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...

So far, a friend of mine named Gage and I are going to hopefully hitch hike/train hop throughout the US after June 20th. We are looking for people to join us who may have experience or knowledge on freight hopping. We think that getting a small group together would be beneficial. Don't be shy!!!!

Most people come to Brazil for the beaches. Although I'd be lying if I said I didn't take at least some pleasure in spending nights getting drunk ocean side surrounded by tits and ass, It wasn't why I wanted to come to Brazil. The funny thing was once arriving in Rio I quickly realized that...

Hello. I'm fascinated by the people and the life of freight train riders and I am going to write a fictional film based on real stories from real people. Anyone interested in speaking with me can message me here. All will be totally confidential.

This ebook is free on amazon, right now, if you have a kindle or the free kindle app. I've read 3 pages and it's great so far... Dumpster food, sex on roof tops, houses with random people moving in out, infrequently used shower.... "This is the world in which, I learned to ride freight...

i need pointers because ive never crossed the border by train hopping i heard its easy

I'm from Indiana & i wanna see i could get into Mexicali by frieght ttrain & skip the border checks. I know, I know! Your probibly saying "who the hell would wanna go down there?!" BUT hear me out for a minute... I just want to see if the reports of violence are real and accurate. I also wanna...

I don't really know if anyone reads these and everything I have to say has, I'm sure, been said before, but here it is: Both of my best friends died, three months apart. Since that happened I don't know where to go or what to do or how to move because everything seems entirely fucking...

well i met up with some kids in San Diego and we all went to Colton (it took us a while cause we kinda homebummed it in a couple spots.) Anyways, we made it to Colton and we waited for the train to come across the steel bridge (over Rancho Ave.) we waited for a good rideable car, mind u we had a...

Just Take It... If You Want It... If Not FUCK OFF...

http://www.freightercruises.com/voyages.php rates run from 80-120 a day They run from Portland OR and LA or Port of NJ and Jax FL. ...Great if you need to get to asia or europe and dont want to fly or swim. (I hate flying...I want to get there in one peice...can you imagine flying coach for 16...

hey everyone. just to introduce myself, I am a railroad worker, (MOW) I've worked for the RR for 8 years and have been occasionally freight hopping for the last 4. always willing to help out travelers when I see them. Most of us on The RR turn a blind eye to riders and a lot of us actually...

I didn't see it posted elsewhere and folks periodically inquire about overseas travel, so I decided to post this. As I was researching stuff for some IBRR riders in Wales, I ran across this site. It gives some fairly decent links and good background data for England and the EU connectors...

CN train crew change at Sudbury, Ontario. I have now been sober since December 2nd of 2006. For nearly 17 years while hopping freight trains, I was drinking right at about 45 to 50 cans of beer a day, every day, 365 days a year for 17 years solid! So after I stopped this nonsense, I thought...