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If you get caught train hopping, point the finger to Amtrak blocking Tor (www.npr.org)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/tor@infosec.pub
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I quit using Amtrak when their website started blocking Tor. It occurred to me that this is a good excuse for train hopping. Play dumb, keep a screenshot of the amtrak page (“Access to amtrak.com was denied”).. say you have freedom of movement but the website blocked you for some bizarre reason.

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/36305703

Would like to add this to my lifestyle.

“Working remotely as a software engineer, the 25-year-old spends his free time combing through open source railway data and online forums to determine which trains to take, when they'll slow or stop, where to hide in wait and what type of train car to jump into.”

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Is train hopping a thing in Europe? Feasible? (A: yes it is but must dodge A/C pwr lines) (www.npr.org)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/solarpunktravel@slrpnk.net
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It’s a sustainable means of transport -- at least until law enforcement clamps down on it.

Train hopping is still a thing in the US, I suspect because freight trains are slow.

But what about Europe? Even the slow trains are fast. Although I say that only having seen passenger trains. Are there freight trains that are slow enough? What about controls? The article mentions thermal cams being used to spot train hoppers. I might expect Europe’s tendency to push for safety to manifest as rigorous controls.

UPDATE: found this→ https://hitchwiki.org/en/Train_hopping#Europe

Would like to add this to my lifestyle.

“Working remotely as a software engineer, the 25-year-old spends his free time combing through open source railway data and online forums to determine which trains to take, when they'll slow or stop, where to hide in wait and what type of train car to jump into.”

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Train hopping only a thing in the US, or Europe too? (A: yes, Europe too but less common.. must dodge A/C power lines) (www.npr.org)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/trains@sopuli.xyz
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cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/36305825

Train hopping is still a thing in the US, I suspect because freight trains are slow.

But what about Europe? Even the slow trains are fast. Although I say that only having seen passenger trains. Are there freight trains that are slow enough? What about controls? The article mentions thermal cams being used to spot train hoppers. I might expect Europe’s tendency to push for safety to manifest as rigorous controls.

UPDATE: found this→ https://hitchwiki.org/en/Train_hopping#Europe

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/36305703

Would like to add this to my lifestyle.

“Working remotely as a software engineer, the 25-year-old spends his free time combing through open source railway data and online forums to determine which trains to take, when they'll slow or stop, where to hide in wait and what type of train car to jump into.”

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Is train hopping a thing in Europe? Feasible? (A: yes it is but must dodge A/C pwr lines) (www.npr.org)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/Europe@europe.pub
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Train hopping is still a thing in the US, I suspect because freight trains are slow.

But what about Europe? Even the slow trains are fast. Although I say that only having seen passenger trains. Are there freight trains that are slow enough? What about controls? The article mentions thermal cams being used to spot train hoppers. I might expect Europe’s tendency to push for safety to manifest as rigorous controls.

UPDATE: found this→ https://hitchwiki.org/en/Train_hopping#Europe

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/36305703

Would like to add this to my lifestyle.

“Working remotely as a software engineer, the 25-year-old spends his free time combing through open source railway data and online forums to determine which trains to take, when they'll slow or stop, where to hide in wait and what type of train car to jump into.”