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Tourist trap, hell. They should be so lucky. That town has sunk into an economic black hole. Been there for 25 years, which is why, as much as it will always be home, is the reason why I'm in Alabama. I'd move back in a heartbeat if there was enough of an infrastructure to make a living off of. God knows, it's a beautiful place, and one of the few remaining Normal Rockwell-esque small towns left. 20 years ago, my friends and I used to joke that Cumberland was stuck in a time warp.

In hindsight, that's not such a bad thing.

BULLETIN - JUST GOT AN E-MAIL FROM GOOD OL' MOM FROM WEST SIDE CUMBERLAND:

OK...... here's the scoop. Jim Van just reported it on WTBO. The train was bound from Chicago to Washington DC. Passengers became alarmed over suspicious actions of two men of middle eastern decent and the train was stopped here and the men removed and taken to police headquarters and the train was moved to a more remote location which I guess was the Mexico Farms area. The train was checked for explosives but none were found and the investigation is ongoing and is being handled by the FBI thru the state police . So I guess the train will stay where it is for now.If I hear anything more I'll let you know.This is XXXXX XXXXXXX reporting for Cumberland local news!!!! And people think nothing exciting ever happens here! LOL