Donations pour in for Detroit man who walks 21 miles for his daily commute to work....56 y-o James Robertson has done much of his long journey to work on foot since his car broke down

By Jethro Mullen, CNN Updated 1:53 AM ET, Tue February 3, 2015

(CNN)There are tiring commutes. And then there's James Robertson's commute.
The 56-year-old Detroit man walks 21 miles every weekday as part of his journey to and from the factory where he works.
Robertson takes the bus some of the way, according to the Detroit Free Press, which brought Robertson's herculean daily hike to public attention over the weekend.
But for the past decade, ever since his car broke down, he has trudged the better part of a marathon each workday. Rain, snow or shine.

That could be about to change. After reading the Detroit Free Press article, some people felt moved to set up online fundraising efforts to buy Robertson a new car. The donations have come flooding in.
A fundraiser on GoFundMe has blown past its original goal of $5,000, reaching a total of more than $125,000, as of early Tuesday. more