BY: NADIA ZAIDI I’m admittedly somewhat of a recluse. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy the company of others, and people inspire me to continue pursuing journalism. But maybe I enjoy my lofty retreat a bit too much. You know…
Meet the olympic snowboarder/ Nitro Circus rider who train-hops and hitchhikes across America
BY: ROB HOFFMAN Follow Rob on Instagram In 2012, Trevor Jacob—an American Olympic snowboarder and Nitro Circus Rider—cut up his credit cards, ID, packed a small bag of essentials and walked to the nearest highway. Jacob hitched rides at first,…
I travelled an entire year on $1000 to find out what hitchhikers and train hoppers really think
BY: MIKE QUAIN Like many millennials, I grew up believing I could do anything I wanted. I suppose all children grow up believing they could do anything they want, but I think millennials are special in the way that the…
This graffiti artist captured his wild train-hopping adventure from Mexico to Alaska
BY: CONNOR BRIAN Smeared in oil, tucked in secret corners of train yards, graffiti artist Swampy is well versed when it comes to sneaking behind the back of US transport. From Oaxaca, Mexico he sailed on the top of rail…
Suburban skateboarders turned train hopping heroes crossed America and caught it all on film
BY: ROB HOFFMAN There are few places in the West that capture the raw American spirit like the dark corners of train yards and the open boxcars that run a rough hand across the country’s burning plains. Only a month…
This 18-year-old hopped trains for 5 years and caught it all on camera (Photos)
BY: ROB HOFFMAN In 2003, Mike Brodie, aged 18, left home to hop freight trains across the USA. Freight train hopping – a form of travel that is equal parts illegal and romantic – is thought of by most to be…