Freighthopping
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Freighthopping or train hopping is the act of surreptitiously riding 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." It continued to be widely used by those unable to afford other transportation, especially during times of widespread economic dislocation such as the Great Depression. Due to a variety of reasons the practice is less common today though a community of freight train riders still exists.
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See also
- Train surfing
- Hitchhiking
- Itinerant
- Boxcar Betty
- Emperor of the North Pole
- King of the Road (song)
- William T. Vollmann
- Mike Brodie
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