Danelle goes where every hobo winds up at some point. Engineers and conductors show her around the train yard, how it works and why it’s so deadly. Danelle learns how railroads shaped our country, giving us times zones, for a start. The world of the train yard is so frightening, Danelle wonders if hopping a freight train means you’re always riding suicide.
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01/18/23 • 42 min
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City of the Rails - The Yard — E2
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Just a heads up. This episode contains aboult language and discussion of suicide, so take care while listening. When I first imagined Ruby hopping trains, my idea of it was romantic. She'd be sitting with her back resting at the edge of an open box car door, open fields rushing by her, one leg extended, smoking a cigarette. I knew that trains were dangerous, but this was the image I clung to. It helped me get to sleep at night. I also recognized
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