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Show Railton meets goal-New goal-New York in 64 hours V--V jfl Did he make it, you ask? We know you've been sitting - - on the edge of your seat since last Thursday, waiting to hear j whether Joe Railton the spirited senior citizen who set out to drive a motorcycle from San Francisco's Francis-co's Golden Gate Bridge to the Brooklyn Bridge in 65 hours-arrived hours-arrived in New York according to schedule. Well, drum roll, please. He did. In fact, he arrived one hour early, exhausted but triumphant. His son, Shawn Railton, called the Park Record with the good news. "Dad got there in 64 hours," Shawn said. "He said he was held up by fog in Pennsylvania for three hours going to get some sleep and we haven't heard from him since." Although she admitted to being worried at first, she said she wasn't really surprised that he had made the deadline. "When Joe sets his mind to something there is no holding him back," she said. Railton set the 65-hour goal in honor of his 65 th birthday earlier this year. He said he wanted to show other senior citizens that "life isn't over at 55." His efforts were supported by Plaza Cycle in Salt Lake City, which loaned him the Yamaha Venture 1200 cc motorcycle he rode, and by Yarrow Holiday Inn in Park City where he works as a concierge during the ski season. Joe Railton Monday night." Railton's wife, Ellen, was equally elated. "We don't have too many details. He said he was |