Stories from riders about their first trip, their worst trip, and everything in between:
- Abdul Rahim
- Exploring Detroit
- Portland to Nampa
- Vancouver to Klamath Falls
- Portland to Eugene
- Richmond to Mojave
- San Jose to Oakland
- Crossing Stampede
- Valedictory
- Roseville to Eugene
- Sacramento to Oakland
- A Little Ride
- Craig Branch
- Riding from Truckee to Davis
- San Luis Obispo to Oilfield
- Santa Cruz Local
- Jasper to Edmonton, sort of
- Goodbye to the West
- Winter is Here
- Cumberland to Gaithersburg
- Hyattsville to Cumberland
- Hagerstown to Manassas
- Hagerstown to Roanoke
- Riding the Feather River Route (1991)
- Belen to Barstow (1996)
- Klamath Falls to Oroville (1992)
- San Jose to Glendale (1991)
- San Jose to Oakland II
- Laurel to Seattle
- Las Vegas to San Bernardino
- Raton Pass
- Royal Gorge — the last time
- Farewell to the Modoc
- Moffat and the Royal Gorge (1992)
- Hagerstown to Altoona, by accident
- Back in the Saddle
- Reflections on a 5-mile Ride
- San Jose to Oakland III
- Daytripping on the Santa Fe
- Urban tragedy no. 2: exploring Buffalo
- DC to Richmond
- Dunsmuir, Three Years Later
- Grand Junction to Denver, 2003
- Manassas to Hagerstown
- Roanoke to Hagerstown
- Hagerstown to Harrisburg
- Abdul Face Plants
- Laurel to Casper
- Exploring St. Louis
- Groundhog Day in Elko
- the Connellsville Fiasco
- Mark Robert Noel
- My First Train Trip
- Spring Break '95
- Spring Break '96
- Spring Break '97
- Spring Break '98
- Rictor Swing
- First Train Trip
- Dave Gross
- San Luis Obispo to San Jose
- Lance Humpert
- First Train Trip
- Scott Bukowski
- First Train Trip
- Jim Kane
- First Train Trip
- Deadline Dino
- First trip
- Garage Dave
- First Train Trip
- Seattle to Rochester
- Washington Loop
- Seattle to Tacoma and Back
- Seattle to Scenic and Back
- A Trip to Fred
- Klamath Falls to Dunsmuir
- Dunsmuir to Eugene
- Eugene to Portland
- Portland to Tacoma
- Burlington to Everett
- Seattle to Mukilteo and Back
- Experiences with Police
- Off to Get Drafted - part 1 (Milwaukee to Chicago)
- Off to Get Drafted - part 2 (Chicago to Denver)
- Off to Get Drafted - part 3 (Denver to Ogden)
- Off to Get Drafted - part 4 (Ogden to Roseville)
- Off to Get Drafted - part 5 (Roseville to Eugene)
- Off to Get Drafted - part 6 (Eugene to Seattle)
- Coast to Coast - part 1 (Secaucus to Meadville)
- Coast to Coast - part 2 (Meadville to Fort Wayne)
- Coast to Coast - part 3 (Fort Wayne to Chicago)
- Coast to Coast - part 4 (Chicago to Kansas City)
- Coast to Coast - part 5 (Kansas City to Pueblo)
- Coast to Coast - part 6 (Pueblo to Salt Lake City)
- Coast to Coast - part 7 (Salt Lake City to Ogden)
- Coast to Coast - part 8 (Ogden to Roseville)
- Coast to Coast - part 9 (Roseville to Klamath Falls)
- Coast to Coast - part 10 (Klamath Falls to Portland)
- North Bank Fred
- If It's Tuesday it Must Be Colorado!
- Colorado trip
- Flemish Flailings
- Out the Modoc
- Modoc Revisited
- Eugene Revisited
- Dunsmuir to Eugene
- Dunsmuir to Klamath
- 3 Days in a Boxcar
- Klamath Shuttle
- Vancouver to Black Butte
- Klamath Chronicles
- Idle Idyll
- Doin' that Oak-town thing
- Cascadia
- The Long Way Around
- Technology vs Clouds
- On the Road (with Mops & Wuschel)
- The Rain in Spain...
- Summer '89 Train Trip
- Christmas '89 Train Trip
- Christmas '90 Train Trip
- Christmas '91 Train Trip
- Roseville
- the Owl and the Pussycat
- Another Klamath Trip
- excerpts from 1989 Journal
- excerpts from 1990 Journal
- excerpts from 1991 Journal
- excerpts from 1992 Journal
- excerpts from 1993 Journal
- excerpts from 1994 Journal
- excerpts from 1995 Journal
- Somewhere Over the Rainbow
- Heartburn in the Heartland
- Road Trip
- The Low Spark of Haiku
- Sam Glen
- Roseville to Sparks
- Dunsmuir to Klamath Falls
- Derailed in Portola
- Dave Williams
- excerpts from "Boxcar Philosophy"
- K-Line
- Sir James... Highball !!
- Solitude Never Hurts Anyone
- Giggles and Whatnot with Freight-cars
- No Doubt Dave
- Winter '98 Ride
- Bitterroot Scotty
- A Ride on the UP
- To Adams and Back
- Whiskey Dick
- Roseville to Dunsmuir and Back in 48 hours
- Gerry Van Zandt
- Portland to Hinkle
- Kings of the Road
- A Summer's Finale
- Fall Follies: Godspeed Mr. Grinch
- The Littlest Hobo
- My First Train Trip
- oops
- Eugene to Sacto
- Sacto to Oakland
- Backtracking
- Montreal to Thunder Bay
- Port Huron to Toronto
- Minnehopeless to Chi-town
- Portland to Pocatella
- Eugene to Portland (a short ride)
- Sloth
- Sudbury to Thunder Bay
- First Catch Out
- Jasper to Vancouver, August 2004
- Peterborough-Havelock (again)
- Riding the Rails in Mexico
- Montreal to Halifax
- Toronto to Edmonton
- Tom Dysman
- Dysman Diary (August 2003)
- El Diario Dysmano - Mexico City to San Diego
- Dysman Diary - Las Vegas to Chicago
- Dysman Diary - New York to Atlanta
- Dysman Diary - Birmingham to Reynosa
- Dysman Diary - Monterrey to Guadalajara
- Dysman Diary - Manzanillo to Mexico City (conclusion)
- Baltimore to Cumberland (April 2005)
- Cumberland back to Baltimore (April 2005)
- Latin Like Me
- Too Tall Ken
- First Ride
- Cheyenne West
- In the Land of Deseret
- The Owl
- First Hop
- Tofu
- First Hop, Sudbury to Winnipeg, August 11th, 2004
- Coast to Coast, almost...
- Kyle Hoger
- Freight Hopping, Aborted
- Widerstand
- Portland to Seattle and Back
- Vancouver, WA to Bend, OR?
- The Friendliest Little Bull
- Flee Hopper
- The West Coast Hobo Gathering
- Mosca Avacado
- The Exploding Unit
- A Banjo Lesson
- Jaco
- Dunsmuir to Klamath
- Baggage Claim
- Delta Blue Jeans
- A Mail Train, Mojave Desert, and a Pocket Full of Water
- Appalachian Sittin' Blues
- Chris Rogers
- The Short Train Ride
- Shit Eatin' Grin
- The High Line
- Jet Set John
- Hopping in '66
- Lope
- Train Hopping
- Steve Keeley
- Six Miles of Smoke
- Hoboes and Apples
- The Rails Sing, eh?
- The Rails Sing, eh?
- Hunting and Hunted on the Rails
- Latin Like Me with Doc Bo
- Chihuahua Barks at Night
- Island Capitalism
- Central American Express
- Village Idiot
- Copper Canyon
- Nabbed in the Rio Grande
- Back in the USA
- Executive Hobos and 9/11
- The Pacific
- the Sierra
- Great Basin
- Milk and Honey Route
- Velvet Cushions
- Rockies
- Rolling Classroom
- Eris
- Independence
- Long Road Home
- Snafu in the Global Village
- Railroad Indicators
- Soot and Grit
- Reno is Hot
- The Last Westbound
- Carpe Diem!
- Jim Stobie
- First Train Trip
- Denver to Chugwater
- Denver to Granby
- Big Boy
- A Close Call
- Big Boy II
- A Fine Ride on the Highline
- TBone
- Chattanooga Choo Choo - Memorial Day Weekend
- Birmingham Bithcuts
- Brodie
- Coal Train Suicide
- Barefoot on Ballast
- Moss
- Ridin' the Poles Outta Gainesville, FL
- Death of a Locomotive
