“Riding freight trains is the perfect crime; you get to break several laws without ruining anyone's day. Meanwhile you're experiencing something historically American, an activity people have been taking part in almost as long as freight trains have been rolling.
For some it was actually a romantic way to travel.
Adventurer and photographer Mike Ranta spent five months riding freight trains through the American West and documenting what he saw.
When photographer Mike Brodie was 17 years old, he had his first train hopping experience in his hometown of Pensacola, Florida. Over a number of days,
A collection of photographs by photographer Mike Brodie from his journey of five years hitchhiking freight trains.
Hopping freight train from La Crosse to Bay View (along the Mississipi river) near Milwaukee, with 43 year old Hobo named Stretch. ..Life of a Hobo nicknamed Stretch. Stretch was elected Hobo King in 2009, at the National Hobo convention. A Hobo is a term which is applied to a migratory worker or homeless vagabond, often penniless. Hobos move around the country, looking for work by hopping illegally on freight trains, which can be a dangerous enterprise. Modern freight trains are much faster and harder to ride than in the 1930s, but can still be boarded in railyards..The first and most important rule of the hobo code is 'decide your own life', which meant 'do what you want to do'...A 4-weeks road trip across the USA, from New York to San Francisco, on the steps of Jack Kerouac’s famous book “On the Road”. Focusing on nomadic America: people that live on the move across the US, out of ideology or for work reasons.
How a young couple fell in love with a train-hopping nomadic life, and with each other.
Hopping trains at the stockyards.
Inspired by Steve McCurry's portraits, Brodie rode the rails for four years, shooting pictures of the people he met
Train Car Boxcar just waiting
A couple of years ago, photographer Kevin Russ packed some belongings into his car, traveled tens of thousands of miles across the US, and documented his
With the spread of American train networks in the late 1800s, more and more hobos (individuals without permanent jobs or homes) tried their luck on the rails, riding illegally across the country to find work and leaving their marks along the way, including visual symbols scrawled or etched as messages to fellow travelers. The number
Did you know that this little village was once a haven for hobos passing through?
Idk… train tracks?
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A Union Pacific passenger special exits Tunnel 18 east of Crescent, Colorado, on June 10, 2002. A lone, new EMD SD70, No. 4926, leads the shiny yellow train westbound through the “Tunnel District.”
Discover a scenic train ride at the Monticello Railway Museum in Illinois that will show you the best parts of our beautiful state.
High speed rail is at the heart of good urban design in that it is a transportation system that enables people to walk and take the train on a daily basis. High speed rail is 21st century transportation.
Food and travel tips for a sustainable multi-day trip to the Leiestreek by train.
THESE are the most incredible train routes you can take in Europe. How many have you done?
