trains

  1. EmmanuelGoldstein

    TER trains in France!!

    Hi i'm wanting to sneak onto a TER from Grenoble to Gap. And then another into Aubagne or Marseilles. Ive noticed some regionals dont have conductors, or ticket/fare inspectors. Could i ride 60-100 km. without getting inspected?! Thanks!!
  2. myusername

    Seeking People to Hop Trains. Starting US East Coast Looking to Head West.

    Hello everyone! I am putting out an open invitation for anyone on the east coast of the US to send me a DM if they are interesting in hopping trains later this year (planning for August). I already have a road dog and potentially 2 more people interested in joining. Rendezvous point will be in...
  3. Melon

    Introduction-- Oliver

    Hello all! My name's Oliver, I'm new here to STP. I've lived in Portland for most of my life and I'm often near there, although I'm not very good at sitting still. I love taking photos of anything and everything. I love weird art, weird people, weird music. I'm interested in anarchy and the...
  4. remagen

    Travelogue Sleeping in a bowling alley in rural Kansas

    Settled down for winter in KC but since the weather's been warming up here my cousin and I decided to do a short hop to a rural Kansas town to visit and crash with a friend. We set out late at night on a grainer and got off in Herington, KS during the CC to grab beer and a bite to eat. Ended up...
  5. fahahag

    Trans girl named floor lookin for a road dog to show me how to hop freight this spring

    Wassap, my name is floor, well, that's what I am using on here, im in my late 20s. I have done a bit of hitch hiking both alone and with company in my early adulthood, but have always wanted to hop freight, just never found the right people to do it with. I've hitched the 101 a few times...
  6. klamytaint101

    learning the ropes of freight hopping before my first ride

    before i start off i do want to say im not expecting any free information, although that doesnt mean it wouldnt be appriciated lol. anyways. for years ive been interested in freight hopping, starting back watching hobo stobe or shoestring years ago. as of recently me and a friend have been...
  7. Tony G

    Nice idea

    So I saw something at the surplus...they make wrist rockets that shoot arrows and they have an attachment to bow fish I'll get it and let everyone know how it works out it's called the pocket hunter
  8. crosstie walker

    Photos 35mm film and freight trains

    Here to share my joy of freight trains via 35mm film scans! This one is leaving Dunsmuir, Ca. :)
  9. 7izard

    introduction from PA

    Hello all! I am a 20 year old guy from Pennsylvania hoping to learn more from this community. I writing from Montreal where I'm working on a degree in environmental science, but my world is at home. I like canoeing on the Brandywine creek and playing music with my friends. Has anyone been...
  10. georgiabear

    Hello..my name is Georgia and I'm located in the midwest

    Hello..my name is Georgia and I'm located in the midwest. Still in high school (I'm 18) and graduating in late spring. Right now i've been working to save up so i can move out and head to NY after graduation. I plan to stay for a few months. Still not sure where I plan to go after that. I'd like...
  11. train in vain

    Always Expect a Train

    Clip from a longer ambient noise project I've been working on. If you like train sounds, dig in. Always Expect a Train
  12. travelbytrainsagain

    Looking for a guy I rode from collinwood to SYR with this past summer

    We got off in syr near a truckstop. You were going to clean a jungle. Hmu if you see this!
  13. travelbytrainsagain

    Bernie

    Seeking my friend Bernie. Traveler. Sorry I was on a bad bender before, staying sober now! Call me!
  14. Svintah5635

    Upside down trains in Wuppertal

    For a little over a year it had been on my bucket list to ride the upside down trains in Wuppertal. It’s a train track built over the river (Wupper) and the trains hang. Yesterday I went 3,5 hours by train and was finally able to catch one of those. The indescribable feeling when I was there...
  15. Murkyerky

    Bringing a banjo on trains

    So this is gonna sound kind of dumb but I’ll be hitting the rails as a greenhorn soon here. I’ll be with some friends. They hop with really nice guitars and are able to maintain them, but they’ve been at it for a longggg time . I wanna bring my main banjo which is a nicer banjo I got back when I...
  16. Murkyerky

    Newbie on trains and gear

    Hey it’s murky, so I’ve ready for my trek. I’ll be in cars for a few months but after that I plan catching freights. Any gear tips? My back without food is 30 pounds, I have a mat tarp steaks spare ropes compact sleeping bag and hammock, micro stove, few cans of fuel, knife, mobile phone...
  17. Gypsybones

    Train nerds: 4041 bigboy passin though Nola

  18. AG Golda

    Rats, theft, trains and being a dumbass :)

    Hi friends :) after a ton of research and videos and guidance from a friend who's also on stp, I hopped my first train last month. That friend helped me get on but it was a solo ride from halifax to moncton. My mistake here was getting off a little bit too soon. I threw my pack off and watched...
  19. Gypsybones

    Event Hey train nerds, check this shit out!!!

    https://www.up.com/media/releases/210614-big-boy-tour.htm
  20. CouchPunx

    Video Riding Junk: Video Essay about addiction, trains, and time travel

    I have no idea if anyone will be interested in this kinda weird artsy bullshit. I know personally I usually stay far away from youtubers and people who think that they're artists or writers or whatever. But for some reason I got hold of a video camera and made this thing when a friend of mine...