any case, this bizarre but harmless practice is apparently grounds for bungling government buffoonery. Following a complaint from whiny crybabies aboard the train, an off-duty state trooper and a ranger dressed in hiking clothes started riding the train. When they spotted some mooners, they stopped the train, produced their badges, and confronted the hikers, issuing them summons to either pay a fine or appear in federal court in Concord.