Nevada and the Great Salt Lake on Groundhog Day
It had been nearly a year since my ecstatic daylight ride through the Wind River Canyon of Wyoming. I flew
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Abdul Rahimov has a Ph.D. in Russian history from Stanford. He studied earlier at Harvard and grew up in Illinois in a railroad-dominated town.Rahimov prefers to use a pen name to avoid attracting unnecessary attention from railroads. He lives on the East Coast when he’s not living in a train.
Author: Abdul Rahimov
Freights of Dick Cheney’s ville
There are few experiences sadder than returning to a Western railroad yard 12 years later. In 1993, starting out of
Read moreRoyal Gorge and the Tennessee Pass atop a freight train
My plan was to hit two separate lines, the Royal Gorge route and the Santa Fe’s Raton Pass route. The
Read moreDetroit and its architectural legacy in ruins
I’ve been traveling in an unorthodox manner for 30 years. When vacation comes, I’m apt to jump a freight train
Read moreHop aboard from San Jose to Oakland
It was time for a modest day trip to escape my burdens: I had two commitments in the East Bay
Read moreEluding the cops from Richmond to Mojave
There are better places than Richmond to hang out in after midnight. I was reluctantly eyeballing the BNSF yard in
Read moreLocomotive whistles from Portland to Eugene
On Friday night, August 2, 1991, I rode Tri-Met bus #17 to the Southern Pacific yard adjoining the Eastmoreland golf
Read moreEastbound freight-hopping from Vancouver to Klamath
I’d been sitting beside the loading dock of some factory and geared upward to a sprint. Determined to catch out
Read moreDetroit seen from a different view
I’ve been traveling in an unorthodox manner for 30 years. When vacation comes, I’m apt to jump a freight train
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