stories
over 200 stories from riders about their first trip, their worst trip, and everything in between:
Abdul Rahimov
Exploring Detroit
Portland to Nampa
Vancouver to Klamath Falls
Portland to Eugene
Richmond to Mojave
San Jose to Oakland
Crossing Stampede
Valedictory
Roseville to Eugene
Sacramento to Oakland
A Little Ride
Craig Branch
Riding from Truckee to Davis
San Luis Obispo to Oilfield
Santa Cruz Local
Jasper to Edmonton, sort of
Goodbye to the West
Winter is Here
Cumberland to Gaithersburg
Hyattsville to Cumberland
Hagerstown to Manassas
Hagerstown to Roanoke
Riding the Feather River Route (1991)
Belen to Barstow (1996)
Klamath Falls to Oroville (1992)
San Jose to Glendale (1991)
San Jose to Oakland II
Laurel to Seattle
Las Vegas to San Bernardino
Raton Pass
Royal Gorge — the last time
Farewell to the Modoc
Moffat and the Royal Gorge (1992)
Hagerstown to Altoona, by accident
Back in the Saddle
Reflections on a 5-mile Ride
San Jose to Oakland III
Daytripping on the Santa Fe
Urban tragedy no. 2: exploring Buffalo
DC to Richmond
Dunsmuir, Three Years Later
Grand Junction to Denver, 2003
Manassas to Hagerstown
Roanoke to Hagerstown
Hagerstown to Harrisburg
Abdul Face Plants
Laurel to Casper
Exploring St. Louis
Groundhog Day in Elko
the Connellsville Fiasco
A Hiatus Ends
Camden the Damned
41 Miles Through Maryland
Cheyenne to Ogden
Forced to jump a train (Hagerstown to Lynchburg)
Epiphany in Klamath Falls
Baltimore to DC on CSX
Return to Detroit
Hagerstown to Lower Allen, PA
An aborted ride: Richmond to Richmond
Mark Robert Noel
My First Train Trip
Spring Break '95
Spring Break '96
Spring Break '97
Spring Break '98
Rictor Swing
Dave Gross
Lance Humpert
Scott Bukowski
Jim Kane
Deadline Dino
Garage Dave
First Train Trip
Seattle to Rochester
Washington Loop
Seattle to Tacoma and Back
Seattle to Scenic and Back
A Trip to Fred
Klamath Falls to Dunsmuir
Dunsmuir to Eugene
Eugene to Portland
Portland to Tacoma
Burlington to Everett
Seattle to Mukilteo and Back
Experiences with Police
Off to Get Drafted - part 1 (Milwaukee to Chicago)
Off to Get Drafted - part 2 (Chicago to Denver)
Off to Get Drafted - part 3 (Denver to Ogden)
Off to Get Drafted - part 4 (Ogden to Roseville)
Off to Get Drafted - part 5 (Roseville to Eugene)
Off to Get Drafted - part 6 (Eugene to Seattle)
Coast to Coast - part 1 (Secaucus to Meadville)
Coast to Coast - part 2 (Meadville to Fort Wayne)
Coast to Coast - part 3 (Fort Wayne to Chicago)
Coast to Coast - part 4 (Chicago to Kansas City)
Coast to Coast - part 5 (Kansas City to Pueblo)
Coast to Coast - part 6 (Pueblo to Salt Lake City)
Coast to Coast - part 7 (Salt Lake City to Ogden)
Coast to Coast - part 8 (Ogden to Roseville)
Coast to Coast - part 9 (Roseville to Klamath Falls)
Coast to Coast - part 10 (Klamath Falls to Portland)
North Bank Fred
If It's Tuesday it Must Be Colorado!
Colorado trip
Flemish Flailings
Out the Modoc
Modoc Revisited
Eugene Revisited
Dunsmuir to Eugene
Dunsmuir to Klamath
3 Days in a Boxcar
Klamath Shuttle
Vancouver to Black Butte
Klamath Chronicles
Idle Idyll
Doin' that Oak-town thing
Cascadia
The Long Way Around
Technology vs Clouds
On the Road (with Mops & Wuschel)
The Rain in Spain...
Summer '89 Train Trip
Christmas '89 Train Trip
Christmas '90 Train Trip
Christmas '91 Train Trip
Roseville
the Owl and the Pussycat
Another Klamath Trip
excerpts from 1989 Journal
excerpts from 1990 Journal
excerpts from 1991 Journal
excerpts from 1992 Journal
excerpts from 1993 Journal
excerpts from 1994 Journal
excerpts from 1995 Journal
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Heartburn in the Heartland
Road Trip
The Low Spark of Haiku
Sam Glen
Roseville to Sparks
Dunsmuir to Klamath Falls
Derailed in Portola
Dave Williams
excerpts from "Boxcar Philosophy"
K-Line
Sir James... Highball !!
Solitude Never Hurts Anyone
Giggles and Whatnot with Freight-cars
No Doubt Dave
Bitterroot Scotty
A Ride on the UP
To Adams and Back
Whiskey Dick
Roseville to Dunsmuir and Back in 48 hours
Gerry Van Zandt
Portland to Hinkle
Kings of the Road
A Summer's Finale
Fall Follies: Godspeed Mr. Grinch
The Littlest Hobo
oops
Eugene to Sacto
Sacto to Oakland
Backtracking
Montreal to Thunder Bay
Port Huron to Toronto
Minnehopeless to Chi-town
Portland to Pocatella
Eugene to Portland (a short ride)
Sloth
Sudbury to Thunder Bay
First Catch Out
Jasper to Vancouver, August 2004
Peterborough-Havelock (again)
Riding the Rails in Mexico
Montreal to Halifax
Toronto to Edmonton
Too Tall Ken
First Ride
Cheyenne West
In the Land of Deseret
The Owl
Tofu
First Hop, Sudbury to Winnipeg
Coast to Coast, almost...
Kyle Hoger
Widerstand
Portland to Seattle and Back
Vancouver, WA to Bend, OR?
The Friendliest Little Bull
Flee Hopper
Mosca Avacado
The Exploding Unit
A Banjo Lesson
Jaco
Dunsmuir to Klamath
Baggage Claim
Delta Blue Jeans
A Mail Train, Mojave Desert, and a Pocket Full of Water
Appalachian Sittin' Blues
Chris Rogers
Shit Eatin' Grin
Jet Set John
Lope
Steve Keeley
Six Miles of Smoke
Hoboes and Apples
The Rails Sing, eh?
Hunting and Hunted on the Rails (Latin Like Me with Doc Bo)
Chihuahua Barks at Night
Island Capitalism
Central American Express
Village Idiot
Copper Canyon
Nabbed in the Rio Grande
Back in the USA (Executive Hobos and 9/11)
The Pacific
the Sierra
Great Basin
Milk and Honey Route
Velvet Cushions
Rockies
Rolling Classroom
Eris
Independence
Long Road Home
Snafu in the Global Village
Railroad Indicators
Soot and Grit
Reno is Hot
The Last Westbound
Carpe Diem!
John Stone
First Train Trip
Denver to Chugwater
Denver to Granby
Denver to Missoula, Feb 2009
Door to Door sales - Hobo Style
Big Boy
A Close Call
Trains and Polecats
Busted
Big Boy II
TBone
Chattanooga Choo Choo — Memorial Day Weekend
Birmingham Bithcuts
Brodie
Coal Train Suicide
Barefoot on Ballast
Moss
Ridin' the Poles Outta Gainesville, FL
Death of a Locomotive
Widerstand
Trip Report: Black Butte to Portland
Victoria Howe
Endless Summer
Solo Strip Trip
Highline Hijinx
Asia
Coast to Coast on the Overland Route
Coast to Coast on the Highline
John Bemel
Hopping freights from St. Paul to Seattle
Wingman
Oakland to Austin via the Sunset, 2009
Overland to the Ozarks
Criminal Trespassing
Klamath to the Mountains
Alabama's First Train Ride
Hoppin' the Canadian Pacific — Summer 2013
Mickey Fonx
Soup Can
Andy J. Garcia
Brakeshoe