I was thinking.......
This fall, my girlfriend is going to be out of town for a week or so, and I have some time off work.
I was thinking it might be cool just pick up a freight train and ride it....wherever, for a few days, then go back home.
I would probably need some warmer clothes, a sleeping bag, some food, power bars, camp stove, money, backpacking guitar, etc.....what else?
Are there gangs around freight yards, and would I need a gun?
Where is a good freight yard not far from NYC?
Any tips from someone who has done this before?
How do we know which trains are going where?
Any interesting stories?
I know this sounds like a stupidass, over-romanticized, fantasy, and maybe it is, but it would be wicked cool if I could get it to work.
Of course, depending on where I end up, I might just end up flying, taking the bus or Amtrak back home, but that's ok!
Yeah, I know it is dangerous, and it is illegal (tresspassing etc), so save the sermons.
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