h.s. cummings no doubt knew of 'billy' the railroad goat. billy belonged to the daughter of the railroads chief engineer and the day after the family's arrival in fort mc coy the goat escaped and reboarded the next train out. the railroad crew knew who the little critter belonged to and promptly returned him on another train, further investigation proved billy performed the entire feat without human assistance, in fact, it became a habit. the legend quickly spread and h.s. cummings snapped it up as a marketing tool. new settlers along the railroad were given their own baby 'billy the ocklawaha valley railroad goat.' the truth may be stranger then fiction but florida's first documented railroad enthusiast had 4 legs.