Anybody here ever ridden a freight train? my grandpa said that back in the good ol days many people did this. but these days, it seems all the railroads have police who will arrest people riding on the trains. I also have heard about freight railroad gangs. they sound pretty dangerous.
if it was easy, id try it myself, just for the experience!
Posted by boyishcolt (Member # 3001) on :
yeah i have when i was younger for the thrill and ended up 60 miles from where i wanted to get off from and i have seen a few doing it out west but it is really dangerous and i would not suggest anyone doing it. from the people you may run into.trying to steal from the boxcars and after 9/11 you can be sure to go to jail if caught. not to mention on getting hurt or killed.please don't do it
Posted by JONATHON (Member # 2899) on :
Yah a illeagle trying to get across the border by grabbing onto a Freighter was killed that way, its realy not great Idea
------------------ JONATHON D. ORTIZ
Posted by RRRICH (Member # 1418) on :
Shanghai - the days of the "hobos" are gone. DON'T DO IT!!!!!!
Posted by MontanaJim (Member # 2323) on :
ok i wont do it. but has anybody here seen any of the gangs that supposedly operate on freights and/or seen anybody riding a freight lately?
Posted by Boyce (Member # 2719) on :
When I was a kid in the 1940s playing by the RR tracks I saw more than a few hobos on passing trains but that was then and this is now. Those days are gone...these days you could very easily get shot or get seriously injured.
Posted by boyishcolt (Member # 3001) on :
sure have Shang my friend is a railroad cop for CSX in CHI useally underage kids stealing for the big boys they are very well organised saw some guys rideing in bellingham washington last year
Posted by Sheriff (Member # 2521) on :
Yea Shang, it's really a bad idea to even think about riding a freight train. I worked freight back in the 70's and 80's and we did have quite a few hobo's riding and we also had a few get killed because they didn't know what they were doing. As you know trains are very dangerous. I am a professional railroader and I have to be extremely careful when I am around the equiptment. I see kids on a regular basis crawl under,over, and in between freight cars and it put's shivers up my spine everytime I see them do it. They don't know when or if those cars are going to move. We do still see a few hobos on trains from time to time but not near as regular as we use too. Most of the riders aren't thieves, they just want a ride and the bulls don't really mess with them. The bulls are more interested in the kids who break into the cars trying to find something to steal.
Posted by boyishcolt (Member # 3001) on :
what part of the country do you work in Sheriff?
Posted by Sheriff (Member # 2521) on :
I worked freight in Texas and now work for Amtrak in California.