eatso Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 i been reading a lil bit on drifters and it sounds kinda intresting any feedback on hitting the tracks to someone thats never done it yessir. DONT DO IT. ill steal your gear and sell it for creee-aaaak and 6.99 minhas cases in lacrosse. hardyharhar... really though there is no preparation. you just have to get out there and do it. you can read shit talk to people and all that but until youre out there doing it you dont really know shit about shit. as far as the train riding part thats the easy part. its not rocket surgery. if some scumfuck junky jerkass can make it across the country in one piece i think just about anyone with a little common sense can do it...blah blah blah. bottom line: if you feel like going for it then just go for it. YEP. ps im not eatso. eatso is off being a bum somewhere. hopefully scrounging up some busfare. im sitting in a coffee shop feeling like some sort of normal human being for a change. haha its nice not smelling like a dead animal and looking like a slept in a pile of dirt.. i have to say is the whitefish-seattle portion has been the most scenic and awesome part of this little adventure so far. snaking down the coast into seattle was excellent. rolling somewhere... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boost™ Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 i really want to be a train hopper such a worry free life isnt it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarr Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 It's pretty much like this... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaBar2 Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Isn't that Queen Stray Cat Julie there on the left? Yes, I'm pretty sure that's her. BTW, I got a letter from Stray Cat. She's wintering up in the Yukon Territory and has a job training Husky sled dogs. (Really. This is true.) She tried to sneak on board the ferry that hauls rail cars up to Alaska, but security was too tight. I think they actually made it on to the train once, but had to bail because the bull was checking the cars systematically. Why can't I live a life like this? Dammit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatso Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 i really want to be a train hopper such a worry free life isnt it? what would make you think that? its just a different way its not some big rock candy mountain fantasy land shit... it can be pretty fucking tough. it is not for everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatso Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 ahhh i wish i could sign out of beatmymeatsos screen name!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatso Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 Isn't that Queen Stray Cat Julie there on the left? Yes, I'm pretty sure that's her. BTW, I got a letter from Stray Cat. She's wintering up in the Yukon Territory and has a job training Husky sled dogs. (Really. This is true.) She tried to sneak on board the ferry that hauls rail cars up to Alaska, but security was too tight. I think they actually made it on to the train once, but had to bail because the bull was checking the cars systematically. Why can't I live a life like this? Dammit. i know someone who made it on the ferry awhile back. crazy shit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Clothesoff Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaBar2 Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Great photo, LOL. In Britt, there is a restaurant called "Hobo House." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dranx0 Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 Are all of the rooms cabooses? I wonder if the flat cars and autoracks are cheaper. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobo Bill Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slept_on Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 classic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raboonia73 Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 Hobos Tramps and Homeless Bums to each his own thats right. whatever. and nope i never painted trains am just some bored 2PAC listening getting up playing wannabe i am sorry i offended all you people ok??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaBar2 Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 TOURIST UNION 63 SEEKING MEMBERS The Original Tourist Union 63 Organization started in 1897 and since that time has never been disbanded. At this time, it is my desire to reactivate the Tourist Union 63 Organization. I am starting a membership drive to Help Our Brothers Overcome (H.O.B.O). Members of the Tourist Union 63 Organization will receive: A Tourist Union 63 membership card, good for one year. Renewable each August. A History of Tourist Union 63 written by an original member of Tourist Union No. 63. The funds from memberships will be used to aid needy Hobos when appropriate. No funds will be given to anyone without the approval of a Tourist Union 63 Committee's vote. H.O.B.O. was an organization started by the 1996 Hobo King Liberty Justice who Caught the Westbound in 2008. Helping Our Brothers (and sisters) Overcome ties nicely to the goals of the original Tourist Union 63 Organization in 1897 as well as today. Please join by sending your $5.00 membership fee plus name and address and phone number to: TUCK -- 2007/2008 Hobo King Tourist Union 63 P.O. Box 18495 Minneapolis, MN 55418 Make checks payable to: Tourist Union 63 HELP KEEP TOURIST UNION 63 ALIVE Thanks, Tuck Tuck is a straight-up former railrider. He and Minneapolis Jewell have lived together taking care of mentally challenged adult men for many years. I know him, Stretch knows him, everybody at Britt knows and respects Tuck. He was one of the original Boxcar Boys and rode with Preacher Steve, Dan Boone, Dog Man Tony, New York Slim, New York Ron, King Frog, 8-Ball, Shot Down Wills, Space Man and all the rest of the black bandana hobos back in the day. He and Jewell live in Minneapolis and Tuck operates a automobile engine re-building business out of his garage. He has served on every Hobo Council that I ever attended. Bottom line, he is a straight-up tramp, who like many others, came in off the rails and straightened out because he fell in love with a good woman. In my experience, he is a trustworthy guy. Anybody who wants to join TU63 can do so, but it is a trainhopper's organization. If you join, and you're not a rail rider, it will become painfully obvious the first time you run into real tramps. But if you have genuine railriding experience, I hope you'll consider joining. Dues are cheap, and will be used for a good cause. K-Bar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolling nowhere Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Ah man. Its been less than a week and I'm already ready to fuckin be on it again. Damn it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatso Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 come down here then dummy. sheesh.we can go ride some bullshit line to the middle of nowhere and camp for a few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shai Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 How did you manage to miss California this time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demiz Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 I really would like to hop a train one day, but right now it seems pretty unrealistic. It'd be fun just traveling around north america and trying to avoid being caught. But really I think the difficulty of it would outweigh the fun. I mean, you would be dirty, and your limited to what you can carry for supplies. Supplying your basic needs would be hard too, money or stealing food, having a clean change of clothes, etc... Although I think one day if I didn't have to worry about taking care of rent and bills and all the other stuff of civilian life, plus having the funds to at least buy what you need when you need it at various stops along your journey. Then yeah, I think I'd be a fun adventure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolling nowhere Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 How did you manage to miss California this time? We didn't. We rode portland to bakersfield and got off to catch junk to colton. The bay was in the plan but the plan changed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatso Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 the plans always change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shai Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 We didn't. We rode portland to bakersfield and got off to catch junk to colton. The bay was in the plan but the plan changed... Did you get all the way back east on the low line? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolling nowhere Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Nah. Not this time. Our train headed towards ft worth at sierra blanca. We missed our san antonio train by seconds. It was a sad moment. Meatbeatso almost 86ed himself. Poor lil guy... Did you get all the way back east on the low line? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!@#$% Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 i want to watch Long Gone again SO bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2-C+C-2 Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 I want this smelly tramp out of my house Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolling nowhere Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 I want this smelly tramp out of my house haha. i smell bad 67% of the time. but people get sad when i leave. san antonio might be getting a visit. im getting the itch. i miss sparks flying off wheels into my face... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolling nowhere Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 i want to watch Long Gone again SO bad. ive never seen that one. i sort of like watching movies about riding trains but then im like..well.. ive been there i know how it is already. they mostly make me wanna go get on a train asap. going to see who is bozo texino in houston when bill daniels came through was fun. standing outside drinking some whiskey waiting for the movie to start kind of laughing at a bunch of railfan nerds. i like trains. i LOVE trains. but i dont get a boner when i see UP 6748 pass by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatso Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 Nah. Not this time. Our train headed towards ft worth at sierra blanca. We missed our san antonio train by seconds. It was a sad moment. Meatbeatso almost 86ed himself. Poor lil guy... it's true. I haven't been that heart broken in a while. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaBar2 Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 It is with a sad heart that I must inform the Hobo community that we have lost another member of our family. JJ (Joyce) passed away today November 7th. She had gone in and had her much needed knee replacement. Apparently the operation went like it was supposed to but she passed away in her sleep. Duane asked me to let everyone know that she went peacefully. People will remember her mostly for the wonderful meals she served in Britt. Funeral arrangements are still being made and will be posted when we know. Cards, condolences, memorials may be sent to: Duane Tonsager, 42012 275th Ave. Browerville, MN 56438. Be safe, Tammy Joyce and Duane were very generous to the tramps up at Britt every year. Joyce was an excellent cook and people were always asking "When is that lady with the long braids going to cook again?" Although they are people of limited means, they would save up all year long to afford the food and supplies needed to prepare and serve a big meal for free to everybody. Their hobo friends always knew they could get a meal at Joyce and Duane's place. Joyce loved the hobo family, and especially looked forward to feeding the tramps at Britt every year. She loved children and loved taking care of kids. She always had a smile. She and Duane were good friends with the Boxcar Boys, and over the years the Boys enjoyed many a homecooked meal that she prepared for them. Joyce is going to be missed by everyone, surely, but Duane is going to miss her most of all. He came in off the rails when he met her, and they have been together for years, partners through good times and bad. Since Duane came down with cancer, Joyce was his caretaker. Things will be difficult now. The past few years we have lost so many old timers. It really brings it home how short life really is. Duane could sure use the support of the hobo family. Like Tammy said "Cards, condolences and memorials" would help lift his spirits a little during a time of grief. If you ever ate at Joyce's table, take a minute to send him a card or a note. K-Bar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CREAKSTER301 Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 I could really go for a good freight hop right now. Every time I go out to a layup/yard, i want to leave with the trains. Perhaps next summer i will ride from DC to West Virginia or some other city in the region. Unfortunately my current obligations keep me from leaving for very long. Good insights Kabar2, really enjoy reading your posts, even the irrelevant ones. God bless CSX! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salesmanoftheyear Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 God bless CSX! NS* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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