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Railroads

Rolling Nowhere, Part Two

Father and son bond by hopping freight trains.

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Previously: Ted Conover on the Longform Podcast.

Ted Conover Outside Jun 2014 30min Permalink

Death on the Rails

An investigation into pedestrian deaths on railroad tracks.

  1. Part One: Hundreds die walking the tracks each year

  2. Part Two: Railroads have fought efforts to identify problem spots for pedestrians

  3. Part Three: Towns, train fight over fences -- and responsibility for safety

Todd C. Frankel The St. Louis Post-Dispatch Dec 2013 30min Permalink

Death of the American Hobo

The last men who ride the rails, “where silence and lawlessness still reign.”

Aaron Lake Smith Vice Oct 2012 30min Permalink