dirtyfacedan
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I'm wondering, who the hell else rides the trains around their city? I ride home from work often, rec ride often...it's quicker than riding the bus (i'm fucking sick of riding buses, i do work on the damn things.). It does take longer in the sense you need to wait for them...but it's worth it. I guess I'm what a lot call a pussy rec rider..but it keeps me in shape till this job ends, and I can travel again. I haven't done a long distance trip in a few years. I know what goes where..how fast, and where to hop on/off. I know the dispatcher voices..i know the squatters by the tracks..the metal scrappers, the people who fish on the river, the people at the pubs along the line. I know of no one else in this city who does this...at least in the way i do. Other longer distance train riders seem to resent types like me, some say i give them a bad name. I ride the city a lot, dreaming of making some big trips...soon..again, soon. All the riding I have ever done is in western Canada. I have almost gotten into bar fights (i would have lost...for sure) over my ability to ride just as well as the tramps who stroll into town after a long trip, and i must admit, i want to be free..ride out, whenever the fuck i please..go where i want (at least when the season is right). this city is tying me down. anyways..enough rambling, anyone else ride the short line??