At 15, Darius McCollum took unauthorized control of a packed train and drove it eight stops by himself, making all the stops and announcements. Over the next three decades, McCollum commandeered hundreds of trains and buses, staying on route and on schedule, without ever getting paid.

Darius McCollum is a man with Asperger's syndrome who was jailed 32 times for impersonating New York City bus drivers and subway conductors and driving their routes, and this is his story.
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