The author, who uses the pseudonym "Sandy Pheat," is a Houston, Texas resident and has lived in many parts of the world. His love of children and trains and the never-ending challenges of the people in need, inspire him to write Hobo Pete and the Ghost Train series. Sandy Pheat. Much of what we know of Sandy is from old folk lore and other talk "about town." Like the mysteries surrounding the adventures of Hobo Pete in "Hobo Pete and the Ghost Train" we have to assume that Sandy has always been there to root for the underdog, prefers good over evil, and endeavors to be a contribution verses a