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Routes / Join My Group for Freight Train Maps
« on: April 21, 2005, 03:41:17 pm »
Its here! over 300 railroad maps for North America...
No holds bared...Join all 3 groups for the skinny on the railroad action in the US and Canada

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Trainmaps1
Trainmaps1@yahoogroups.com

Group home page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/trainmaps2
Group email address: trainmaps2@yahoogroups.com

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Trainmaps3
Group email address: Trainmaps3@yahoogroups.com


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Routes / Stop onUS 20 Painesville to Astabula OH.
« on: August 17, 2004, 02:03:39 am »
Starting from the Court House park in Painsville OH
 Afte a lunch at the Salvation Army at 1100PM and free Shower Pick Up route OH state 84 east to Wood Road cross middle ridge to route 20 then head east past 5545 North Ridge Old World Cylery. Bob there will fix any old bike and cater to bike tour people as well. If you are in a bind he will let camp out in the back of his shop. He carries panners and has full line of bike lights. Giant Eagle grocery stre in madison has a full service deli. The Goodwill Store on the way the Madison Park on Lake Erie. There is  a Good Ice cream Parlor and the Wagon Wheel were rock and roll has beens play..The Flying Burrito is bike freindly,Of Intrest the manion on the Lake front there has been under construvtion for 4 years. The ownner was busted for money laudering and the manion may be turned in a community center. It is artechuraly sigafigant in that there has been nothing like this built in 70 years. There is also a Frank Lyod Wright House nearby. then it would best to take Oh *4 to Asatbula to Biker Heaven Genava On the lake were the State has built a lke front lodge which is run by the same people who run yellowstone park it costs about 60.00 a night from there you east Past Kent State Astabula Campus which has internet access. from there its into astabula harbor which take caution due to heavey traffic. Sep-May Salvation Army has a free lunch.

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General Discussion / Hopping Freight Trains with a bike
« on: April 21, 2005, 03:48:31 pm »
There have been a few insatnces where I have been in the middle of nowhere where I have broken down and needed a ride...But there has been a train yard nearby..
1.Trains pull out of the ends of yards and its is a good idea to stay out of the middle of a yard.
2.Most small towns in the midwest have grain silos where trains stop. Ask the grain silo operater when the next train is.
3. When the train comes explain to the conducter that you need a ride to the next major town...Most conducters will put you on a boxcar or let you ride on the engine.
4.Trains operate on air brakes if you hear a hiss and click click the train is ready to leave.
5.Never cross a train with a lot of gear..go around a train if possible...
see my yahoo group for more info
Its here! over 300 railroad maps for North America...
No holds bared...Join all 3 groups for the skinny on the railroad action in the US and Canada

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Trainmaps1
Trainmaps1@yahoogroups.com

Group home page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/trainmaps2
Group email address: trainmaps2@yahoogroups.com

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Trainmaps3
Group email address: Trainmaps3@yahoogroups.com


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General Discussion / Looking for Bike Bag for Amtrak or Greyhound?
« on: August 19, 2004, 10:08:02 pm »
  I dont want to break down my bike for the train so is there a bike bag that will take my bike whole?


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General Discussion / Bike Stop on US route 20 in Madison OH
« on: August 17, 2004, 02:13:04 am »
Starting from the Court House park in Painsville OH
 Afte a lunch at the Salvation Army at 1100PM and free Shower Pick Up route OH state 84 east to Wood Road cross middle ridge to route 20 then head east past 5545 North Ridge Old World Cylery. Bob there will fix any old bike and cater to bike tour people as well. If you are in a bind he will let camp out in the back of his shop. He carries panners and has full line of bike lights. Giant Eagle grocery stre in madison has a full service deli. The Goodwill Store on the way the Madison Park on Lake Erie. There is  a Good Ice cream Parlor and the Wagon Wheel were rock and roll has beens play..The Flying Burrito is bike freindly,Of Intrest the manion on the Lake front there has been under construvtion for 4 years. The ownner was busted for money laudering and the manion may be turned in a community center. It is artechuraly sigafigant in that there has been nothing like this built in 70 years. There is also a Frank Lyod Wright House nearby. then it would best to take Oh *4 to Asatbula to Biker Heaven Genava On the lake were the State has built a lke front lodge which is run by the same people who run yellowstone park it costs about 60.00 a night from there you east Past Kent State Astabula Campus which has internet access. from there its into astabula harbor which take caution due to heavey traffic. Sep-May Salvation Army has a free lunch.


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General Discussion / Anyone here riding the Erie Canal?
« on: August 10, 2004, 06:17:53 pm »
  I am going cross state this week on the Erie Canal  or NY Bike route 5 anybody else out there?


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General Discussion / Amsterdam NY has free showers for boaters and Bike
« on: August 10, 2004, 06:16:09 pm »
Amsterdam NY has a free shower from 900am to 700 pm on its riverfrontpark downtown. the park is near the Mall Downtown and shower keys are avalible from the Deli in the park. Boaters on the NY Canal can also give rides up the canal if you ask nicely. The Towpath on the other side goes 25 miles to St. Johnsville NY. The CSX Railroad yard is off Quist road but only sees a train every other day.


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General Discussion / Mission and shelter list as a alternitive to hoste
« on: July 10, 2004, 07:54:21 pm »
http://www.agrm.org/missions.html

lists each mission by state.  I dont know how High Class you guys are but I for one am not going to turn down a free meal and a bed and a shower...Missions are great in small and meduim sized citys and sometimes better then hostels


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General Discussion / HELP! Being Harrased by Police!
« on: July 10, 2004, 07:47:45 pm »
  I like bikeing and camping out on the road on my bike
so why are cops harrasing me for sleeping outside..any suggestions on to ask a town for permit to sleep in there park till morning?


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