Dead Train Bums

Dead Train Bums is about fatalities that resulted from freight train
hopping. Arrest, Death or amputation is often the result of freighthopping
vacations. Freight train hopping (illegal Train Travel or riding freight
trains) has gone way out of style. Thinking about Freight train hopping,
or catching out, or becoming a train bum ? (also known as hobo or train
hopper, rider or tramp) read this before you travel on your illegal railroad
trip.Click here to read about new stuff!!!
Or visit the chat room
(1)Homicide, Rape, and FTRA
(2)Derailment and train hopping
(3)Drug and alcohol related
(4) Exposure and train hopping
(5)Falling under the wheels and all other mechanical causes
(6)Teen Train Hopping Tragedy

(7) Busted Train Bums
(8)Statistics on Trespasser fatalities including but not limited to train hoppers
Trespasser fatalities by state 1993 vs 1994
Total trespassing fatalities by year 1975-1994
Not all of these were train bums, but some probably were. In 1994 there were a total of 529 people killed while trespassing on railroad property. In the state of Oregon there were four trespassers killed in 1993 and 7 killed in 1994. In California in 1993 there were 98 trespassers killed, while in 1994 there were 73 killed.TRESPASSER FATALITIES & INJURIES IN TEXAS
Dot Factoid
Federal Railroad Administration Statistics The most interesting part of this report contains a break down of Deaths and Injuries by occurrence called GETTING ON/OFF ON TRACK EQUIPMENT
(9) Other Disclaimers on Train hopping, FreightHopping and Hoboing
Operation Life Saver, is about rail road death and injury!!
What professional railroad workers say on usenet about train hopping
Buzz "night train" Potter, president of the national hobo association advises against hopping trains.Pawl's disclaimer is probably the classic train hoppers disclaimer
Mellman Disclaimer
List of reasons against train hopping
Laura Blanchard Causes Train Hopping HYSTERIA!
Contains some good comments about the dangers of train hopping or freighthopping and show that this illegal form or travel gets great deal of debate on the news groups. There are also a couple of posts from me in there talking with the combat rail fans of Arizona
Wes modes hate mail, this page contains samples of the hate mail that these evil train hopping pages deserve!!! But I am really jealous that people send Wes all of these stories about dead bums but will not take any pictures and send them to me. No rail fan has ever contacted me offering to help with this site. Maybe I should add some train hopping travel information to get my fellow rail fans riled up a little.
San Luis Obispo folks train hopping disclaimer
(10) The Stupid Main Stream media is one main cause of this problem
(11)Search the net for information about train hopping and train hopping sites that link to Dead Train Bums
If you have any good accounts of fatalities or pictures
of dead bums or blood on the rails
please eMail them to me at
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