Do not do it until you know what your getting yourself into. As far as inofrmation, there is little to nothing on the internet. Train knowledge is a word of mouth thing. If you want some real advice. Don't hop trains.
I'm going to have to agree that trains just aren't laying up as much as they used to down here in south florida. The yards are still pretty active and the IM's are still running and a pretty consistant schedule ( great way to hop out of SoFla ) But things are getting super high tension around here because there are not enough trains laying up for poeple to get their panels in and the yards security is getting tougher...
This is the other side of the Chub / Smash car posted earlier. i know where there is a whole fucking line of the grey flat CMHX cars. ha, the damn line never moves though...