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Offline trainfinder22

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...
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Offline raytylicki32

Hopping Freight Trains with a bike
« Reply #1 on: May 06, 2005, 09:15:54 pm »
Alton & Southern
· Gateway Yard, East St. Louis, Ill.

Belt Railway of Chicago
· Clearing Yard, Chicago, Ill.

Burlington Northern Santa Fe
· Argentine Yard, Kansas City, Kan.
· Barstow, Calif.
· Cherokee Yard, Tulsa, Okla.
· Galesburg, Ill.
· Northtown Yard, Minneapolis, Minn.
· Pasco, Wash.
· Tennessee Yard, Memphis, Tenn.

Canadian National
· MacMillan Yard, Toronto, Ont.
· Symington Yard, Winnipeg, Man.
· Taschereau Yard, Montreal, Que.*
· Walker Yard, Edmonton, Alberta

Canadian Pacific
· Alyth Yard, Calgary, Alberta
· Bensenville, Ill.*
· St. Paul Yard, St. Paul, Minn.
· Toronto Yard, Ont.
· Weston Yard, Winnipeg, Man.

Conrail
· Oak Island Yard, Newark, N.J.*

CSX
· Avon, Ind.
· Barr Yard, Chicago, Ill.**
· Boyles Yard, Birmingham, Ala.
· Cumberland, Md.
· Frontier Yard, Buffalo, N.Y.
· Hamlet, N.C.
· Osborn Yard, Louisville, Ky.
· Queensgate Yard, Cincinnati, Ohio
· Radnor Yard, Nashville, Tenn.
· Russell, Ky.
· Selkirk, N.Y.
· Stanley Yard, Toledo, Ohio*
· Tilford Yard, Atlanta, Ga.
· Waycross, Ga.
· Willard, Ohio

Elgin, Joliet & Eastern
· Kirk Yard, Gary, Ind.

Indiana Harbor Belt
· Blue Island, Ill.

Norfolk Southern
· Allentown, Pa.*
· Bellevue, Ohio
· Brosnan Yard, Macon, Ala.
· Buckeye Yard, Columbus, Ohio
· Claytor Yard, Sheffield, Ala.
· Conway, Pa.
· DeButts Yard, Chattanooga, Tenn.
· Elkhart, Ind.
· Inman Yard, Atlanta, Ga.
· Linwood, N.C.
· Norfolk, Va.
· Norris Yard, Birmingham, Ala.
· Sevier Yard, Knoxville, Tenn.
· Shaffers Crossing Yard, Roanoke, Va.

Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis
· Madison Yard, Ill.

Union Pacific
· Bailey Yard, North Platte, Neb.
· Centennial Yard, Fort Worth, Texas
· Englewood Yard, Houston, Texas
· Hinkle, Ore.
· Livonia, La.
· Neff Yard, Kansas City, Mo.
· North Little Rock, Ark.
· Pine Bluff, Ark.
· Proviso Yard, Ill.
· Davis Yard, Roseville, Calif.
· West Colton, Calif."





Offline gofarbent

Hopping Freight Trains with a bike
« Reply #2 on: June 21, 2005, 05:05:55 am »
Hopping trains in Winnipeg , Manitoba ?
 The comprehensive list shows Weston and Symington yards in Winnipeg but keep in mind that both yards have RESTRICTED ACCESS and are patrolled by security guards from both the CPR and VIA RAIL .
 They don't take kindly to what they consider trespassing on their private property .