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KublaKhan
  
location:
Edinburgh, Scotland
With Satan, it's always gimmie, gimmie.
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<Reply # 20 on 8/12/2008 6:11 PM >
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It wasn't really off topic. The thread just got slightly derailed.
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Off the beaten track?
There are rail lines close to my house that are used exactly twice a day, by the same train that goes from point A in the morning, and then leaves point B in the afternoon. It's a safe venture, and though the route is generally uneventful, it does pass by some of the usual industrial ephemera that is so much a part of UE.
Besides, my son collects rail spikes and flattened coins, so it's a treasure trove of exploring for his wee little adventuring/exploring self.
"The truth is knowable. But probably not, ever, incontrovertible."
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Yehoshua
 
location:
Ontario
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 21 on 8/12/2008 6:16 PM >
| | | | Aha! I knew I couldn't be the only person with a bottom drawer filled with 40lbs of rail spikes! I consider them souvenirs from various explorations and such - but I have so many of them I'm starting to wonder curiously (as no doubt anybody opening that drawer will do).
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Our Justice.
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Wiccan
   
location:
Hamilton Ontario
Gender: Female
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<Reply # 22 on 8/12/2008 6:28 PM >
| | | | My sisters and I used to walk down the tracks near our old place all the time,which also happened to back behind tons of abandonments that are now long gone.
On the other hand,I'm pretty creeped out by the tracks near me now. A guy I worked with was killed on them a couple months ago,due to a bad combination of alcohol and an Ipod that he alaways wore. He'd travelled the same route home on them for years,but still nobody's quite sure how it could have happened so yeah,be careful.
~modified for speelin' errer.
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zero5four
location:
Southwest Florida
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 23 on 8/12/2008 6:30 PM >
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That was gonna be my answer!!! hobo X2
I love that walk btw
gotta get in, before its gone forever |
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PorkChopExpress
location:
Pled's Pig Farm, Virginia
Gender: Male
Stand Up Philosopher
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<Reply # 24 on 8/12/2008 6:39 PM >
| | | | Seicer is correct. It's called "Walk the rails".
My Grandpa worked for Norfolk & Western for 40 years. I used to go to work with him. I could explore the yard and walk the rails. I miss that. Great fun when you are a kid!
"Deep in the human psyche there lies the need to believe in something fantastic, something powerful, something unknown."
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Bulan-Zee
location:
Mt.Shasta
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 25 on 8/12/2008 6:48 PM >
| | | | yep,walkin' the rails...
now to derail again[sorry 'bout that]the trains give tons of notice when they're coming,it's the inspection trucks[regular pickups] i keep an eye out for
because they are silent...
"To hate everyone you must first hate yourself" |
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Atno000
location:
That city with the large hospital...
Gender: Male
We are in a state of Flux
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<Reply # 26 on 8/12/2008 7:14 PM >
| | | | yep,walkin' the rails...
now to derail again[sorry 'bout that]the trains give tons of notice when they're coming,it's the inspection trucks[regular pickups] i keep an eye out for
because they are silent... |
Doesn't really matter, I just had a question. I welcome tips. And I'm not going that far in, just about a mile down. It's still in the inner-city, but there's a nice bridge, and an overpass, so I figure, hey, a railroad bridge and some graffiti might be nice.
If your right hand is causing you pain, cut it off... |
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Alias
location:
UK
Gender: Male
www.nicholas-ada ms.co.uk
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<Reply # 27 on 8/12/2008 7:53 PM >
| | | | its called
BORING.
www.nicholas-adams.co.uk |
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metawaffle
 
King of Puns
location:
Brisbane!
Gender: Male
Purveyor of Fine Lampshades
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<Reply # 28 on 8/12/2008 9:53 PM >
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its called
BORING.
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You're thinking of the process of drilling holes in things.
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Caligula
location:
Long Island
Gender: Male
I'm a hipster who wrestled a bear,Once
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<Reply # 29 on 8/13/2008 2:10 AM >
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Oh yeah: I forgot that. If I "walk the rails"/hobo-explore, I'll most likely see some abandonments. Dang...Now I'm all inspired!
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She wasn't referring to general terms...
More along the lines of a specific location...
CONservative governMENt
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jesslovesharks
location:
Bed.
Gender: Female
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<Reply # 30 on 8/13/2008 3:40 AM >
| | | | Posted by Caligula
She wasn't referring to general terms...
More along the lines of a specific location...
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way to speak for me! jerk!
luckily you were correct in your assumption.
Take whatever you want. Leave anything but FIRE!
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Opheliaism
Moderator
location:
Out on the border of everything and nothing, TN
Ophie
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<Reply # 31 on 8/13/2008 4:19 AM >
| | | | Posted by MutantMandias
It wasn't really off topic. The thread just got slightly derailed.
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Mandi...I.....just...love....you!!!
Show up at 9:30 with 15 dollars cash and your fingers crossed.
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MutantMandias
Perverse and Often Baffling
location:
Atlanta, GA
Gender: Male
Are you a reporter? Contact me for a UE interview! Also not averse to the the idea of group/anal.
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<Reply # 32 on 8/13/2008 5:47 AM >
| | | | Whatever. I don't talk to MODS.
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Opheliaism
Moderator
location:
Out on the border of everything and nothing, TN
Ophie
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<Reply # 33 on 8/13/2008 6:29 AM >
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Whatever. I don't talk to MODS.
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Is that why you do not return my adoring emails to you anymore?
Show up at 9:30 with 15 dollars cash and your fingers crossed.
<Mandias> I think she's gonna slug that cop. -------------------------------------------------------- <Axle> "She's just not a farmer Owen, she has too much of her Father in her." <Axle> Death by Hut |
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MutantMandias
Perverse and Often Baffling
location:
Atlanta, GA
Gender: Male
Are you a reporter? Contact me for a UE interview! Also not averse to the the idea of group/anal.
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<Reply # 34 on 8/13/2008 7:07 AM >
| | | | Need moar tits.
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MindHacker
location:
Suburbs of DC
Gender: Male
If you spot a terrorist arrow, pin it to the wall with your shoulder.
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<Reply # 35 on 8/13/2008 1:42 PM >
| | | | Posted by Bulan-Zee
yep,walkin' the rails...
now to derail again[sorry 'bout that]the trains give tons of notice when they're coming,it's the inspection trucks[regular pickups] i keep an eye out for
because they are silent...
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In trainyards there's also the chance of being surprised by a train / partial train, as they shuffle the cars around, and at times just shove em with an engine and let them glide to where they want them.
"That's just my opinion. I would, however, advocate for explosive breaching, since speed and looking cool are both concerns in my job."-Wilkinshire |
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IDChris
location:
Southern Idaho Wasteland
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 36 on 8/13/2008 6:39 PM >
| | | | In my college town, it seemed every year, someone got killed while walking the tracks while listening to a walkman and didn't hear the train whistle.
I can't imagine a walkman (yea this was the 90's) would drown out a train horn.
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uLiveAndYouBurn
location:
Beyond
Anarchocommunist
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<Reply # 37 on 8/13/2008 9:28 PM >
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lol wut?
A railroad police force? But why, though? Safety? If people had common sense, safety wouldn't be an issue. It's pretty ridiculous...
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Because just like in the old west, people still rob trains. They break into box cars and steal TVs and junk. Bulls also try and keep riders off so nobody sues the RR when they lose a leg.
I've always called it "hoofing it 'cause I got off the train too early, or missed it when it started moving again"
"Aint nothin' to it but to do it"
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Shadow Chaser
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<Reply # 38 on 8/14/2008 1:37 PM >
| | | | Posted by Caligula
She wasn't referring to general terms...
More along the lines of a specific location...
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But all the same, there would seem to be more abandonments around railroads than on average, due to the fact railroads are much less utilized today. So, yes, major amtrak lines or whatnot might not be a good idea, but some of the older railroads probably are host to a lot of abandoned rail-road related stuff. Near me there's actually a railroad that used to be in operation a hundred years ago, then was still in operation giving tourist rides of the area until about 10 years ago, and now I think it might be entirely shut down, or if anything does one train ride a year. Ergo, an abandoned train line. There's a building I've been in that I'm trying to figure out what it's purpose is, and there's some abandoned train cars as well that I intend to check out.
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tholcomb
location:
Chattanooga, TN
Gender: Male
Captain Baghead!
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<Reply # 39 on 8/15/2008 12:12 AM >
| | | | ACTAULLY, I would call it "railwalking"
But that's just me.
There's a kickass RR bridge down here that we jump off.
But I prefer the piers at the dam because they're higher & the water is deeper.
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