First train hop

so over the past months ive done research every single day on how to ride, at this point im very confident in my knowledge and ability to get where i want to go. ive made a few posts already planning to head towards donnor pass with me and my friend, but we decided roseville might be a bit much to tackle for our first hop even though we are pretty confident. so we found another route which honestly is argueably more pretty, we are gonna leave from sac and take a NBD Z train up north, we arent sure where we want to get off yet or where we could, it all depends on how long our trip takes and where we stop lol. we have a good list of supplies to bring. but we want to prepare and make sure we have everything to a T before we leave. we are gonna head up in mid febuaray to march. if anyone has any tips on nice scenery or anything you might find helpful it would be appriciated. safe travels everyone 💪

Joey Garbanzo said:

How are you going to identify your "ztrain"? It's a specific train. How do you know which IM it is?
Wait until you find out about bringing bags. 😋

In all honesty that "confidence" you have is just the right amount to end up in trouble and that can look like many things from being arrested, stranded, injured or killed.

You couldn't have researched that much considering there is a ton of gear threads like this right here on this forum.

I might sound like I'm being an ass but this is dangerous shit you're thinking of doing and you can find yourself in a whole world of hurt.

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ive been watching riders for years already, for the past 3-4 months ive put in work daily finding out exactly what i need to find out to know, where im going and when, i know what ride i want and where to wait for it to pull up, i know how to get on and off a train as safely as possible and even then where i get on it wont be moving because it will be crewchanging, ive made sure i have proper gear and enough food and water for my trip as well. the particular train will side out here for a crew change at the same time at the same location unless rerouted which is unlikely. ive spent alot of time ensuring my own safety as thats my main priority, im not worried about charges. im worried about my safety and quality of life and i have done my best to be absolutely certain of my ability to catch this particular train, i understand your concern, and i appricate it, but everybody starts somewhere and this is where i will personally start even at my own risk , which i am taking knowledgably and as safely as i can possibly do it. thank you for your concern though, be safe out there

sevedemanos said:

mornings. stay down until you get passed redding, not much to see till then anyways

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i appreciate it, thank you! i was looking around today on openrailwaymap and was checking that out, seems like everything before redding is mainly farmland and small towns.