Recent content by railroadron

I was answering a question this morning and somehow got into the telling this story in greater detail of my last hopping experience in Memphis..forgetting how it even related to the post.. Anyway I ll post it here separate.. Cincy headed south post Well..in my opinion and train hopping...

As seasoned as I am, even I make mistakes that can often be critical like the drawing of cash from an ATM in a not so good part of town and totally oblivious to my surroundings. Yes, I neglected the golden rule of being aware at all times. Apparently we get a little rusty when we house up for an...

Before my most recent mishap I never had much dealings with the East Coast or it massively populated metropolis's but one thing I did learn was there is a difference between Eastern homebums and Western homebums much like western and eastern diamondback rattle snakes. One of course more deadly...

This trip has finally turned into a freakin nightmare! Even us experienced and seasoned vets can make careless mistakes that can be quite costly. My first mistake was drawing Cash out of an ATM to get some chronic and my second was burning with a couple local homebums. Stoned as shit I could...

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I rolled through Tulsa last week and after a cold night ride from KC.. thought a nice hot meal at the local sally was a good idea...Not! can you believe these people told me i could nt partake until I had a TB card? Yes! you have to get a TB test provided by them first and prove neg. to enter...

What an uneventful trip since I left Atl last week. Aint seen a single hopper which is fine with me cause I aint gotta share my Guiness. If there is one thing I ve learned this trip thus far is that if you dont have patience you most certainly will if you ride KCS. Man, they re never in a hurry...

This is an old trick I've used countless times in the colder regions while on trains..especially on the highline. You take a steele spike bucket and punch holes on the bottom for air. Put rocks in the bottom several inches thick.. ( bigger=better) build a fire and keep piling wood on it and fill...

There was a time when BN was in fact a very tramp friendly railroad. Aside from Interbay and Northtown there were no hot yards although there has always been bulls who didn’t do much, or so it seemed. Roger the famous SP Bull in K-Falls (80 s) was known to run ID s while shootin the shit with...

Northtown has always been a hot yard as far back as I can remember. As a matter of fact besides Interbay, it was the only hot yard back in the day on the entire "highline" where we d actually play a little fun cat and mouse game with the bull. Actually I do think he rather enjoyed it too. LOL...

I remember when it was BN before BNSF. When BN owned and operated both Low and high line. When Whitefish was a tramp friendly place and you could ride piggy s in the open through Havre. I remember when BN was tolerant of us..when Interbay and Northtown were the only hot yards on the high line. I...

How many of you real train riders ride all winter long? How many of you love desolate and miserably cold places? Whats your favorite season to ride and why?

I saw a post yesterday about a guy gettin a ticket in North Platte. The rumor that its UP s bull school was circulating as far back as my early train hoppin days from the 80 s . After reading that they used mirrors to inspect a departing train about proves it is cause I ve never heard of such...

Now that I ve gotten just about every state under my belt except Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire..i m seriously wanting to be an illegal and sneak into Canada. Has anyone ever done this or know or a good point of entry? If you dont want to pubicly post...please message me. I m down for it and...

I tend to pack heavy because I like a few added luxuries in my travels and i want to know from you heavy packers which pack is best and what you find to be most durable. I prefer external frame packs because there s a place for the bedroll without having to unload things to dig it out. I have...