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	Freighthopping - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Freighthopping or train hopping is the act of surreptitiously hitching a ride on a railroad freight car.
		In the United States, this became a common means of transportation following the American Civil War as the railroads began pushing westward, especially among migrant workers who became known as hobos.
		In recent decades, the traditional role of hobos as itinerant workers has fallen off, largely because of increasing prosperity; even most itinerant workers nowadays have cars and drive between jobs, or use bus or airline transportation, and live in motels or temporary housing.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Freighthopping (420 words)

	Freighthopping (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Freighthopping is the act of surreptitiously hitching a ride on a railroad freight car.
		Increasingly, as seasonal agricultural work became the province of immigrants, and other seasonal work became increasingly lucrative, freighthopping became mainly used by the homeless population, or by thrill seekers in search of a joyride.
		Today, although still used by a diminishing number of the homeless population as transportation, and by the few people left who could still properly be called hobo s, the practice has undergone something of a revival among thrill seekers, and among kids who have adopted the lifestyle as an expression of rebellion against society.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Freighthopping.html (501 words)

	Freighthopping
		This became a common means of transportation following the Civil War as the railroads began pushing westward, especially among migrant workers who became known as hobos.
		Some common methods of hitching a ride on a freight train included "riding the rods" (riding underneath a freight car on the car's structural rods), "riding the deck" (riding on top of a railroad car), and riding inside an open boxcar, a gondola car, or an unoccupied caboose.
		Today, although still used by a diminishing number of the homeless population as transportation, and by the few people left who could still properly be called hobos, the practice has undergone something of a revival among thrill-seekers, and among some kids who have adopted the lifestyle as an expression of rebellion against society.
	www.fact-index.com /f/fr/freighthopping.html (480 words)

	Freighthopping (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		In the United States, this became a common means of transportation following the Civil War as the railroads began pushing westward, especially amongmigrant workers who became known as hobos.
		Increasingly, as seasonalagricultural work became the province of immigrants, and other seasonal workbecame increasingly lucrative, freighthopping became mainly used by the homeless population, or by thrill seekers in search of a joyride.
		Today, although still used by a diminishing number of the homeless population astransportation, and by the few people left who could still properly be called hobos, thepractice has undergone something of a revival among thrill seekers, and among kids who have adopted the lifestyle as anexpression of rebellion against society.
	www.therfcc.org /freighthopping-122755.html (439 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Hobo
		Hobo is a term that refers to certain wandering homeless people, particularly those who make a habit of freighthopping.
		The iconic image of a hobo is that of a downtrodden, shabbily-dressed and perhaps drunken male, one that was solidified in American culture during the Great Depression.
		BBC Radio 4 recently broadcast a one off programme about the Hobo Convention entitled "Hobo Heaven" BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station which broadcasts a wide variety of chiefly spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Hobo (2666 words)

	Hobo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		A hobo was a member of a distinctive sub-culture of homeless, travelling workers in the United States during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
		They were particularly associated with the railroads, as they had the reputation for freighthopping - hitching free rides from place to place in the baggage cars of trains.
		The population of hobos increased during times of economic trouble, and their numbers increased greatly during the Great Depression.
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /Hobo (285 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Freighthopping is the act of surreptitiously hitching a ride on a
		In part this is because many hobos had worked building the railroads, and others were itinerant farm workers who helped provide the cargo which the railroads would then haul back east.
		illegal immigrants, and other seasonal work became increasingly lucrative, freighthopping became mainly used by the homeless population, by thrill seekers, kids who have adopted the lifestyle as an expression of rebellion against society, and people who enjoy traveling across the countryside under the open air.
	www.brujula.net /english/wiki/Freighthopping.html (1311 words)

	Boxcar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The United States used troop sleepers to ferry U.S. soldiers through North America during World War II, which were both based upon boxcars and intended to be converted into boxcars after the war was over.
		Hobos and migrant workers have often used boxcars in their journeys (see freighthopping), since they are enclosed and therefore they cannot be seen by railroad-employed security men ("Bulls") or police, as well as being to some degree insulated from cold weather.
		The Fairchild C-119 was a U.S. military transport aircraft designed to carry cargo, personnel, litter patients, and mechanized equipment, and to drop cargo and troops by parachute.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Boxcars (769 words)

	Freighthopping Encyclopedia Article @ FolkArtMuseum.com (Folk Art Museum) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Freighthopping Encyclopedia Article @ FolkArtMuseum.com (Folk Art Museum)
		Among other duties, railroad police are tasked with preventing trespassing on railroad property, which includes freighthopping.
		Railroad police are certified police officers and can enforce state and federal laws anywhere the railroad owns property.
	www.folkartmuseum.com /encyclopedia/Freighthopping (324 words)

	Jim Munroe's Archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		But the idea of freighthopping instantly captured the imagination of everyone I knew -- being a hobo clambering up into a boxcar was in their realm of desirable possibility while pedalling across a continent wasn't.
		He also admitted that people often freighthopped, a bit of honesty we didn't expect -- we assumed he would deny it entirely -- but he transcended the cliched role of authority figure despite the CHiPS glasses and brown moustache.
		And undoubtedly he has a talent for freighthopping -- unlike me. Adept at climbing fences and crouching in the darkness and keeping track of which trains are moving and which aren't.
	www.nomediakings.org /FREIGHT.htm (4813 words)

	Freighthopping
		Freighthopping is a unique way to travel and can often introduce you to a part of your country that you haven't seen before.
		The free ride and open air can be exhilarating, but be mindful of the risks.
		Rail Yards are a critical place for freighthoppers, where they find their greatest chances of "catching out" and being caught.
	freighthopping.ask.dyndns.dk (1211 words)

	Freighthopping
		In the United States, this became a common means of transportation following the American...
		I don't recall the very first time I heard about freighthopping -- may have been Gretta's account in her zine, Mudflap -- but my reaction...
		What is your feeling about the attitude toward freighthopping after 9/11, the Patriot Act, and perhaps especially the train bombings in Spain?
	www.logicjungle.com /wiki/Freighthopping (248 words)

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	Hobo Encyclopedia Article @ JobsInArt.com (Jobs in Art) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		BBC Radio 4 recently broadcast a one off programme about the Hobo Convention entitled "Hobo Heaven"
		National Hobo Convention, held in Britt, Iowa by the Hobo Foundation
		Both classic carved nickels and recent carved nickels are generically called "Hobo Nickels."
	www.jobsinart.com /encyclopedia/Hobo (834 words)

	Martin, Parasitic Media
		The freighthopper is the folk version of a form of parasitic media response.
		If we take an example host being an existing railway system, we can build parasitic attachments (in the case of freighthopping, this is the hobo) that simply create added functionality.
		Here we can use a comparison between freighthopping and hitchhiking to understand the relationship between parasite media and other forms of tactical media that rely on awareness.
	subsol.c3.hu /subsol_2/contributors3/martintext.html (3643 words)

	Las Vegas Arts and Culture: Leaving Las Vegas: Tales of Freighthopping
		Anyone who has booked a train trip here is greatly disappointed at the "Amtrak thruway motor coach" that is the last leg of the journey from Needles or Bakersfield.
		The truth is that for anyone wanting to take the train in or out of the city, freighthopping is the only option.
		North Bank Fred claims his site to be, "The Web's most extensive resource for photographs, stories, and articles about freighthopping, hoboes, and boxcar art." The site has tales of many cities, including two about this town, Las Vegas to San Bernardino and Las Vegas to Chicago-Jan. 2004.
	lvartsandculture.blogspot.com /2004/05/leaving-las-vegas-tales-of.html (882 words)

	Freighthopping info here at en.nichefiesta.be (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		If you want to stow away on a train, Freighthopping offers the...
		If you want to stow away on a train, Freighthopping offers the following advice: "while railroads have shifted away from boxcars as a means of transport, there are still many places to ride, such as gondolas, grainers, and unoccupied...
		In modern colloquial usage, though not very common, hopping a freight train is also known as "catching out" or "hopping out."
	en.nichefiesta.be /Freighthopping (532 words)

	Hobo Resources & Information - hobo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		A hobo is a member of a distinctive sub-culture (hoboism) of homeless, traveling workers in the United States.
		It was most popular hobo fight during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and is particularly cheap hobo knockoff handbags associated with the railroads, as hobos have the reputation for freighthopping - hitching free rides from place to place in the baggage cars of trains.
		Hobos hobo wars generally apply the term hobo only to knit hobo bag itinerant people who work.
	www.bizhisto.com /Biz-Retail-Companies-Ge---H/Hobo.html (842 words)

	another blog is possible » 2004 » July
		I had a hot night, scoring three goals, none of them easy.
		One of our crew got back from his freighthopping journey that was supposed [...]
		Chuck is a writer, artist, and web guy living in Kansas City.
	chuck.mahost.org /weblog/index.php?m=20040718 (79 words)

	Omniseek: Science and Tech: /Travel /Train Travel /Train Hopping
		Arrest, Death or amputation is often the result of freighthopping vacations.
		Freight train hopping (illegal Train Travel on freight trains) is a bad idea.
		This page contains information about teenagers that got hurt or killed while theywere hopping freight trains (FreightHopping or hoboing).
	scienceandtech.omniseek.com /srch/{80303} (392 words)

	Good Hunting - JA04 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		As we finished cups of hair-raising fl coffee, he said, “Shoot a couple big ones.
		I was only here at all by freighthopping on my friend’s coattails.
		Six inches of fresh dry snow lay at our feet.
	www.rmef.org /bugle/pages/04JA/goodhunt.html (824 words)

	Riding the rails: hopper tales and boxcar art \| MetaFilter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		He had met some people at a festival who mentioned a community of old-time players from Washington and Oregon.
		These were the new hybrid of old-time/punk musician, who tour, session to session, around the US by freighthopping.
		I've been dying to run across them ever since.
	www.metafilter.com /mefi/40092 (647 words)

	FREIGHT HOPPING
		If it were otherwise, Kerouac and London would never have become famous.
		I spent hours on the Internet, perusing railroad maps and schematics, newspaper articles, and forums about freighthopping.
		I bought Duffy Littlejohn’s book, Hopping Freight Trains in America, and read it through in two days.
	www.webspawner.com /users/freighthop (1095 words)

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		bukowski, calvino, gogol, herbert, sappho, sedaris, vollman, vonnegut, books on trains and freighthopping
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		Next time try those moves I taught you!
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	Rosanna's Homepage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		This Is for When You Miss the Train I'm On
		Perhaps I fell in love that summer night I spent listening to a rakish freighthopping anarchist wailing on his gypsy fiddle.
		Brown vs. Bored, or, Fun with Bad Science
	www.goshen.edu /~rosannabn (207 words)

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