But anyways, the only way to acquire this “crew change guide” was from a member of the FTRA(Freight Train Riders of America). The chick I was with (hard to really consider it “dating” in that realm) got off a stopped train in the middle of the night to get water, went to cross another set of tracks and got splattered by an Amtrak coming the other way at top speed. Usually an opportune time to get on a stopped train instead of risking falling and getting your legs cut off by a moving one(know 2 people personally that had that happen). where a train stops to change one crew for another. I actually still have my highly coveted “crew change guide.” Buncha old riders compiled a book that lists every single spot in the U.S. You wanna talk about weird politics and unspoken rules and different factions.that world is full of em. I’ve beaten someone up for trying to throw an older person off a moving train, just to find out the older feller was a more violent A hole than the aggressor lol. I’ve woken up to guys trying to throw me off a moving train. Sometimes you were protecting your life, sometimes you were too drunk to remember what the fight was about. Nothing like being in a hobo jungle fighting with 8 other people. See what I did there? I describe it as some of the best worst times of my life. Figured I’d make a different post since that retirement thread was good and I didn’t wanna.DERAIL it.
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