Question:
I was thinking....
This fall, my girlfriend is going to be out of town for a week or so, and I have some time off work.
I was thinking it might be cool just pick up a freight train and ride it.wherever, for a few days, then go back home.
I would probably need some warmer clothes, a sleeping bag, some food, power bars, camp stove, money, backpacking guitar, etc..what else?
Are there gangs around freight yards, and would I need a gun?
Where is a good freight yard not far from NYC?
Any tips from someone who has done this before?
How do we know which trains are going where?
Any interesting stories?
I know this sounds like a stupidass, over-romanticized, fantasy, and maybe it is, but it would be wicked cool if I could get it to work.
Of course, depending on where I end up, I might just end up flying, taking the bus or Amtrak back home, but that's ok!
Yeah, I know it is dangerous, and it is illegal (tresspassing etc), so save the sermons.
Answers:
If a train is going 5mph and you are walking toward the rear at 2 mph how fast are you going?
I've hopped a freight train, when I was a young dumbass in high school. I'm sure security is a lot tighter now, so it might not even be possible, which would be a good thing.Is Karlsruhe (germany) train station far from the airport?
Anyway, one night a couple of us were camping out and a somewhat slow train came through the area, and we thought it'd be a hoot to jump on it. Of course, it was dark and we ended up running through some brambles, but we didn't care.
What is id of Indian rail to post my new idea?
Well, there were four of us that tried to jump on. Three of us made it, with the plan to jump right back off. I was the lucky one, and landed on a nice soft patch of gravel. My friend landed in a barbed wire fence and broke his leg on a fencepost. The third one decided the train was going too fast and got off when the train stopped, which was in the next state.
The friend of ours that didn't get on fell under the train and lost his left arm.
TGV French High speed train = 357 mph. What do U think ?
How's that for an interesting story.
DO you have a card that you can load money on and use to pay for train fares in your country?
Boy..what a dumb**** of an idea.Stevenage to charringcross via train?
You might as well just go pick your feet in Poughkeepsie.
Is it worth taking business class on Amtrak?
It is stupid, I know. You DON"T want to be carrying luggage if your jumping freight trains. Put $40 in your shoe and hope for the best.And yes, all kinds of nasty people hide out at yards. You want to jump off at the outset of a town when it slows down, don't wait for it to stop.
Also, you never know where the train is heading. It may head north and be cold as hell.
What is the train fare from madurai to tirunelveli?
Bad idea, RR employee are to report people to the police because of the new Homeland Security Laws.Also you will not know where you will end up. Some train may go a few mile and then sit on a siding for days.
I wanna know about train chart from pune to delhi kurukshetra and back?
What happens if you're not paying attention and somebody closes the boxcar door on you? They don't open from the inside, and they're not checked.Railways and free passes - sham isnt it??
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What are the facilities in 1st class AC in indian railway. Can i see picture of 1AC?
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