freight trains

Here to share my joy of freight trains via 35mm film scans! This one is leaving Dunsmuir, Ca. :)

Hello, I am a new train hopper and found this website as a way to expand my personal knowledge and travels. I have done 1 railyard incursion so far near Selkirk NY. To be straightforward I am looking for information on train hopping so that I can fit whatever industry standards are set and don't...

Would it be worthwhile for me to hitchhike up to Cheyenne from Denver to find more plentiful trains? I’m somewhat new to being on the road and wondering if Cheyenne might be a better place to do some trainspotting to get out where it’s a bit warmer at night. Been freezing my ass off a lot lol...

Hello all! I'm a quiet nobody from the buttcrack of rural Kentucky. I'm AuDHD, and freight-hopping has been a recurring special interest of mine for some time, along with vagrants in general: specifically hoboes. I'm currently a community college student and hope to become an independent...

Wuddup. Been living in my van for a few years doing seasonal jobs and I dig it but basically got down to pretty much living out my backpack. Thinking about leaving the van for a bit and traveling. Either freight or possibly bike touring and hitching. Kinda wanna just roam around and find work...

Heya, im Spiidi, a lad in his twenties from Finland. I have been interested in traveling the world for some time now and decided to make an account here, since there is like minded individuals. Currently looking to starting backpacking around Europe using freighthopping as a traveling method...

I know this is stupid but y'all know the common tattoos that many travelers have? (Arrow, squatters rights symbol, train tracks, etc.) ...are there specific meanings to all of these common symbols? Like are these trophies, badges of honor and stripes for accomplishing specific things as a...

Video about a trip to China. Unfortunately the video contains a lot of obscene words and only English subtitles are available (I'm not sure that the translation was made correctly) Can add more information: The entire railway line is fenced along with fences. There are no railway crossings...

I'd like to share some photos of my travels this spring. I'm not usually one to post stories of what I'm up to but feel this can be some contribution considering the forums here have aided me in my travels. After spending a week in Salt Lake city Utah going to strange dystopic hotsprings, a...

For nearly 30 years, America’s four biggest rail companies—which move the majority of the country’s coal—have spent millions to deny climate science and block climate policy. The Atlantic, Dec 13, 2019 In the fight against climate change, the nation’s freight railroads have painted themselves...

Hi yall I want to introduce myself i am a nomad for the past 2 and half years i have traveled every corner of canada and have seen every province and the yukon territorys all the way to the artic circle. Lived in a Stealth camper van From this may until my band mate (road dog) and I made...

My pack Technically, I've done smaller, more local short line runs before this, but in essence I've only had two "major" rides - Newark - Allentown, and now this one, North NJ to wherever. I could have gone as far west as Chicago, as far south as Florida, or nowhere at all if I was really...

I never forgot my childhood in Louisiana, growing up hopping freight trains a handful of times, and have always wanted to do it again. I recently reached out to @Gulysses3 , expressing an interest in tagging along on a trip. At times, the nature of my work involves reaching out to strangers...

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I recently came across matt's book, the anarchists guide.. Got it from a friend named toasty. Toasted tramp on insta. Him and i both agree that the book overwhelmingly SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN FUCKING PUBLISHED BECAUSE CERTAIN SECRETS ARE LEFT TO BE DISCOVERED AND NOT TO BE GIVEN AWAY FREELY, That...

I been on and off the road for 12 years now. I have always wondered about the possibility of hoping on a freight trailer at a truck stop. I feel like it could be possible to ride some of these,( I'm thinking short distance, like if stuck in a Podunk town and cant thumb a ride) though once on and...

Hey, here's a video of my final month in Australia! I had a decent amount of footage from the first 6 months there or so, but I lost all of that.......luckily didn't lose any of my freight stuff tho ;)

Okay, I re-did several clips of my autorack ride from Brunswick to Odum this past August 9th. In fact, my Playsport zx5 camera ran out of battery life right when I went past my intended destination of Jesup. I compiled quite a bit into one music video where it is just the music. I went back...

i had a wild ride that i wrote about last year and thought i'd share it here. https://thesemichrist.wordpress.com/2014/03/11/weird-or-dead/ tell me what you think! there's also plenty of other posts about rambling in various formats, just click 'posts' at the top of the blog. currently i'm...