Hobos, Tramps and Homeless Bums

[rolling nowhere]

Reliable sources say getting off/on in dc is usually a bad idea but just rolling through is no big deal...just thought id throw youa bone doggy...

I could really go for a good freight hop right now. Every time I go out to a layup/yard, i want to leave with the trains. Perhaps next summer i will ride from DC to West Virginia or some other city in the region. Unfortunately my current obligations keep me from leaving for very long.

Good insights Kabar2, really enjoy reading your posts, even the irrelevant ones.

God bless CSX!

[eatso]

feather river route closing?
madness.

[CREAKSTER301]

Reliable sources say getting off/on in dc is usually a bad idea but just rolling through is no big deal...just thought id throw youa bone doggy...

Naw, ive never had any problems, just avoid the areas near the capitol.

[the radiologist]

[QUOTE=KaBar2;6866816]

Who would guess that Canadian dog sled mushing and trainhopping have even the slightest thing in common?

But apparently they do.
QUOTE]

I still don't see the connection. And I'd say posting a letter you recieved from an old friend constitutes as an irrelevant post. But, big ups on the few things you do say that are actually interesting.

[eatso]

you're a fucking tool you know that?

[rolling nowhere]

I can hear lil beatsos heart cracking...no more feather river. No feather river for you and no coast for me.
I keep hearing trains at night. Mhokc mhofw I hear you motherfuckers...

I just watched this video I think its pretty cool.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmjEHmEwLi0&sns=em

[rolling nowhere]

I can hear lil beatsos heart cracking...no more feather river. No feather river for you and no coast for me.
I keep hearing trains at night. Mhokc mhofw I hear you motherfuckers...

I just watched this video I think its pretty cool.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmjEHmEwLi0&sns=em

[rolling nowhere]

[QUOTE=KaBar2;6866816]

Who would guess that Canadian dog sled mushing and trainhopping have even the slightest thing in common?

But apparently they do.
QUOTE]

I still don't see the connection. And I'd say posting a letter you recieved from an old friend constitutes as an irrelevant post. But, big ups on the few things you do say that are actually interesting.

The letter is from someone who rides trains to someone who rides trains and mentions some train shit...how is that irrelevant? Just because its not some fuunny little anecdote for you to chew on? Go suck a fuck...I ride freight trains motherfucker what do you do????

[LadysmithBlackMambazo]

This thread is amazing. I was reading through the first few pages and was amazed at how thought out and interesting the posts were, then I noticed they were eight years old and was just getting ready to get my "end times" grump on and curse and my generation for not putting any care or time into things, like they used to, when I checked the last page and found, with some exceptions, things to be continuing pretty well - and Kabar still on here schoolin up the the youngins in railroad lore.
A+++++++
Thanks,
ladysmith

[KaBar2]

Glad you are enjoying it.

Radiologist--

The dog musher chick is the current reigning Queen of Hobos, Stray Cat Julie, who now has about ten years on the rails. That woman is the most enthusiastic trainhopper I ever met. She rides coast to coast on a piece of toast! Raised in the wilds of the Canadian Maritimes, she is a former Canadian Navy sailor, speaks French, English, Spanish and some Korean, trainhopper, wilderness backpacker, English teacher in Korea, multi-talented musician (guitar, violin, dulcimer and concertina), university educated and all-around cool person. And good lookin', too.

There's your connection right there, LOL.

[iRockuJock]

If someone is trying to help a stranded homeless northwest kid, please PM me ASAP.

[Learner]

KaBar

Has Stray Cat Julie ever given the skinny on teaching English in Korea?

[esar]

piiiicccssss@

[somekat]

@ kabar... i read a few of your posts on the first page, pretty interesting stuff. i'm tired so i'm not even going to try browsing through 51 pages to see if some one suggested this, but... good material for a book haha

[rolling nowhere]

Its definitely been suggested a time or 20...
@ kabar... i read a few of your posts on the first page, pretty interesting stuff. i'm tired so i'm not even going to try browsing through 51 pages to see if some one suggested this, but... good material for a book haha

[KaBar2]

One of our most famous depression-era hobos, Frisco Jack Sopko caught the westbound. This is such sad news. He was just two months shy of his 100th birthday.

Frisco Jack was the 1985 National Hobo King. He was a legend among the hobos and among the townsfolk of Britt. He was responsible for the words of the Four Winds ritual with which the tramps open the National Hobo Convention and welcome folks each year. It's a special campfire lighting service that is now emceed by 2002 National Hobo King, Redbird Express. Frisco Jack was known as a "Bridger" first riding the rails on steam trains and then bridging over to diesel-electric.

He introduced several members of the hobo family to making the "monkey fist knot" and "Turk's Head knot" necklaces to sell and make some pocket money up at Britt.


From Hobo News and Review April, 1988, Edition 32 (Hoboes of America)

Letters to the Editor (Hoboes of America)

Queen and Empress of Rails and Jungles: (Garnette)

As the beachcomber said ,"Long time, no sea." I'm only making one or two trips a year now, having just cleared out of the repair shop. It looks like we can start laying down our shovels and go on the bum. "Hallelujah, I'm a Bum!", as Haywire Mac used to sing.

I made the Eastern Swing last summer to Steamtown, Vermont. Say, did you know that the Big Hogs are no longer stationed there? They have moved them to Scranton. I sure get a nostalgic feeling going there to those yards. There are engines from most of the railroads of the U.S., namely the Big Boy, T.R. Burlington High Wheeler, Grand Western, the S.P. Mallet (or as we say, the "Mally".) Sure miss that faint odor of sulphur. Nothing will ever replace the Windjammer (air compressor) along with the steam whistle. Yeah, the Old Iron Horse was our Pegasus and we rode him into the sunset.

I am sending five skins for Hobo News. I wish you a fine trip to India and China. I was glad to see that you dedicated the last issue of the Hobo News to the El Paso Kid. He's sure one knowledgeable and experienced hobo. He and Cardboard are without a doubt the most travelled and resourceful hoboes in the country. They really can make a jungle function right.
Well, some people don't know when to quit so I better stop.

Adios, Frisco Jack from Trafford, Pennsylvania.

The Old Heads are dropping like flies, boys. If you find an old tramp, do your best to get him to pass on some knowledge. Pretty soon they'll all be gone, and we'll be left here to fend for ourselves.

[KaBar2]

http://www.hobo.com/

[rolling nowhere]

I already fend for myself!

RIP.

One of our most famous depression-era hobos, Frisco Jack Sopko caught the westbound. This is such sad news. He was just two months shy of his 100th birthday.

Frisco Jack was the 1985 National Hobo King. He was a legend among the hobos and among the townsfolk of Britt. He was responsible for the words of the Four Winds ritual with which the tramps open the National Hobo Convention and welcome folks each year. It's a special campfire lighting service that is now emceed by 2002 National Hobo King, Redbird Express. Frisco Jack was known as a "Bridger" first riding the rails on steam trains and then bridging over to diesel-electric.

He introduced several members of the hobo family to making the "monkey fist knot" and "Turk's Head knot" necklaces to sell and make some pocket money up at Britt.


From Hobo News and Review April, 1988, Edition 32 (Hoboes of America)

Letters to the Editor (Hoboes of America)

Queen and Empress of Rails and Jungles: (Garnette)

As the beachcomber said ,"Long time, no sea." I'm only making one or two trips a year now, having just cleared out of the repair shop. It looks like we can start laying down our shovels and go on the bum. "Hallelujah, I'm a Bum!", as Haywire Mac used to sing.

I made the Eastern Swing last summer to Steamtown, Vermont. Say, did you know that the Big Hogs are no longer stationed there? They have moved them to Scranton. I sure get a nostalgic feeling going there to those yards. There are engines from most of the railroads of the U.S., namely the Big Boy, T.R. Burlington High Wheeler, Grand Western, the S.P. Mallet (or as we say, the "Mally".) Sure miss that faint odor of sulphur. Nothing will ever replace the Windjammer (air compressor) along with the steam whistle. Yeah, the Old Iron Horse was our Pegasus and we rode him into the sunset.

I am sending five skins for Hobo News. I wish you a fine trip to India and China. I was glad to see that you dedicated the last issue of the Hobo News to the El Paso Kid. He's sure one knowledgeable and experienced hobo. He and Cardboard are without a doubt the most travelled and resourceful hoboes in the country. They really can make a jungle function right.
Well, some people don't know when to quit so I better stop.

Adios, Frisco Jack from Trafford, Pennsylvania.

The Old Heads are dropping like flies, boys. If you find an old tramp, do your best to get him to pass on some knowledge. Pretty soon they'll all be gone, and we'll be left here to fend for ourselves.

[eatso]

bummer.
time to make new legendary hobos.

[rolling nowhere]

Were on the way son...
Sweetwater kid rides again!
Haha

bummer.
time to make new legendary hobos.

[eatso]

can't keep us down no sir, man the pictures are hilarious I just need a scanner and I'll post some up, post facial modifications of course.

[rolling nowhere]

Of course of course...
I don't even remember you taking many pictures so this should be entertaining.
Somewhere I have 10-12 rolls to develope. I can't find them

can't keep us down no sir, man the pictures are hilarious I just need a scanner and I'll post some up, post facial modifications of course.

[eatso]

quite right Chauncey.

[rolling nowhere]

Jolly good Tipton!
quite right Chauncey.

[eatso]

very good then.

[Jestr]

Anyone have experiences with catching out in PA?

Next summer I want to train hop from PA all the way to Parris Island, South carolina to see my brother graduate from the marines. What do you all think?

[rolling nowhere]

get on a train going south.

[KaBar2]

Jester---

If you want to make his graduation on time, you'd be a lot better off taking a bus. You can catch out to wherever after the graduation. Trainhopping is a notoriously undependable form of transportation, especially if you are trying to get somewhere at a particular time. Most tramps don't set out planning out how to get from Point "A" to Point "B". They ride the train to wherever it goes, rather than trying to figure out what train to take to get to Shitkick, South Carolina.

For instance, if I set out from my local catch-out going north, I am going to wind up in Fort Worth, Texas. It would be very easy for me to ride back and forth, back and forth between Fort Worth and Houston, or Houston and San Antonio. But from my jungle, it is not as easy to get to Dallas. Therefore, I would go to Fort Worth and San Antonio and be happy, and not worry much about going to Dallas.

Have a look at the maps here http://www.mcrdpi.usmc.mil/index.asp

[rolling nowhere]

Jester---

If you want to make his graduation on time, you'd be a lot better off taking a bus. You can catch out to wherever after the graduation. Trainhopping is a notoriously undependable form of transportation, especially if you are trying to get somewhere at a particular time. Most tramps don't set out planning out how to get from Point "A" to Point "B". They ride the train to wherever it goes, rather than trying to figure out what train to take to get to Shitkick, South Carolina.

For instance, if I set out from my local catch-out going north, I am going to wind up in Fort Worth, Texas. It would be very easy for me to ride back and forth, back and forth between Fort Worth and Houston, or Houston and San Antonio. But from my jungle, it is not as easy to get to Dallas. Therefore, I would go to Fort Worth and San Antonio and be happy, and not worry much about going to Dallas.

Have a look at the maps here http://www.mcrdpi.usmc.mil/index.asp

or walk downtown get on the tre and steal a ride to dallas from ft worthless.
haha.
i dont think there are any trains that would take you to dallas from htown. they should all be going to ft worth. is there even an actual houston-dallas train? seem slike theyd all go to centennial and get made into some little transfer kind of deal. i might be wrong about that though. im not an expert.
i hate ft worth!


personally i do not just get on a random trains and see what happens. i decide where i want to go and i get on the right train (sometimes haha) and get there! i take great pride in the amount of train info i have accumulated in the last 5 or 6 years of doing this shit. i pass on the info every chance i get when someone needs a hand ive given several kids on here solid info on how to get where they need to get down to like which bush is the best one to hide in. hahah.. solid legit train info is like gold! even folks ive met who have a lot more time on trains are kind of clueless about REAL train info. specific stuff. not just..oh if you get on a train over there itll take you north. NO SHIT the line goes north. haha.
south sw north nw west i got it son! i need to learn about the east coast. thats the plan after winter.
austin-chicago-lacrosse-minot-havre-whitefish-seattle-portland-bakersfield-colton-tucson-el paso-ft worth.
we missed the train that would have taken us to san antonio by seconds so we went to ft worth instead from el paso. its kind of hard to tell which train will go to englewood and which ones are going to memphis or marion. except the piggybacks. those dont go to houston on the sunset. but all those places were where we wanted to go and we got there no problem.
i like knowing what train is going to get me where i need to go. i dont really wander aimlessly when i ride trains. ill be out for months but going to places i plan on going and of course sometimes ending up in a place i wasnt expecting to end up because no one is right all the time. then ill know how to get there if i ever want to go. (little rock haha)
but i know how to get where i need to be with minimal train switching usually. i know whats up!


if you have a good amount of time to get where you need to be its usually pretty easy to do it. but you know if you need to get from jacksonville to fucking seattle in 4 days that just isnt going to happen. you gotta be realistic. in my experience trains seem to take roughly 2x as long to get to a place as it does to drive from point a to b. im not saying it will take you 2x as long to get from where you are to where youre going unless its 1 train. like houston to san antonio. takes about 3 hours to drive and the fastest ive got there is 6 1/2-7 hours by train. the longest was around 11 hours. takes about 2 1/2 days to get from texas to west colton on 1 train and like a day or whatever to drive it. but you know sometimes you get that wack super slow junk train that sides at every siding for no reason for 3 hours and it takes you 24 hours to go like 100 miles. ive been on those trains. THEY SUCK. 27 hours to go from houston to eagle lake. look it up!
or maybe your train breaks down for 12 hours. or it takes you 5 days of waiting to get on a train. you have to take things like that into consideration. i always tell people IF EVERYTHING GOES RIGHT it will take you about x number of days to get wherever. but everything does not go right. haha. NEVER. there are always complications. but thats what keeps you on your toes dooodz.
im gonna stop rambling and get back to drawing.
i like rambling about train shit. haha!

[Jestr]

I was planning on leaving atleast a week early. I've done a little bit of research and I'm pretty sure theres a rail line that goes right into the Parris Island area. Probably even right to the base. But I"m not sure if I should be fucking with military rail lines.

Heres the rail really close to the base, although it doesn't run right into the base like I thought.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=32.383125,-80.701754&daddr=&hl=en&geocode=&mra=mi&mrsp=0&sz=15&sll=32.379998,-80.695996&sspn=0.017143,0.038581&ie=UTF8&ll=32.379563,-80.695996&spn=0.018049,0.038581&z=15

[eatso]

or walk downtown get on the tre and steal a ride to dallas from ft worthless.
haha.
i dont think there are any trains that would take you to dallas from htown. they should all be going to ft worth. is there even an actual houston-dallas train? seem slike theyd all go to centennial and get made into some little transfer kind of deal. i might be wrong about that though. im not an expert.
i hate ft worth!


personally i do not just get on a random trains and see what happens. i decide where i want to go and i get on the right train (sometimes haha) and get there! i take great pride in the amount of train info i have accumulated in the last 5 or 6 years of doing this shit. i pass on the info every chance i get when someone needs a hand ive given several kids on here solid info on how to get where they need to get down to like which bush is the best one to hide in. hahah.. solid legit train info is like gold! even folks ive met who have a lot more time on trains are kind of clueless about REAL train info. specific stuff. not just..oh if you get on a train over there itll take you north. NO SHIT the line goes north. haha.
south sw north nw west i got it son! i need to learn about the east coast. thats the plan after winter.
austin-chicago-lacrosse-minot-havre-whitefish-seattle-portland-bakersfield-colton-tucson-el paso-ft worth.
we missed the train that would have taken us to san antonio by seconds so we went to ft worth instead from el paso. its kind of hard to tell which train will go to englewood and which ones are going to memphis or marion. except the piggybacks. those dont go to houston on the sunset. but all those places were where we wanted to go and we got there no problem.
i like knowing what train is going to get me where i need to go. i dont really wander aimlessly when i ride trains. ill be out for months but going to places i plan on going and of course sometimes ending up in a place i wasnt expecting to end up because no one is right all the time. then ill know how to get there if i ever want to go. (little rock haha)
but i know how to get where i need to be with minimal train switching usually. i know whats up!


if you have a good amount of time to get where you need to be its usually pretty easy to do it. but you know if you need to get from jacksonville to fucking seattle in 4 days that just isnt going to happen. you gotta be realistic. in my experience trains seem to take roughly 2x as long to get to a place as it does to drive from point a to b. im not saying it will take you 2x as long to get from where you are to where youre going unless its 1 train. like houston to san antonio. takes about 3 hours to drive and the fastest ive got there is 6 1/2-7 hours by train. the longest was around 11 hours. takes about 2 1/2 days to get from texas to west colton on 1 train and like a day or whatever to drive it. but you know sometimes you get that wack super slow junk train that sides at every siding for no reason for 3 hours and it takes you 24 hours to go like 100 miles. ive been on those trains. THEY SUCK. 27 hours to go from houston to eagle lake. look it up!
or maybe your train breaks down for 12 hours. or it takes you 5 days of waiting to get on a train. you have to take things like that into consideration. i always tell people IF EVERYTHING GOES RIGHT it will take you about x number of days to get wherever. but everything does not go right. haha. NEVER. there are always complications. but thats what keeps you on your toes dooodz.
im gonna stop rambling and get back to drawing.
i like rambling about train shit. haha!



WHAT HE SAIDX2

[Cracked Ass]

I was planning on leaving atleast a week early. I've done a little bit of research and I'm pretty sure theres a rail line that goes right into the Parris Island area. Probably even right to the base. But I"m not sure if I should be fucking with military rail lines.

Heres the rail really close to the base, although it doesn't run right into the base like I thought.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d

You sound like you're out of your element a bit, but lemme see what I can tell you.
I don't know the deal with the activity at your spot. But looking at your map I see that your destination is at the end of a branch line off the main at Yemassee. This presents a couple problems:
1. Just because a line appears on a map doesn't mean it's not abandoned. Or, it gets a train once or twice a year (special shipment to the base, or a "blue moon" customer). Or maybe more often, but not often enough for you to make the connection in time. You need to research who gets rail shipments on that branch and how often, if it's active at all.
2. You need to know what's up at Yemassee, whether or not the branch line looks good for business. Is there a yard? Do trains stop there? Just looking at the map and relying on my knowledge of trains in general, I bet you ten bucks even if you get on the right train heading south toward Yemassee, it highballs straight through the town and your next stop is in Georgia. You can't count on being able to get off a train at every podunk town. It might not even slow down.
3. There aren't any "military rail lines" per se. You might have a mainline or short line that runs near a base and the base has its own siding or short branch line. No train will come from a hundred miles away and pull right into a military base and drop off a couple cars and then keep going. If the military is getting a shipment it will come to the nearest regular yard and a special switcher, possibly with DODX (Department of Defense) caboose (and/or armed escorts, depending on how sensitive the cargo is) will take it to the base. You definitely don't want to be riding a DOD shipment, if you could even sneak on in the first place.

In general I would not try this trip if it's your first ride ever and it's important for you to be on time for this event. If you leave a week early and are prepared to overshoot your target and wind up on a bus FROM Atlanta or Savannah back to Parris, you might be OK. But it sounds like you need more research.

[rolling nowhere]

WHAT HE SAIDX2

big bad eatso beatso had traveled thousands YES THOUSANDS of miles with me. so yeah....
ive seen him naked at least 10 times. HAHA

a week is not enough. persoanlyl i could probably get to the area in a week. youve never hopped trains. it migth take you days just to get on one. and the what? i cant tel you its not going to paris isdland. i dont know where that is but its not a crew change so dont expect a train to go there and stop.


it might seem awesome and romantic to hop a train down there but realistically it just isnt going to happen man.
if you wanna ride a train some where do it some time. i encourage everyone to go for it and see what its all about.
but ion this case it isnt going to work.

NOW... if you do it and prove me wrong you get props forever and then some.
but i dont see it happening.

i kind of kno what im talking about.

and im kind of drunk.


EATS EATS EATS EATSOOOOOO.


dude new orleans is going to be insane this time!!!!

[rolling nowhere]

You sound like you're out of your element a bit, but lemme see what I can tell you.
I don't know the deal with the activity at your spot. But looking at your map I see that your destination is at the end of a branch line off the main at Yemassee. This presents a couple problems:
1. Just because a line appears on a map doesn't mean it's not abandoned. Or, it gets a train once or twice a year (special shipment to the base, or a "blue moon" customer). Or maybe more often, but not often enough for you to make the connection in time. You need to research who gets rail shipments on that branch and how often, if it's active at all.
2. You need to know what's up at Yemassee, whether or not the branch line looks good for business. Is there a yard? Do trains stop there? Just looking at the map and relying on my knowledge of trains in general, I bet you ten bucks even if you get on the right train heading south toward Yemassee, it highballs straight through the town and your next stop is in Georgia. You can't count on being able to get off a train at every podunk town. It might not even slow down.
3. There aren't any "military rail lines" per se. You might have a mainline or short line that runs near a base and the base has its own siding or short branch line. No train will come from a hundred miles away and pull right into a military base and drop off a couple cars and then keep going. If the military is getting a shipment it will come to the nearest regular yard and a special switcher, possibly with DODX (Department of Defense) caboose (and/or armed escorts, depending on how sensitive the cargo is) will take it to the base. You definitely don't want to be riding a DOD shipment, if you could even sneak on in the first place.

In general I would not try this trip if it's your first ride ever and it's important for you to be on time for this event. If you leave a week early and are prepared to overshoot your target and wind up on a bus FROM Atlanta or Savannah back to Parris, you might be OK. But it sounds like you need more research.


pretty legit from a non train rider point of view.

i remember this one time seeing a line like 100 dodx emtpy flat cars heading north out of houston.
can tell you how many times ive seen train of trucks/jeeps/tanks coming into houston.
so many.
i was going to paint some trucks once but decided not to.

I KNOW MY TRAIN SPOTS!


and now i make tacos...

RIDE HARD MOTHER FUCKER.


rh. mf.

[Balthazaar]

Anyone have an estimate on how long a cross country (east to west) trip might take on freight? I understand that it varies depending on origin, destination, planning, and experience levels, but regardless, any idea?

Where might you start from on the east coast for the best route(s) to the west coast?

[Jestr]

This isn't my first time hopping trains, I've made a few 2 or 3 day long trips just around my area alittle but all I've really brought with me was a large PA Atlas and a compas and a few pictures so I could tell where I was at and I really never had a destination just as long as I was back home by a certain date becuase I have work and a worried wife. Most of the time I'd catch out on a local train that leaves from some factory, every night or every other night at 7:00-7:30 because it was very close and convenient. After that it would head west, following the Susquehanna River to Harrisburg into the Norfolk Southern Enola Rail Yard. This yard is huge. I'm sure most of the East coast lines for straight into at some point. From here I'd usually find a way out some how and walk a few blocks to the Walmart there. Grab some food and coffee, freshin up in the bathroom and sometimes even sleep there. From there I'd either hop a train heading for the bridge to go to the other side of the river or find a nice person leaving walmart to drive me over the river where there is a smaller yard. I'd camp just outside and wait for a train heading west, from there it'd usually take me to Wilkes-Barre area and I'd get off, cross back to the other side of the river again and ride it back up practically right where I started. This is pretty much what I do most of the time, with a few extra stops here and there. Thats pretty much as far as I have gone. Just yard to yard. My biggest fear is it going out west, getting stuck out there and not being able to figure it out in time. It would't be a disaster if I missed it anyway. If I can't hop a train there I probably won't go at all, so its worth a try.

[Balthazaar]

Just talked to friend who hops pretty frequently and he said one could probably do chicago to portland in 3-4 weeks if you caught mostly hotshots. Then it just be a question of getting to chicago from any given place on the east coast. It's be a few days to get there from where I am.

Any input on that time estimate?

[eatso]

yes, you could potentially make it from portland to chicago in 3-4 days.
assuming everything went right, which I can tell you right now, it will not.
either way
tacos fucking rock.
oh yeah,
tell bill and tina I said hi.
also tell mr havre bull I said
"GOTCHA BITCH!"

[Balthazaar]

Word, thanks.

Any tips for cold weather riding? Going on my first hop tomorrow night.. 19 degrees and probably around 0 with the wind chill. Just lots of warm clothes, a sleeping bag, and water I guess. And cardboard depending if we're on a grainer or not.. Anything else y'all might recommend?

[Grasp]

Anything else y'all might recommend?



not going.

fuck cold ass bullshit weather.

[Balthazaar]

not going.

fuck cold ass bullshit weather.


Haha not an option! It's gonna be one to tell the grandkids about... that is if we don't freeze to death..

[eatso]

insulated coveralls
whiskey
your water is going to freeze.
post pictures.

[KaBar2]

Insulated coveralls, preferably Carhartt's brand.

A really warm coat with a hood that will close.

A ski mask or a balaclava.

Warm winter gloves on a cord (through your coat sleeves) so you cannot lose one.

Genuine no-bullshit insulated boots.

A serious cold-weather sleeping bag.

WATER. FOOD.

TOILET PAPER.

Considering the fact that one can die of hypothermia in 40 degree weather, I sure hope you know what the fuck you're doing.

Stretch and I slept outdoors in 25 degree weather in Minnesota. I used a 1965 USGI Intermediate Cold Weather sleeping bag. It wasn't too bad until I had to get up to go piss. I would have preferred a 10 degree bag, though.

[eatso]

"Considering the fact that one can die of hypothermia in 40 degree weather, I sure hope you know what the fuck you're doing."

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
that right the fuck there is it.

[Cracked Ass]

Selkirk, NY to Chicago wouldn't take too long if you knew what trains to work with. But there is a different feel, I believe, to the rail network east of the Mississippi. Out west you have huge distances, less lines, less yards (but larger), less junctions. Back east there's more population density, more interchanges, junctions, and jobs where (despite a long history to the contrary) it makes more sense to talk about north and south than east and west. In short, although I am not a rider (never rode more than 35 miles in one hop), it seems like it would be easier to get lost or radically misdirected trying to work the eastern part of the country, unless you know your shit pretty well.

[piggy back]

you guys are fucking dumb for telling this kid shit,
riding rails is not for all people, its really dangerous!

He prob won't do it, post flicks or if never happened!!!!

I doubt it will!

[Balthazaar]

you guys are fucking dumb for telling this kid shit

Get off yer high-horse :rolleyes:



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[Testicular Catastrophe]

Yay flicks! Nice one, hope it was fun.

[Balthazaar]

It was fun as shit! Got to be a bit cold towads the end, but we made it just fine.

[eatso]

congrats!

[Balthazaar]

thanks eatso. Here's a question that came up during that ride... How much does the average boxcar/grainer/whathaveyoufreightcar cost to build? I've been trying to find out info on the web but google hasn't really turned up anything yet. How much does their worth depreciate over time? Old cars cheaper than new?

Anyone know?

[eatso]

shit, that's a new one.
I'd imagine you would google the car manufacturers
rather than a wide car search.
That's a part of train know-know I can say with much humility I know nothing about.
that's alot of steel and iron.
sheesh.
we're gonna have to make a new thread.
KaBar?
I'm going to google it either way?

[eatso]

ok
so this is killing me
can we get some rail detectives?
sorry guys
I'm not that awesome.
YET.

[Balthazaar]

Yeah seems that the problem with looking up manufacturers is that they dont list prices or anything on their websites - it's not like you can by the shits on ebay or anything... if you have to ask how much it costs, it's too much for you to afford I guess

[rolling nowhere]

oh now eatso rides trains?

NO WAY...NO WAY!
NOT ONCE NOT NEVA...

haha.

[Balthazaar]

nothin?

[rolling nowhere]

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1215/is_n5_v191/ai_9079635/

that took less than 10 seconds.

come on lazy asses...

that shits old but its got numbers and what not.

if you REALLY want to know just push those little beepy buttons and call a company like trinity and ask them some questions.

you took the time to ask all the retards in here why not go straight to the source? tell them its for school or some bs.

[Balthazaar]

^^ nice article... I dunno why but I couldnt find anything on that shit, and I (thought) I did some serious searching...

this thread seems to be slowing down a bit? Kabar still around?

Some flicks from today..

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[rolling nowhere]

yeah it is slow. there are like 3 people in here who actually ride trains and shit so who caaaaares.

[eatso]

I don't have a scanner.
as soon as I find one though.

[rolling nowhere]

picture disc dummy.
makes life so much easier.
and is the same price.

[eatso]

shut your goddamn hooker mouth before I shutt it for you.
oh yeah, I'll be at matty mats in like 2 1/2 hours.
you'd better be there.

[KaBar2]

Too bad I missed all of Balthazar's pics. Why not use Photobucket? That way the pics will stay up and not go to those hated little "x"'s.

It's gettin' pretty chilly to be catching out up north. Stretch was in Gila Bend for the Combat Railfans New Year's Eve Party, and has called me a couple of times from Phoenix and Tucson. He's headed back east to Houston on a somewhat leisurely schedule. We got some genuinely cold-ass weather here in Houston over the last week or so, too cold to be comfortable living outdoors. It was way below freezing, down into the teens.

[DPMS556]

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Is this the James ?

I figure i would ask before I gave it try. Has anybody tried to use a hammock when riding. I thought it would be great idea for winter, to get up off the floor.

[Balthazaar]

@DPM - yeah it is indeed

@KaBar - I dunno why that happened... here are the pics again



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[rolling nowhere]

hahah
rad duder
I forgot to mention that steel toe boots make your feet cold.
did you get that?
-eatso

[rolling nowhere]

and kabar
blargh
thanks for the heads up on the weather
me and rolling are headed out nola way.
time to go get some thicker socks!

-eatso

[Balthazaar]

hahah
rad duder
I forgot to mention that steel toe boots make your feet cold.
did you get that?
-eatso

haha yeah I figured that out pretty damn quick...

:scrambled:

[SMdoubleXL]

thx for postin those again.

[KaBar2]

Nice pics, I like the one of the fire. I wear insulated winter (steel-toed) work boots and my feet usually stayed pretty toasty. That is definately some crusty road-dog gear you got there Balthazar. Salty, bro. Very salty.

[Balthazaar]

Yeah I think if I stuffed some fabric or something up in the toes of the boots it would help with insulation against the steel.

haha thanks. glad y'all dig the pics.

[rolling nowhere]

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that guy to the right was a fucking weirdo.

some of those flicks are blurred because they are pictures of pictures because eatso is a dummy and didnt get picture discs like he was supposed to.
FAIL SON FAIL.

[eatso]

fuck you fatboy
least I didn't brake/lose/camera fail.
and that guy had a crossbow, which was fucking nuts.

[Can't Function]

anyone know any train routes to get to indiana from tennessee

[Balthazaar]

dig that riding on top of the car photo

[CREAKSTER301]

Word, thanks.

Any tips for cold weather riding? Going on my first hop tomorrow night.. 19 degrees and probably around 0 with the wind chill. Just lots of warm clothes, a sleeping bag, and water I guess. And cardboard depending if we're on a grainer or not.. Anything else y'all might recommend?

head south, its warmer down there

[rolling nowhere]

dig that riding on top of the car photo

hell yeah. the single stack viking ship ride was awesome.
rode that fucker from whitefish into seattle.
the kids in that photo are 2 youngsters from new hampshire we met up with in havre and let them join the fun time party squad.
they were on their first traveling adventure.
and that girl is too fucking cute.
me and gentleman eatso both made her man angry.
haha!
YESSIR.

[scaryletters]

wrong thread.

[eatso]

YOU FUCKING JAGALOON.

[scaryletters]

rabble rabble rabble

[nnout]

getting ready to ride out of cincy any ideas? thinking of maybe hitting the west coast let know me is it faster to head south or just shot west?

[Cracked Ass]

anyone know any train routes to get to indiana from tennessee

Where in Tennessee?
I know CSX grainers (empties) going north out of the Wauhatchie (CSX) yard in Chattanooga can wind up in Evansville IN.
Not much help, I know...not from the area, and never rode any distance, so anybody on this thread can probably trump my advice.

[piggy back]

I say fuck the ones who don't know, there are already too
many dumb ass Kids riding the rails fucking shit up!

So let them find out the hard way!

[rolling nowhere]

I say fuck the ones who don't know, there are already too
many dumb ass Kids riding the rails fucking shit up!

So let them find out the hard way!

people have been saying this since like 1990.
i bet you werent riding then either...

there arent that many people out there on trains...
by the way its 2010..shits already fucked up.
i deal with it and do my thing regardless.

[scaryletters]

getting ready to ride out of cincy any ideas? thinking of maybe hitting the west coast let know me is it faster to head south or just shot west?

you're lucky because the csx and ns yards in cincy are pretty close to each other if i remember correctly. going south you'll end up in atlanta, louisville, or knoxville most of the time. from there you can get down to Fort Worth and jump on the sunset line that'll take you all the way to colton (near LA). Going straight west would be way quicker but you have to remember that the overland is going to be cold as fuck this time of year and unless you have some pretty kickass gear you don't want to be out there in january. id try to stay south to go west. watch for INS!

[nnout]

thanks ill keep that in mind

[rolling nowhere]

ins doesnt pay much attention to wesbounds.
eastbound is another thing completely.

[scaryletters]

i was pulled off going westbound in niland less than a month ago. anywhere on the border you have to watch your ass, but thats just my experience.

[rolling nowhere]

i was pulled off going westbound in niland less than a month ago. anywhere on the border you have to watch your ass, but thats just my experience.

yeah it can happen for sure i just got some info from a legit source and he said they are way more concerned with east bounds which make a lot of sense. and in my experience riding back and forth on the sunset ive only had problems going east. but shit does happen when you least expect it.
it sucks taking a nap and the sound that wakes you up is that cop walkie talkie beep sound...
BOO SWEETWATER.

[showin_naked_ass]

havent rode the sunset yet, but everyone that has rode it tells me its really hard to avoid a complicated ride. Border will pull you off and chances are you will be in the middle of nowhere. Hitchin rides in the desert must suck.

[Lewis and Clark]

havent rode the sunset yet, but everyone that has rode it tells me its really hard to avoid a complicated ride. Border will pull you off and chances are you will be in the middle of nowhere. Hitchin rides in the desert must suck.

better than hitchin rides in the arctic!

[seoren]

^true that. Id rather be warm then freezing todeath, plus i dont think ins is going to take your food, but i wouldnt know, since iv just gotten in to train hoppin and havent road long distances

[rolling nowhere]

havent rode the sunset yet, but everyone that has rode it tells me its really hard to avoid a complicated ride. Border will pull you off and chances are you will be in the middle of nowhere. Hitchin rides in the desert must suck.

ive been back and forth more than a few times and its not really a problem. ive been spotted 3 times by them always going east. 1 time they ran ids and the train was rolling again in like 3 minutes with us on it. other time we chose to get off in el paso when a guy saw us. no one came around to fuck with us but i didnt want to chance it. other time one guy drove up to the unit to ask if it was ok if i stay on and the crew said no the border patrol didnt give a shit if was on the train. i took a nap right where they kicked me off and waited for another train to stop and got on that one. the dudes who caught me told me they wouldnt be around and to go ahead and do what i need to do...
i hear all these kicked off in the middle of nowhere stories and bad stories in general and i always wonder if the people getting the boot were being dicks to whoever caught them. because ive been caught by bulls and city cops and never been hassled really other than MAYBE a ticket and thats just part of the game so im not even mad about that shit. everyone whos ever caught me on a train has been pretty fucking nice actually.
going west on the sunset is one of the chillest rides ive had.
had much more trouble getting through havre last summer.
words words words.

[rolling nowhere]

^true that. Id rather be warm then freezing todeath, plus i dont think ins is going to take your food, but i wouldnt know, since iv just gotten in to train hoppin and havent road long distances

it gets cold in the desert too.
my water froze solid between el paso and tucson and thats a short fuckin ride.

the coldest and hottest rides ive had have both been on that route as a matter of fact.
nothing like july heat between yuma and tucson.
JESUS.
never again.

[KaBar2]

From Flatcar Frank:

NAME: Raymond Tylicki

Alias': Ray Tylicki AKA "Rapid Transit", "Rapid-T," "Transit Train," "Railroad Postoffice," and numerous others.

DISPOSITION:

He is seriously mentally ill and has a significant problem with authority figures. He is very rude and very confrontational in just everyday personal interactions and in situations when he is caught breaking the law. In the recent past, he has been involved in a number of incidents where he threatened police officers, railroad special agents and railroad employees.

Unfortunately, due to Tylicki's antisocial behavior, whoever is with him gets into trouble too. He is a pathological thief and shoplifts in almost every establishment into which he goes. He just doesn't care that anyone who is with him gets in trouble too. In 2000 he attended the National Hobo Convention in Britt, Iowa. He had numerous conflicts with both tramps and townspeople. He was caught several times attempting to steal money out of a donation box, and finally told to leave camp and not return. (This is VERY rare at Britt.)

He was caught by shopping mall security in a Florida shopping mall, fishing money out of a charity fountain, because he thought he needed the money more than the charity. He attempted to evade the security guards by throwing the coins at them and running out of the mall. They chased him down. When they caught him, he attacked one of the security guards with the sharp pointed end of an umbrella. Reportedly he got 30 days for assault and battery that time.

He was arrested by the Burlington, VT police for trespassing and resisting arrest after refusing to move from a park bench.

He was videotaped by Norfolk Southern yard video cameras stealing copper welding cables from a maintenance truck at Norfolk Southern's Bison Yards at Buffalo N.Y. He also exposed himself to NS employees at the Bison Yard, and made crude sexual suggestions to them. He has a long history of psychological problems. He is a habitual thief, and thinks it is his right to steal anything from anyone and to shoplift from any business.

LOCATION:

He travels by freight train between the cities of Boston MA, Cleveland OH, and Chicago IL, He is a mission stiff, and stays in homeless shelters wherever he can. He has family in Solon, Ohio, but they kicked him out. He is persona non grata in every jungle, coast-to-coast. Associate with Tylicki at your own risk. For more information, check out this website: http://www.timgibbo ns.net/projects/ hobo/page_ 1.html (http://www.timgibbo ns.net/projects/ hobo/page_ 1.html)

[KaBar2]

(More on Tylicki from Flatcar Frank:)

Tylicki, you are a very twisted person. The CCG has NEVER been in the public domain. It belongs to one individual (And that's Train Doc--ed. K-Bar), whom you met (face-to-face) and whom you told that you wouldn't publish it. Then you went ahead and did it anyway. (Tylicki's word is WORTHLESS. He has no honor, and gets NO RESPECT.--ed. K-Bar)

The Frisco Circle can is what your hand in was when Roadkill caught you by the arm and forced you out the door. You are not welcome anywhere in any jungle. We all know about you and how you steal other people's work and pass it off as your own. The same way you are trying to conive the "amesrail" yahoo group with the so-called "rail yards book" I've informed them about you as well.

We have had a problem with you from the time we met you and you insulted Tanner City Kid's girlfriend. You are very lucky he didn't hear you, because you would have been dead.

--- In hobohistoryinfo@ yahoogroups. com (http://us.mg201.mail.yahoo.com/dc/hobohistoryinfo%40yahoogroups.com), "railroadpostoffice " <railroadpostoffice @...> wrote:

[seoren]

woooah

[eatso]

stabbing somebody with an umbrella is pretty fucking cool though.
But yeah, boo on that guy.

[rolling nowhere]

stabbing somebody with an umbrella is pretty fucking cool though.
But yeah, boo on that guy.

man boo on you bailjird.

[brothernarms]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL30jk3GBPQ

[rolling nowhere]

id like to proudly announce that..brothernarms are wack...

i imagine most people on 12oz being someone in this video.

[Balthazaar]

Making plans for a ride in March.. psyched!
probably Richmond to Florence SC or Rocky Mt. NC. Or maybe Chicago.... probably not due to the cold and whatnot

[eatso]

springs coming round soon.
sorry bout the epic nola fail volume 2.0.
but chicken bone and the sweetwater kid will ride again.
I hear denvers nice round spring time.
but we also have a pizza eating contest to win.
who knows.

[rolling nowhere]

belly fulla pizza and a pocket full of cassssshhh...

man if denver is the deal im not telling anyone im coming because everytime i say yo im coming to denver i dont show up.
nola aint goin nowhere unless god gets pissed at the gays again.

[salesmanoftheyear]

just got back to richmond from down south a couple weeks ago, heading out again in the morning to portland. taking the lowline of course.
balthazaar- youre a dumbass for wanting to go to florence or rocky mt... there is no money to be made at either of those places. north charleston is better... or maybe, just maybe, you can venture off of the mainline to somewhere and make a handfull... but i doubt it because most kids these days just ride the intermodal on the main. its a shame.

[salesmanoftheyear]

there is a good soup kitchen there in rocky mt though.

[KaBar2]

This is a very cool site for doing photo reconnaisance of an area near a rail site. The only problem is that sometimes there are no photos displayed of an area that is extremely remote or if there is no development nearby. Type in an address, it shows a map with a little "human figure". You move the little man around and it shows you what he would be seeing if he were standing there. There is also a terrain map, aerial sattelite photos, etc.

www.vpike.com (http://www.vpike.com)

[Grasp]

maps.google.com

pretty much the exact same thing.
also, i like to use local.live.com and when looking at a certain area, click on "bird eye view" it's much more detailed than a satellite view, almost like you're in a helicopter.

[seoren]

got back from my first hop today. it was short. From Binghamton ny to harrisburg pa. Definately going to be going on longer ones soon

[eatso]

just got back to richmond from down south a couple weeks ago, heading out again in the morning to portland. taking the lowline of course.
balthazaar- youre a dumbass for wanting to go to florence or rocky mt... there is no money to be made at either of those places. north charleston is better... or maybe, just maybe, you can venture off of the mainline to somewhere and make a handfull... but i doubt it because most kids these days just ride the intermodal on the main. its a shame.

people like you really piss me off.
riding trains isn't about where the panhandling is most profitable.
but what the fuck do I know.
I'm just an asshole.
JOHNNY HAMMUHSTIX

[rolling nowhere]

people like you really piss me off.
riding trains isn't about where the panhandling is most profitable.
but what the fuck do I know.
I'm just an asshole.
JOHNNY HAMMUHSTIX

lets go ride trains homoerectus...

fucking jobs and houses. wtf. ftw. abcdefg.

im just givin you a hard time baby boy.
i ALMOST wish i had a real job right now.
i need to settle down somewhere for awhile and chill.

riding trains isnt about panhandling.
its about meeting up with the bobs of the world and living the good life for 2 days.

PERMANANT LASTING DAMAGE.

[.hopeless.]

just got back to richmond from down south



virginia isnt the south.just saying...






fuck virginia btw.





anyways there are alot of homeless people where i live.their all bat shit crazy but i sometimes use them to buy me beer.also their crazy little stories are hilarious to me.


EDIT: i know i read your comment wrong salesman but i just wanted to point out to anyone who thought virginia was part of the south.sorry.its not.you niggas are like right next to maryland for christs sake and also you niggas cant drive for shit.so fuck your state.

[.hopeless.]

i could never go train hopping.i dont like loud noises or getting helladirty.i imagine this is what it would be like if i ever did ride trains.but i have always been fascinated with it.alot of people stop off at our local yard and i see them walking the tracks and in the woods all the time...

[MacTheRipper]

just found this thread, can't stop reading the first few pages! good shit.

[rolling nowhere]

i could never go train hopping.i dont like loud noises or getting helladirty.i imagine this is what it would be like if i ever did ride trains..


the dirt loudness boredom long waits rain snow hellish heat jail cops people talking shit because you smell bad dogs trying to bite you homebums trying to rape you whatever... once you get on a train going somewhere all that shit doesnt even matter at all.
at least not to me.
its all worth it.

ps. sleeping on a loud ass train is way easier than everyone imagines. i sleep pretty good once i actually lay down and stop nerding out looking at the scenery rolling by. the first time i got pulled off a train that was the first thing cops asked..how do you guys sleep on these things? i lay down and close my eyes. zzzzzzzzzzzzz

[rolling nowhere]

id rather be on a train than anywhere most of the time.

[.hopeless.]

what are the charges for riding trains? is it felony territory or misdemeanors? i know that the rails are alot harsher with all this 9/11 business that happened.

[rolling nowhere]

i know that the rails are alot harsher with all this 9/11 business that happened.

says who?


you could just get the boot or you could go sit in jail for a month or anything in between. ive been let go given tickets and recently spent 3 days in jail for the first time (for trains)... It depends who catches you and where and how theyre feelin that day and whether youre a dick to them. there is no way to know whats gonna happen if you get caught.

by the way those tickets have been interfering with rr property and trespassing on rr property. i have a few of those floating around out there unfortunately.

[.hopeless.]

it was just something i heard.that they are alot less friendly when it comes to tresspassers.heard if from a family member who works at a local yard.most of the rail workers i have came across are usually pretty cool guys,i stay out of their way most of the time tho.now those rail cops...fuck those guys.

[rolling nowhere]

it was just something i heard.that they are alot less friendly when it comes to tresspassers.heard if from a family member who works at a local yard.most of the rail workers i have came across are usually pretty cool guys,i stay out of their way most of the time tho.now those rail cops...fuck those guys.

im not saying they dont exist because they do but ive never met a mean bull.
and ive met more than a couple.
theyre doing their job. that job is busting my ass for breaking the rules. im pretty ok with that.
it sucks but its all part of the game. yeeah

[eatso]

also sometimes when you get caught
they give you pizza pizza and corndogs!

TRUE STORY!













oh, but you're in jail.
I forgot about that part.

[rolling nowhere]

also sometimes when you get caught
they give you pizza pizza and corndogs!

TRUE STORY!













oh, but you're in jail.
I forgot about that part.


they let you watch joe dirt too.
but you gotta listen to tony montana of sweetwater talk about his 175000 bucks the cops took from his wife ALL DAY EVERY DAY.
i know that idiots life better than he does.

[eatso]

five bucks sez he's still there.
I probably shouldn't talk though.

[rolling nowhere]

fuck it

it was his cell.

he can keep that shit.

i wanna go ride trains.
i think.

[salesmanoftheyear]

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[salesmanoftheyear]

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Dialing for Dollars is trying to find me.

and yes, i agree, VA is not the souf.

[MacTheRipper]

dope flicks

[rolling nowhere]

man im starting to think people are faking the ghost attachments just for a reaction.

those flicks are dope.
that bones tag with the quote is great. if i see the juice im going to california...fuck yeah.

[salesmanoftheyear]

that was a ridiculous amount of attachments on my post.
and yeah that juice man saved the day.

[rolling nowhere]

and yeah that juice man saved the day.

it has a way of doing that...
sat around indio/coachella 3 days waiting and just as i roll out my bag to go to sleep before the sun came up that shit creeped up and stopped long enough for me to haul ass and pop in a miniwell. made it all the way to uvalde and got the boot.
oh wellssss...
OR me and mr. eatso waiting 3 days in el paso and sneaking into the yard to get on it and as we are walking up talking about barely missing trains that shit airs up and is moving too fast to get on. if we had been 10 seconds faster we would have been on it.
i actually have a bunch of little anecdotes that involve that train.
damn it i need to be on a train.
shitfuck.

[SMdoubleXL]

the dirt loudness boredom long waits rain snow hellish heat jail cops people talking shit because you smell bad dogs trying to bite you homebums trying to rape you whatever... once you get on a train going somewhere all that shit doesnt even matter at all.

this is exactly how i would imagine it.

[yarr]

it has a way of doing that...
sat around indio/coachella 3 days waiting and just as i roll out my bag to go to sleep before the sun came up that shit creeped up and stopped long enough for me to haul ass and pop in a miniwell. made it all the way to uvalde and got the boot.
oh wellssss...
OR me and mr. eatso waiting 3 days in el paso and sneaking into the yard to get on it and as we are walking up talking about barely missing trains that shit airs up and is moving too fast to get on. if we had been 10 seconds faster we would have been on it.
i actually have a bunch of little anecdotes that involve that train.
damn it i need to be on a train.
shitfuck.
u still around here blood?

[rolling nowhere]

shitfuck,

[rolling nowhere]

u still around here blood?

im about to head back there actually. should be there within a weeks time.
im ready to rage.
what else is new?

[yarr]

in one week ill bee off for a minute, ready to rage as well. maybe a short trip is in order? you can see the healed cutty butterfly (:

[rolling nowhere]

in one week ill bee off for a minute, ready to rage as well. maybe a short trip is in order? you can see the healed cutty butterfly (:

man everything i did in austin sucked dick.
you should see the heart i did yesterday.
so dope.

[KaBar2]

For those of you who frequent the National Hobo Convention at Britt, I got a call from Ladybug this morning telling me that Charmin' Harmon has caught the westbound. Harmon was mentally challenged, and Minneapolis Jewell and Tuck cared for him for many years in their home. Harmon was 58 years old, I think. He never had much to say, but he loved going to Britt and he loved being with the tramps and sitting quietly listening to people tell road stories and campfire tales, although he never rode the rails himself. Harmon was well-known by all the Boxcar Boys and had many friends in the FTRA. They would come by Jewell's place to see him on their way through Minneapolis.

He will be buried in South Dakota, where he has family. In August, at the NHC Memorial Service, Harmon will be remembered and his life celebrated.

[ITalkAboutThePhonyOnly]

Who is Bozo Texino?

really enjoyed the film

[rolling nowhere]

Who is Bozo Texino?

really enjoyed the film

i just watched that this morning for the first time in years.
still great.

i like seeing familiar faces.

[eatso]

Any friend of a rail rider
(provided said rail rider is not a fuckface scumbag as defined by subsection p159A-27)
is a friend of mine.
RIP CHARMIN HARMON
I hope I don't live long enough to write things like that about people I know.

[Swindle]

so much rambling, some of that graffiti was very boring and unnappealing.

i think maybe at one stage i want to ride american freight trains and get sweaty and dirty and write on things. im not sure.

rolling nowhere seems like a fun guy to travel with. i think a few days in jail for riding a train is fair as fair can be.

[Balthazaar]

another short ride coming up this week, hopefully. thank god the weather's starting to warm up.

[KaBar2]

ROSENBERG (TEXAS) RAILROAD MUSEUM

HOBO DAYS
APRIL 23-25, 2010

http://www.rosenbergrrmuseum.org/ (http://www.rosenbergrrmuseum.org/)

Plenty of room for camping, about two city blocks for parking cars. Last year there were amateur musicians, a Depression-era Hooverville reenactment in 1930's period costume by a Living History civil war reenactment group on the west side of the property, barbeque trailers, they collected non-perishable food and canned goods for the homeless and we built a "jungle" with a campfire on the east side of the museum.

This year the chuck wagon cook from the George Ranch is coming down to cook a big mulligan stew. Jana Smith, the director of the museum, tells me that she can give vouchers for any tramps who show up to roll out for the weekend. The museum is private property, so alcohol consumption is permitted as long as you use some common sense. If you get shitfaced and make an ass out of yourself you might get bounced. There will be citizens and kids all over the place, so exercise some discretion. (Nothing illegal is permitted---absolutely no drugs, no fireworks, no firearms or weapons of any kind, and no flying a sign at the museum.) Please use the trash cans and keep a clean camp. Every can or piece of trash that gets dropped has to be picked up by somebody.


Last year was a lot of fun.


IF YOU ARE IN THE HOUSTON AREA, YOU SHOULD COME.

[KaBar2]

AMORY, MISSISSIPPI

RAILROAD FESTIVAL
and Hobo Gathering

APRIL 15-18, 2010
Many tramps begin to arrive early, around Monday, April 12th or Tuesday, the 13th, but the festival officially begins on the 15th.

[scaryletters]

I learned yesterday that my good friend Joey, aka Yme, was killed in a train related accident. In spite of his age, many of you may know him, he was a fixture on the circuit for many years and had been riding freight since he was in middle school. Joey loved the high line and loved Montana, even home bumming it in Grand Rapids for a while. I talked to him a month ago and he seemed happy, I hope he died that way.

He was only 20 years old, but rode harder and with more heart than anyone i've ever met. He was a coast to coast cat, and lived a hard knock life. pour a forty for a brother today. rip my friend, ride in peace.

I can't stress this enough, I've seen enough friends die because of being drunk and riding freight, watch your ass out there, please.
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[rolling nowhere]

i just had a dream i was on a train with this guy... who im pretty sure i never met.
a friend of mine told me about this yesterday though.
be careful on trains dudes.
they always win.
rip.

[MacTheRipper]

I mostly lurk this thread, I live vicariously through you guys. REST IN PEACE YOUR FRIEND.

[eatso]

FUCK.

[rolling nowhere]

rolling nowhere seems like a fun guy to travel with. i think a few days in jail for riding a train is fair as fair can be.

both statements completely true.

[KaBar2]

Never met the guy, but RIP Yme. I must agree with scaryletters---drinking, drugging and hopping do not mix. Save the bottle for the jungle, and ride with your wits about you.

R.I.P. JOEY.
Another good brother gone.

Ride safe, boys.

[shai]

Sorry about your friend. RIP.

[rolling nowhere]

im used to helping people out on here... my turn
can someone gimme some info on nola-rva. ive never been east of nola on a train before. its time to fix that lil problemo.
i know one of you fellers can shoot me some info.
anything you got is appreciated.

[rolling nowhere]

ROSENBERG (TEXAS) RAILROAD MUSEUM

HOBO DAYS
APRIL 23-25, 2010




Last year was a lot of fun.


IF YOU ARE IN THE HOUSTON AREA, YOU SHOULD COME.



hmmmmm.... maaaaaaybe.

[scaryletters]

Something I painted I thought you guys would dig on.

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[rolling nowhere]

i have a very similar drawing somewhere.

shits pretty cool

[rolling nowhere]

im used to helping people out on here... my turn
can someone gimme some info on nola-rva. ive never been east of nola on a train before. its time to fix that lil problemo.
i know one of you fellers can shoot me some info.
anything you got is appreciated.

i have a loose plan.
a general idea of how i could get there.
i kinda know what im doing most of the time.
im just looking for any little scraps of info.
blah blah blah
quit your job eatso shitstain.

[boobyknockers]

does anybody know where i can get a copy of LONE GONE... tramp documentary...? PM if you do. I ve looked everywhere for this .

[scaryletters]

im used to helping people out on here... my turn
can someone gimme some info on nola-rva. ive never been east of nola on a train before. its time to fix that lil problemo.
i know one of you fellers can shoot me some info.
anything you got is appreciated.

i'd ride ns from oliver yard. i rode from there to Linwood, NC a couple years back. I'm pretty sure ns runs a line from nola all the way through allentown, pa...with a c-c in lynchburg va. if one train can get you that close to richmond, i'd take it.

[boobyknockers]

There is this lady... train hop video lady...Shes putting CC info on line in video form . What do we do about this! I have links to find her if anybody wants to see this shit. PM me. But for real Id almost rather not even put out that info on line cause all it does is blow it up even more once people find out about her. But we got to find someway to put this to a stop.

[boobyknockers]

This is exactly why people really need to be more careful as to who they let get ahold of the CC. Its in our hands and the only way for something like this to happen is to copy it from one person to the next. How the fuck she got this is beyond me.

[scaryletters]

There is this lady... train hop video lady...Shes putting CC info on line in video form . What do we do about this! I have links to find her if anybody wants to see this shit. PM me. But for real Id almost rather not even put out that info on line cause all it does is blow it up even more once people find out about her. But we got to find someway to put this to a stop.

I don't get it, is she a traveler or what? If somebody is really intent on putting that shit out here theres not a lot anybody can do to stop her, it's the internet. if she's known on the road, i'd call her out by name and let her deal with the consequences. if not, i'd ignore it. the 2006 crew change has been available online for at least a year now cuz of some goober...it's bullshit and the reason train doc won't be putting that shit out anymore.

[salesmanoftheyear]

if someone is putting cc info out on the internet, who gives a fuck. the crew change is worth nothing anymore... half of the info in there is false and will get you thrown in jail (yes, even in the 2009 edition). no offense to train doc and his peeps who put the cc together at all, just havent found it to be useful more than a quarter of the time.

[scaryletters]

it doesnt matter how accurate it is. the cc being online means more kids in the yards who shouldn't be, more blown up spots, and more heat on everyone else.

it's also a simple matter of respect for doc's wish's to have it kept underground, that in itself should be reason enough.

[boobyknockers]

people have been calling her ph. and threatening to find her... shes just a wingnut lady. She threatened to send it to the FBI. and she just feels its here right and in her words. "SHE HAS FUN PUTTING SECRET INFO ON THE NET". Its prolly not that big of a deal. Im sure each railroad has there own copy anyway. But just use caution on who you give that shit too. I say just keep it for yourselfs and close freinds. I got arrested twice in montana and ticketed the 3rd time. cop came right to the spot. Then a week later pulled off in Spokane and ticketed and the bull said he pulled of over 60 riders in tha month alone. Thats just the people he caught. It all ties in together. Easy Access to info = more people riding= higher security

[evaunf]

i steal cans because they stole my land

[DEEN XMEN]

I hang out in a yard where many live. Some because of the law , they can't live anywhere else so they are in limbo.. There are many nice people there and many that are blah. A society of Nomads as I view them. The ones that are nice with me..I bring them water and snacks.. they kind of look out for you in their own way.

[salesmanoftheyear]

[/QUOTE] And what is Train Doc's real name? Who is he? Where is he? Does he know what she did? Thanks.[/QUOTE]

WHO CARES!?

[SheepOrDie]

I learned yesterday that my good friend Joey, aka Yme, was killed in a train related accident. In spite of his age, many of you may know him, he was a fixture on the circuit for many years and had been riding freight since he was in middle school. Joey loved the high line and loved Montana, even home bumming it in Grand Rapids for a while. I talked to him a month ago and he seemed happy, I hope he died that way.

He was only 20 years old, but rode harder and with more heart than anyone i've ever met. He was a coast to coast cat, and lived a hard knock life. pour a forty for a brother today. rip my friend, ride in peace.

I can't stress this enough, I've seen enough friends die because of being drunk and riding freight, watch your ass out there, please.
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bump this. Joey was a close friend of mine. We grew up in the same town, train riding was his passion. I always looked forward to his annual visit home. Rip YME, I almost lost my shit when I saw this post.

[scaryletters]

Okay train hopping community, this train hop video lady gal is very nice and didn't realize it was illegal to do this. She found the CC under a bus bench and there was no cover and it started at Page 5, so no copyright info, just a xeroxed book put together and thrown under a bus bench. She didn't know what it was so she googled it and got very excited and wanted to initially make a video CC for other hoppers not thinking it would blow up like it did. It viraled all over the net. No way to bring it down now. Try and understand and don't be so mad at her. She didn't mean it to be bad for you guys! It's the 2008 crew change... Don't hate up on her, it's not really anything horrible...And what is Train Doc's real name? Who is he? Where is he? Does he know what she did? Thanks.

Illegal? I don't think anybody gives a shit about the legality of the thing, train hopping is illegal to begin with. And no, it's not the beginning of the end, but it's bad news and anybody who knows will say the same thing. If she googled it she should have known better than to put the damn thing online, fuck this bitch.

and like the dude above said, who cares who train doc is. if he wanted that information spread around he could easily do it himself.

bump joey though, miss you kid.

[boobyknockers]

Maybe she didnt realize what she was doing but she need to respect our communitys wishes and try to take it down. And train doc is a good guy. This was not his intentions when he started the CC. Putting it on the internet isnt helping anybody cause 95% of the people who start riding will be able to find it on there own down the road. Anybody who needs to find out how to do this online shouldnt be on the rails anyway. If you dont know how to do it and want to ride, then get the fuck on a train and go somewhere. It doesnt matter where you end up just fucken ride.


Also . she has all the how to ride trains.. safety and instruction on the blog... Thats all on the first few pages. So explain that to me. Its on the same page as the COPYRIGHT!! THE SAME PAGE THAT SAYS !!!!PLEASE DO NOT PUT THIS ONLINE!!!! shes gonna eventually have to take it down. theres alot of people riding trains and more people are finding out.

[boobyknockers]

I also like how YMEs water is brown.. haha fuck yeah. Thats an amazing pic. SHitty he had to take the westbound so early..

[boobyknockers]

...

[salesmanoftheyear]

i met yme over the summer in richmond, he was cool as shit. rip yme.

[KaBar2]

If you go to a catch-out spot and just hang around, you've got to know that the bulls know about the spot already--come on, use your head.

They are patrolling that yard, or patrolling that division day in and day out, week after week, month after month. The railroad doesn't change much. Maybe a new fence gets built, or a video camera gets installed, or a new spur constructed, but the mainline tracks have been in the same place for fifty years and more. The same switches are getting thrown by computer now that were being thrown by a switchman in 1950.

The local bulls know exactly where to go to find people squatting in the weeds waiting for a train. They have always known. The people that don't know anything are US.

The CCG is inaccurate? Well, imagine that! A bunch of transient, train-hopping drifters produced a home-made, photocopied book from hand-written notes scribbled down on scratch paper and empty beer box cardboard, incompassing railroads all over North America and it's not accurate! I can't think of a single reason why it shouldn't be. Can you?

Train Doc never intended for the CCG to be distributed to anybody but genuine, experienced trainhopping hobos. Originally, it was only given to trainhoppers that Train Doc knew personally. Then, it started getting distributed to other people that Train Doc didn't know, so they started requiring people to raise their hand and swear not to publish it on the internet and not give it to anybody who wasn't a genuine trainhopper. The idea was to keep it away from kids and yeggs. To get my first copy of the CCG, I had to raise my right hand and swear. Now, clueless women who find it under bus benches are publishing it on the internet.

You see what happenes when people don't follow the god damned rules?

LEAVE NO TRACE.

DO NO DAMAGE.

MAKE NO DISTURBANCE.

KEEP A CLEAN CAMP.

DON'T SHIT WHERE YOU EAT.

[Balthazaar]

you sound like you're this this dumbass lady.

[scaryletters]

IS THERE A PHOTO OF TRAIN DOC? And who is this person? Why won'the come out of hiding, or wherever he is to deal with this video crew change... If it is so bad, why are videos still running? If it was bad, wouldn't the video sites pull them off? Even if they pulled them off, I think it's too late and it's spread so far and wide. But I do notice that only train hoppers seem to be going to the main blog http://cddvddirectory.blogspot.com because you can scroll down to bottom and see a "stat" bar and click in and it will take you to who has gone in, how long, what company or site or ISP they are coming from and other info to see if it is indeed law enforcement or hoppers or even Train Doc! Any light shed on this?

What the hell is wrong with you? Do you tramp? if not, shut the fuck up already, nobody is going to give you that information so stop trying.

[Balthazaar]

^^ what scaryletters said

[rolling nowhere]

There is this lady... train hop video lady...Shes putting CC info on line in video form . What do we do about this! I have links to find her if anybody wants to see this shit. PM me. But for real Id almost rather not even put out that info on line cause all it does is blow it up even more once people find out about her. But we got to find someway to put this to a stop.

i saw that shit when she first put it up. i want to throw mama from the train.

[rolling nowhere]

ps. trains are already blown up. in the 90s everyone said OH TRAIN RIDING IS DONE ITS OVER WITH!! its 2010 and everything is going just fine...
just be sneaky and ride safe little dirtballs.

and that lady is fucking nuts.

[rolling nowhere]

pps. havre was a bitch wasnt it lil boobooknocker?

haha.

[KaBar2]

There is only one genuinely safe way to learn to ride trains. Find an experienced trainhopper and get him or her to teach you how to hop correctly. This woman publishing the "video crew change" is irresponsible. The whole point of controlling the CCG was to keep kids and idiots from easily figuring out how to get on a train. I hope if some kid uses her videos to get himself killed that the cops manage to track her down.

I got a lot of flak from other trainhoppers for starting this thread, and I didn't think it was justified, but I'm beginning to wonder if maybe they aren't correct.

[.jive]

yo, kabar. i read your earlier posts. thanks for your views, and sharing your experiences. definitely not an average person.

i read it and was like, "i use a dishwasher, microwave, fancy utensils, clothes washer, and a toilet on a daily basis.".

you must have read that dale carnegie book, no? :)

[KaBar2]

AMORY, MISSISSIPPI

RAILROAD FESTIVAL
and Hobo Gathering

APRIL 15-18, 2010
Many tramps begin to arrive early, around Monday, April 12th or Tuesday, the 13th, but the festival officially begins on the 15th.
I talked to Stretch the other day. He's in Meridian, MS crashing at 'Bama's place, and is traveling with Burlington Dog K-9 and an old tramp he ran into while he was in Monroe, LA. They're headed for Amory, but thy're not in too big a hurry, because Meridian is in a wet county, but Amory is in a dry one, so they are tanking up in Meridian, fortifying themselves for the hop down to Tupelo. (Fun fact: Elvis Presley was born and raised in Tupelo, MS in a house about the size of a one-car garage.)

[scaryletters]

I think starting this thread is a double edged sword because it boosts us higher, because of the crew change video stuff posted by that video lady so I think the damage has been done, good or bad, it's up and running, in fact saw the latest New Jersey video crew change but I won't post a link, so as not to give that chick anymore hits on her blog, I want to swear and scream and shout and say F K HER, but it only adds fuel to the coal bin! 'Nough said ...

Ironic coming from somebody who spread that video around in the first place and then wouldn't stop asking questions that weren't any of his business. Something about the way you conduct yourself makes me highly suspicious of you. Then again, this is the internet, maybe you're a swell guy in real life I don't know. I guess I don't care.


This thread is fine as long as those who use it employ common sense. That's easier said than done apparently.

[salesmanoftheyear]

rolling nowhere, hit me up again man, i dont feel like going through my pms to find you.

[248.]

Common sense isn't so common.

Went on a trip recently, along the ex-BC Rail line. Beautiful scenery and really fucking cold, if you're not geared up. Wish I could post pictures.

[salesmanoftheyear]

come on, take this shit to the PMs.

[Jestr]

ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_pdf_files/MAPS/Statewide/parail.pdf

This may help some of the PA riders who are hoping to catch out. Good luck. Straight from 2010.

[rolling nowhere]

i dont think this thread is bad at all. its mostly general vague info and stories and some flicks now and then.
i keep all sensitive materials in the pm zone.

in the mean time...

I RIDE FRIEGHT TRAINS MOTHERFUCKER WHAT DO YOU DO?

haha...

[rolling nowhere]

Common sense isn't so common.
.

the main reason i go out of my way to not kick it with too many travelers... or people in general really.
but seriously. i get happy when i meet someone who rides trains who isnt a total moron and actually knows a thing or two about a thing or two. besides good spanging techniques and the alcohol percentages on beers in different states. all interesting shit but not shit i live my life by..sorry dudes!

i have a bottle of night train. its 17.5%

EATSO FOR PREZ 2011.

[salesmanoftheyear]

hahaha night train.
let me post some pictures, that i probably have posted before.
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whatever, just tired of all this HOO BLAH oh here.

[rolling nowhere]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v114/thetrainbum/138843-R1-20-4_021.jpg


love that town!


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v114/thetrainbum/138843-R1-25-00_026.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v114/thetrainbum/l_6d7c180a93039c12813391b81c31d2d3.jpg

lil babies.

[STEELHUNGRY]

Lookout Paranoia.

[scaryletters]

BNSF Z trains running Seattle--->Memphis through Lincoln. When did that happen? This is top on my list of upcoming rides if it's true.

[KaBar2]

Looks like Ima go to Amory after all. Stretch and Burl are already there, from the looks of things.

[scaryletters]

If train hoppers are mad at train hop video ladyf or viral videoing secret crew change guide than why are they using it ... look: "Nashville, Tennessee, United States Ena-, Regional Point Of Presence (207.191.177.27) [Label IP Address] cddvddirectory.blogspot.com/ cddvddirectory.blogspot.com/
www.google.com/search?client=safari&rl… hop nashville&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 SEE THEY ARE USING IT EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE MAD AT THIS CHICK!

shhh. you're done here.

[boobyknockers]

yo jeremy go ride a freight or shut the fuck up. you seem like a railfan. REAL RECOGNIZE REAL!! bought to catch out from austin to SA. CANT WAIT

[salesmanoftheyear]

get off this crew change shit...
anyone here know a kid named tyler "bones" meushaw?

[Balthazaar]

TRAIN HOPPER CITIES THAT HAVE ACCESSED CREW CHANGE VIDEO GUIDE


you've got to be kidding me.... :rolleyes:

[KaBar2]

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii224/kabar1950/killers-smile.jpg


You don't have to respect other people and their property. Just go ahead and do whatever you please. There won't be any consequences. Honest.

[scaryletters]

yo jeremy go ride a freight or shut the fuck up. you seem like a railfan. REAL RECOGNIZE REAL!! bought to catch out from austin to SA. CANT WAIT

I just homebummed San Antone for a month back in November. If you're near the East Yard check out this joint called the Lords Kitchen, they're awesome about letting you wash dishes for *real* good food. Also, the food not bombs kids have a punk house right across from that same yard. The Austin Street feed on Sunday mornings is the single greatest feed i've ever been to, hit it up. Stay away from downtown and riverfront, the bike cops hate dirty kids.

San Antonio is awesome though! have fun.

[rolling nowhere]

I just homebummed San Antone for a month back in November. If you're near the East Yard check out this joint called the Lords Kitchen, they're awesome about letting you wash dishes for *real* good food. Also, the food not bombs kids have a punk house right across from that same yard. The Austin Street feed on Sunday mornings is the single greatest feed i've ever been to, hit it up. Stay away from downtown and riverfront, the bike cops hate dirty kids.

San Antonio is awesome though! have fun.

yessir.
i was just there being lazy for a couple weeks.
staying right down the tracks from east yard watching trains all day/night.
food not bombs nerds hanging about.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WADnriWzJes

ride em.

[Train In Vain]

!

can you just shut up already?

[rolling nowhere]

just say something useful or interesting.
its easy.

[rolling nowhere]

a bit of a snoozer zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz need video diary maybe video crew change hop lady can make one for your post abovehttp://cddvddirectory.blogspot.com

maybe you should go get drunk and try to catch a train on the fly.
itll be ok little one.
i promise.
oh and if its going under 20mph youre a pussy so run faster toy...

[scaryletters]

ignore him, he'll go away.

[salesmanoftheyear]

this thread has turned to poo poo.

[eatso]

I just homebummed San Antone for a month back in November. If you're near the East Yard check out this joint called the Lords Kitchen, they're awesome about letting you wash dishes for *real* good food. Also, the food not bombs kids have a punk house right across from that same yard. The Austin Street feed on Sunday mornings is the single greatest feed i've ever been to, hit it up. Stay away from downtown and riverfront, the bike cops hate dirty kids.

San Antonio is awesome though! have fun.

quit inviting internerd hermans to the goddamn house.
it ain't no flop house for every goddamn slack jawed fuck wit that stumbles of a train.
MARK FUCKING EATSOS.

[rolling nowhere]

quit inviting internerd hermans to the goddamn house.
it ain't no flop house for every goddamn slack jawed fuck wit that stumbles of a train.
MARK FUCKING EATSOS.

i think id rather hang out with slack jawwed fuck wits than passive aggressive bitch tits.


im going to nola next weekend asshole.

[salesmanoftheyear]

be careful in nola.

[rolling nowhere]

be careful in nola.

nola needs to be careful when im around.

[salesmanoftheyear]

nola needs to be careful when im around.

get up here brother.

[salesmanoftheyear]

Ctrain... i think you should stop posting. all together.

[rolling nowhere]

PLEASE HAVE A LOOK AT THIS THE LATEST TRAIN HOP VIDEO LADY's VIDEO STUFF ON TRAIN HOPPING, I'M SURE THIS WILL GET SOME PEOPLE'S PANTIES IN AN UPROAR GO HERE TO SEE AND LISTEN http://hallelujah-bound.blogspot.com/ What do you think? At least she gives credit on this one!

personally i dont give a shit if someone mails out copies of the cc to everyone walking the earth. ill still be riding trains doin my thing just the same because info in the cc usually isnt all that great in the first place. tells me where a yard ive never been to is maybe at best. we find our own spots to catch trains when we get there. blah blah blah...
that lady is a fucking idjit.
you are a fucking nuisance as well.

dear jeremyctrain...
do you ride trains?
have you ever seen a train?
whats your deal?
mentally ill?
just an annoying fool?
every post you make is pretty retarded and i really dont get what youre trying to do other than a weak attempt at making people mad via the internet. maybe?
are you bored?
just plain stupid?
feel free to answer these questions or dont.... WE DONT GIVE A FUCK ABOUT CREWCHANGE WHORE ANYMORE... get over it pal.
its annoying.
like getting habanero hot sauce on your dick.
that shit burned like a motherfucker...
HAH



RHMF

[hubbabalou]

word Kabar representing us motherfuckers. bout time i figured out i wasn't the only homeless writer o.O


and yes i am full blown legit homeless, i sleep under a fucking a handicap ramp for a church and i do a damn good job looking like im not broke. or i try at least. its kinda hard to keep the shit off your shoulders being a social dude and people being like oh your the fucking homeless kid wtf and at least it helps when your like hey wtf do i look it and the respond no.

[hubbabalou]

or at least i assume you write > ?

[rolling nowhere]

or at least i assume you write > ?

he doesnt.


i know some people who live on the street who are cleaner and have nicer shit than i do.
i love it when someone asks me for change and theyre dressed nicer than me. that shits a hoot.

[rail junkie]

wow some people are fucking stupid.

someone ban that kid already.

[InfraRed]

A lot of homeless kids write.
http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/af273/YummyNuggets/seattlegraff088.jpg

[rolling nowhere]

A lot of homeless kids write.
http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/af273/YummyNuggets/seattlegraff088.jpg

hes not homeless.
just a bum.

i feel like i was with him.
and phiks.
maybe not.
either way.
we get around.
and we get dowwwnnn.
owwwwwww!

do the cat!

[KaBar2]

Just returned to Houston from Armory Railroad Festival, and it was a lot of fun. We had thirty-two tramps sign in, but there wasn't usually 32 people in the jungle, too much to do and go see. The Amory Railroad Museum alone is worth the trip.

Stretch and Burl came in with Larry from Arizona, Big Chuck and Aileen. Hobo Spike drove in and brought Grandpa Dudley, who is eighty-two this year. Mad Mary didn't come, she isn't feeling too great. Redbird Express was there, Ohio Tom and a bunch of people I don't know too well.

While we were setting up the camp next to the steam locomotive in the park, a more-or-less local guy, Cody, showed up. The guy had bummed a ride down from Fulton, MS because he had a dental appointment in Amory on Tuesday, but he only had a grand total of eight dollars to last him a week. He did have a jacket. The first night he slept on a bench by the fire, but the next morning we were able to scrounge up a blanket bindle, some foam for him to sleep on and a water jug and he ate in the jungle with us. Every night when the concession stands shut down they gave us a lot of leftover hot dogs, hamburgers, barbequed chicken and french fries. There were about eight churches who were running big concession stands selling barbeque, burgers, smoked sausage, chicken--you name it. Plenty of first-rate chow. The only bad thing is that Amory is a dry city in a dry county. No alcohol is sold anywhere. The closest place to buy beer is Tupelo, about thirty miles west.

Friday some filmmakers showed up from New York and were hanging around the jungle getting interviews from tramps. The Festival was in full swing all around us, with 70,000 tourists in town, live bands alternating playing classic rock, country & western and soul music. That night, shortly after the filmmakers left the jungle, some wealthy local debutante types showed up in the jungle with a group of their old friends from high school. I think they had just come from some charity fundraiser party, because they were already pretty wasted when they arrived, but they brought a box full of liquor and some cases of beer andwere making trips back and forth from the jungle to their cars to refresh their drinks.

This was kind of an eye-opener for us. We were trying to be real careful to avoid getting rousted by the cops, so anybody that had a beer was pouring it into a coffee cup so as not to just be blatantly flaunting the law. These folks were the real-deal, young Southern aristocracy--the girls were dressed to the nines in backless, black cocktail dresses and a king's ransome in jewelry and the men were dressed in casual, genteel country-club attire: polo shirts, shorts and running shoes. They all had these "Old Miss" Southern accents and were driving about a quarter million dollars worth of Lexuses, BMWs, Jaguars, etc. As soon as all these wealthy folks arrived, the cops disappeared and the party was on. They supplied us with plenty of beer and were very gracious about it. I got a crash course in the local social and political scene.

A couple of these Old Miss folks had local connections, so we got our boy Cody hooked up with a job picking up trash in the park on Saturday. They were very gracious about helping him out. Saturday afternoon he got paid $80, which was a big surprise to him. He was happy. I don't think the guy had ever made $10 an hour in his life. They gave him a Amory Railroad Festival t-shirt too.

One local lady, Shelley, and her two kids pitched a tent with us Saturday night because the kids wanted to "spend the night in the hobo jungle", so we had a good time talking and answering the kids' questions about riding trains and hoboing. When the concessions closed down, the church folks brought us anouther feast of leftover hot dogs, hamburgers, barbecue, etc.

(As a side note--is there some connection between born-again Christianity and drop-dead gorgeous good looks? The high-school girls working at those food concession tents were absolutely beautiful--very conservatively dressed, of course, but gorgeous. I don't think I've ever seen so many blue-eyed, blonde girls with beautiful smiles and squeaky-clean hair in my life. If the sign out front included the words "Apostolic", "Fundamental" "Bible Baptist" "Evangelical" or such-like you could be sure that the girls working there would just be absolutely stunning. It's enough to give one pause for thought, LOL. If I got to spend eternity with angels like that, church might be worth it.)

Sunday morning Miss Charlotte fed all the jungle residents breakfast at the Amory Cafe. (No, we didn't go to church, LOL.) and then we rolled up camp and started heading out. The Festival was actually still going on, but nearly everybody had a long way to go.
Big Chuck and Aileen dropped Stretch, Burl, Larry from Arizona and me off at the KCS tracks in Tupelo, where we camped in the jungle at the catch out. Stretch and Larry were catching out to Chicago through Fulton, TN and I caught a Greyhound back to Houston that was jam-packed with gargoyles like the bar scene in Star Wars.

I've been telling you guys for years about the Amory Railroad Festival, but this was my first trip. It was a lot of fun, I think I'll go back, but not by Greyhound. That bus trip is a killer.

Next up---Rosenberg Railroad Museum's Hobo Days.

[InfraRed]

wow, that sounds like a blast. Rubbing elbows with high-society types; a hobos dream!

[rolling nowhere]

Next up---Rosenberg Railroad Museum's Hobo Days.



man im going to new orleans this weekend.
otherwise i might have to convince someone to drive me there.
or just jump off a westbound hauling ass to cali..haha!

tuck and roll dawg tuck and rolllllllllllllllllllllllllllll...

[KaBar2]

RN--New Orleans ain't going anywhere, dude, and Rosenberg is just once a year. There's a signal in the east throat of the Rosenberg Yard--you might not even have to bail at speed, probably just a step-off.

With Rosenberg so close to Amory time-wise, we're not seeing many riders.

ROSENBERG RAILROAD MUSEUM
HOBO DAYS
Saturday/ Sunday, April 24-25, 2010

I'm camping out Friday night too, if I can. There shouldn't be any hassle. Last year it was cool.

[rolling nowhere]

RN--New Orleans ain't going anywhere, dude, and Rosenberg is just once a year. There's a signal in the east throat of the Rosenberg Yard--you might not even have to bail at speed, probably just a step-off.

With Rosenberg so close to Amory time-wise, we're not seeing many riders.

ROSENBERG RAILROAD MUSEUM
HOBO DAYS
Saturday/ Sunday, April 24-25, 2010

I'm camping out Friday night too, if I can. There shouldn't be any hassle. Last year it was cool.

i dont know every time ive been through there (except once the train stopped) its been pretty fast. haha...ive already made that mistake once and dont plan on doing it again. i like my legs and feets where they are.
the ride to nola bailed so i might try and come out there.
maybe maybe, who knows?
i might ride my bike down there its only like 30 miles or so. bring my sleeping bag and some random little bullshit and camp out. maybe maybe...

[eatso]

right click save.
and you didn't got o nola you fool!
just get down here.

[boobyknockers]

im going trying to bring a few people too. get your ass out there NV

[KaBar2]

Just got home from Rosenberg. We were expecting a big rainstorm on Friday night, but it was just a cold front going over. Saturday a.m. there were a few puddles on the street but that's it. Other than that the weather was outstanding---clear blue sky, hardly a cloud anywhere. I pitched a tarp on the east side of the property and set up a campfire with a refrigerator grill. The head chuckwagon cook for the George Ranch, Nick, came in and cooked up a big pot of mulligan stew. The historical re-enactor group (they used to specialize in Civil War re-enacting) came in and set up a 1930's-Depression-era camp complete with shipping-crate hooches, canvas "fly" tents, Salvation Army ladies, a 1930's railroad bull carrying his grandfather's Smith & Wesson .44-40 and badge (his grandfather was a Union Pacific railroad bull) and a bunch of "hoboes" in overalls and fedoras. The best part about the re-enactors was the music. They all play a bunch of musical instruments--guitar, mandolin, violin, etc.

Most of the rest of this gathering is oriented to little kids. They have a lot of low-cost carnival type things for the kids to do. We answered questions all day and partied at night.

It was fun, but it would have been a lot better if more train riders had shown up.

[rolling nowhere]

Just got home from Rosenberg. We were expecting a big rainstorm on Friday night, but it was just a cold front going over. Saturday a.m. there were a few puddles on the street but that's it. Other than that the weather was outstanding---clear blue sky, hardly a cloud anywhere. I pitched a tarp on the east side of the property and set up a campfire with a refrigerator grill. The head chuckwagon cook for the George Ranch, Nick, came in and cooked up a big pot of mulligan stew. The historical re-enactor group (they used to specialize in Civil War re-enacting) came in and set up a 1930's-Depression-era camp complete with shipping-crate hooches, canvas "fly" tents, Salvation Army ladies, a 1930's railroad bull carrying his grandfather's Smith & Wesson .44-40 and badge (his grandfather was a Union Pacific railroad bull) and a bunch of "hoboes" in overalls and fedoras. The best part about the re-enactors was the music. They all play a bunch of musical instruments--guitar, mandolin, violin, etc.

Most of the rest of this gathering is oriented to little kids. They have a lot of low-cost carnival type things for the kids to do. We answered questions all day and partied at night.

It was fun, but it would have been a lot better if more train riders had shown up.

shit it was just today?
WOOPS.

[salesmanoftheyear]

rolling nowhere needs to hustle up to va.

[Rev73]

nola needs to be careful when im around.

just came from there its alright. normal nola

[salesmanoftheyear]

anyone wanna trade some patches? serious inquiries only.

HA

[oops...]

any one know where trampfest is gonna be this year? i've heard a couple places now but nothing has been set for sure i guess...
oops... & stupid dog

[KaBar2]

From the current reigning Queen of Tramps, Stray Cat:


Hey, so sorta unrelated to trains.... and i don't know everyone on this list... but whatever...

anyhow.... a shoutout from North of 60, where trains don't go in Canada...
ummmm.... I've found myself in Whitehorse, living at and coordinating events at the only all-ages venue in town... trying to start a zine library... and get more than dance parties and punk/metal shows (featuring all the same bands) happening...
I was thinking about ways to contribute and making his space better... and one of the things that influenced me a bunch in my teen-aged years (and after) was reading zines purchased sometime during drunken treks into Halifax for punk shows... which were probably one of the major politicizing factors in my life... the point being that I don't feel like the kids here get much exposure to anything not going on in Whitehorse, and zines still expose me to tons of new ideas... so this is a request to all of you out there in train land to send your favourite zines about anything you like to Whitehorse... and that way the kids in this town get to think about some other stuff and hopefully learn some new shit... The zines will be placed in the space for people to look at and borrow as they please... even zines you think suck would be appercieated, it's better than what we have now....
That said there are actions starting to happen against police brutality which has become a major issue in this town... and some of the working groups in town are particularly interested in any zines/flyers/information from anyplace on how to deal with the police, and what can be done about them, and what other folks are doing about the po-po...
So if you feel like you have anything to contribute or suggestions about where I should seek out literature please do write or send shit to...

julie
c/o the golden apple discordian centre
411 Alexander Street
Whitehorse, YT
Y1A 2L8 Canada

I have a bunch of American postage stamps I'd be happy to give to folks wishing to send stuff up here. I am adding my personal collection to this space, and will be on briefly on Americas West Coast (then SLC and Wyoming) around the end of May... so if anyone has suggestions or Fuck yous about places I should seek out zines for the library - I'm into that too!
Sorry to bug you all with this thing, but the intention is to go beyond what me and personal friends think is cool. And if anyones heading to or from Alaska you are more than welcome to stop in and check out the discordian centre... I'll even let you get drunk and pass out on the floor...
Be Well

julie

[rolling nowhere]

I'll even let you get drunk and pass out on the floor...


likei need permission for such things.
psssshhhhhhhhhh...
HAHA

[scaryletters]

From the current reigning Queen of Tramps, Stray Cat:


Hey, so sorta unrelated to trains.... and i don't know everyone on this list... but whatever...

anyhow.... a shoutout from North of 60, where trains don't go in Canada...
ummmm.... I've found myself in Whitehorse, living at and coordinating events at the only all-ages venue in town... trying to start a zine library... and get more than dance parties and punk/metal shows (featuring all the same bands) happening...
I was thinking about ways to contribute and making his space better... and one of the things that influenced me a bunch in my teen-aged years (and after) was reading zines purchased sometime during drunken treks into Halifax for punk shows... which were probably one of the major politicizing factors in my life... the point being that I don't feel like the kids here get much exposure to anything not going on in Whitehorse, and zines still expose me to tons of new ideas... so this is a request to all of you out there in train land to send your favourite zines about anything you like to Whitehorse... and that way the kids in this town get to think about some other stuff and hopefully learn some new shit... The zines will be placed in the space for people to look at and borrow as they please... even zines you think suck would be appercieated, it's better than what we have now....
That said there are actions starting to happen against police brutality which has become a major issue in this town... and some of the working groups in town are particularly interested in any zines/flyers/information from anyplace on how to deal with the police, and what can be done about them, and what other folks are doing about the po-po...
So if you feel like you have anything to contribute or suggestions about where I should seek out literature please do write or send shit to...

julie
c/o the golden apple discordian centre
411 Alexander Street
Whitehorse, YT
Y1A 2L8 Canada

I have a bunch of American postage stamps I'd be happy to give to folks wishing to send stuff up here. I am adding my personal collection to this space, and will be on briefly on Americas West Coast (then SLC and Wyoming) around the end of May... so if anyone has suggestions or Fuck yous about places I should seek out zines for the library - I'm into that too!
Sorry to bug you all with this thing, but the intention is to go beyond what me and personal friends think is cool. And if anyones heading to or from Alaska you are more than welcome to stop in and check out the discordian centre... I'll even let you get drunk and pass out on the floor...
Be Well

julie

If you find yourself in Portland Oregon, there are several great resour4ces for zines and underground publishing. The Portland Anarchist bookfair will be going on this summer, I had a booth there last year and theres a ton of diy literature. Also, Microcosm Publishing has an actual storefront in portland and put out some really good stuff. Check out AK Press, they have one of the most comprehensive collection of zines I've ever seen. They have a store in oakland and a website online.

good luck.

[rolling nowhere]

i want to go ride trains so bad.
but i dont want to at the same time.
its fucking with my head.
and making me insane.
ill go ride my bike 10000 miles at night and see some trains rolling and think..ahhh... i know where thats going! i could be going there too!
FUCK.
i want to chill and stay somewhere for awhile and get my shit together at least SOMEWHAT. this shits making me crazy fuuuuck.
what to do what to do...

[rolling nowhere]

i knew from the first ride this would become a problem sooner or later. haha.
damn it!
i wanna say FUCK THIS SHIT and go sleep on some janky boxcar.
carpet doesnt shake back and forth.

[EON 352]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqTPGzBpVCw

[rolling nowhere]

song sucks.
video is lame.
big woop.

[KaBar2]

Agreed. That guy can't sing worth shit.

RN-- Remember I told you way back then---"The real danger is that you won't want to quit." It's been forty years for me and I still can't get past it. Worse than smoking.

[rolling nowhere]

Agreed. That guy can't sing worth shit.

RN-- Remember I told you way back then---"The real danger is that you won't want to quit." It's been forty years for me and I still can't get past it. Worse than smoking.

hell yeah i remember.
i kinda knew i was in trouble on that first train ride. haha

[eatso]

lets go lets go lets go
lets go lets go lets go
lets go do the highline again
or go to rva
or
OR
alaska

[eatso]

I just saw bully mc bullerton drive down my street.they should have known if they where gonna put all those units there someone was gonna have to investigate.

[Jestr]

Been reading this thread off and on for over a month. I'm around page 50. Thanks Kubar, you've definitely helped with my trip this summer.

[scaryletters]

yup yup, its just about go time. We're heading outta Roseville in a couple days, kicking it in pdx and spokane for a few, then jumpin up onto the hi line and over to Minnie. See yall out there! Ride safe this season.

[rolling nowhere]

lets go lets go lets go
lets go lets go lets go
lets go do the highline again
or go to rva
or
OR
alaska




we got artwork to do son.
after the 12th we will figure it out.

[salesmanoftheyear]

come to rva, then chicago, take that highline to wherever you need after that.

[oops...]

all you mother fuckers (with the exception of Kbar, cause i know him and i know he's put in his time) spend way to much time on the internet arguing about trains, shut the fuck up and go ride one...
oops... and stupid dog

[oops...]

ride hard... die harder...