Milton Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 Heres the plan, I have come to a point in my life where I am 21 years old, (in about 2 weeks) I have no responsibilities, financial or otherwise, and I want to take some time off to travel around. The problem is I don't feel like spending the money for a train ticket, so I'm hoping to either A) sneak on some amtrack shits or B) hop some freights. If anyone has advice on how to do either of those well, give me a holler... Thanks a million Milton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClueTwo Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 Personally, I just wouldn't do it at all.....Stay home enjoy the nice weather.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overtime Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 ive always wanted to hop freights, that would be so hott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kido Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 get super drunk and pass out inside a random car... ** this crazy dude I worked with did that (ran away from home type thing) and ended up near the beach somewhere in south carolina. cool dude actually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethreadzny2 Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 ask kabar, I think he has his history of freight hopping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_habiT Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 we should just have an "Ask Kabar" section of the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 good luck sneaking onto amtrak. they're pretty careful about that shit now after 911. you might get lucky once, but you wouldnt make a whole trip that way. hopping freights? unless you know what you're doing, its gonna be a nightmare. you'll get stuck in some podunk town, lost, cold and annoyed. if you're gonna do it, do your research. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.T Boy Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 haha, thats funny, i never thought about hopping passenger trains at all, but a friend just told me about how he hopped from rome to madrid in 4 days on bullet trains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milton Posted January 8, 2004 Author Share Posted January 8, 2004 I actually had amtrack tickets and managed to make it the whole 24 hour ride without being checked. But I'm hesitant to try it and get kicked off in the middle of nowhere in the snow at 3 in the morning. I was sort of gettting at where to start doing the research for freights... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smart Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 so, you're gonna ask this in Ch.0??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_Europe Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 Originally posted by Dirty_habiT we should just have an "Ask Kabar" section of the forum Uhm... yeah, "we" should...:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flow ish Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 Why is it that nobody knows how to spell Amtrak?!? http://www.amtraktrains.com/p4279.jpg'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoHuxtable Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 Originally posted by onesecondple ive always wanted to hop freights, that would be so hott My dad a few years asked me if I wanted to go train hopping with him a few years back. No reason, he just said he wanted to do it. I was shocked. What's with the fascination people have of hopping trains? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_habiT Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 Originally posted by Europe Uhm... yeah, "we" should...:rolleyes: Europe.... the members are just as much a part of this as the moderators... so pipe down turbo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_Europe Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 Sorry D-Hab, but not all members think that Kabar is some all-knowing oracle... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaBar2 Posted January 9, 2004 Share Posted January 9, 2004 Europe is absolutely correct on this particular issue, although we agree on very little else, apparently. For freight hopping advice, start by reading my thread on "Hobos, Tramps and Homeless Bums" in the Trainspotting section. If you can wade through all that and are still interested and/or still have questions, email me. Rsaxon50@hotmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l0rdka0s Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 Originally posted by Europe Sorry D-Hab, but not all members think that Kabar is some all-knowing oracle... ahahahahahahahhahahah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfreshsushi Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 either way, prepare to be massively bored. hooray for trains! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milton Posted January 10, 2004 Author Share Posted January 10, 2004 Thanks a million Kabar, if I cant figure it out ill hit u up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 I had a hobo in a layup one time tell me he was going to go to Canada to meet up with his brother, but he couldn't cross the border because he had worms. So he was freight hopping. He then said he'd pay me 5 bucks to smoke a bowl with him. I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S@T@N Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 Originally posted by robotripp ahahahahahahahhahahah Aren't you the kid that no one likes and got made fun of constantly, so now you ride seekings nuts? Yeah stop sucking up to the mods, the rest of us still hate you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnes 37 Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 Originally posted by Brandon I had a hobo in a layup one time tell me he was going to go to Canada to meet up with his brother, but he couldn't cross the border because he had worms. So he was freight hopping. He then said he'd pay me 5 bucks to smoke a bowl with him. I left. he had worms??? 5 bucks to smoke a bowl with him that is weird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaBar2 Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 How would they know? I mean, I crossed the U.S./Canadian border numerous times (on foot, or hitch-hiking) and got questioned by the border cops a couple of times. Other than the time they found out I was carrying IWW Delegate's rigging and $250 worth of union literature, they never really hassled me that much. So how did they find out that Old Boy had worms, anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 Yeah, I don't really know why he was afraid of getting checked for worms at the border. Something tells me he wasn't all there in the head. A couple monkeys short of a full barrel if you know what I mean. I was afraid he was going to lunge at me with a knife or something if I got much closer, although most of the homeless population I've met have been some of the nicest people. This guy just seemed a little different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S. Hawking Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 FUCK THE TRAIN GET A WHEELCHAIR ON DAYTONS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1HalfOfMe Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 some book by duffy littlejohn, search for it somewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatbastard Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 Originally posted by T.T Boy haha, thats funny, i never thought about hopping passenger trains at all, but a friend just told me about how he hopped from rome to madrid in 4 days on bullet trains. i only realised the other day what your user name meant. yes im a little prevert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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