Had the makings of a great story but fell flat within the first 2 minutes. Most of those guys remind me of a bunch of wannabees who going riding with their laptops, cell phones and all the other modern useless junk. Thumbs way way down.
I know all the people in this video. Up at Britt, people do whatever they can to cooperate with the news media to generate a positive image of tramps and trainhopping. Adman was just trying to provide some "B-roll" for the videographer. I did the same thing for Country Music Television a couple of years ago. They needed a shot of somebody hitting a train car, so I complied , feeling kind of foolish. Every tramp who saw that shot knew it was bullshit. K-Bar
Is water bed lou alive???
BURNERUGK 3 months ago
I met Stretch in a McDonalds parking lot and gave him he asked for a bowl of dog food for Burlington
dinoateme 1 year ago
Had the makings of a great story but fell flat within the first 2 minutes. Most of those guys remind me of a bunch of wannabees who going riding with their laptops, cell phones and all the other modern useless junk. Thumbs way way down.
sjtom57 1 year ago 4
@sjtom57 How many cell phones and laptops did you see in this video? I didn't see any either.
headmouse 6 months ago
when is the next one, I want to go. I'm working on a documentary idea.
MrWorminater 1 year ago
fuck ya, i make there one day. if i can ever catch the right train
TheMALT211 1 year ago
thanks for not putting a negative aspect on us.
klorel400 1 year ago
Nice, Elizabeth Cotten singing Freight Train at the end
Masterphonic 1 year ago
fortunate to meet Stretch and Burlington at this years railroad days in rochelle. good turn out.
logansryche 1 year ago
the rails are a lonely, lonely place...at least they were for me
slamminhole69 1 year ago
I met the man with the dog in this video a few times, and have talked with him.
He is a good person, and I would be proud to offer him help, but he has not needed any yet.
I am not afraid of him, which is unusual for my paranoid self, but I trust my judgment of character, and he has plenty.
He is a decent man, and is no threat to me or my community.
I wish him and his fellows well, and we may all need to learn from them in the upcoming Obama induced Worse Depression that is coming.
ThreeOaksMarshall 1 year ago
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Bunch of damn queerbaits.
bjorsak 2 years ago
Just spent a great weekend with Stretch, Burlington and the CombatRailfans at Shawmut. A Great Guy
emilkarpo 2 years ago
I know all the people in this video. Up at Britt, people do whatever they can to cooperate with the news media to generate a positive image of tramps and trainhopping. Adman was just trying to provide some "B-roll" for the videographer. I did the same thing for Country Music Television a couple of years ago. They needed a shot of somebody hitting a train car, so I complied , feeling kind of foolish. Every tramp who saw that shot knew it was bullshit. K-Bar
kabar1950 2 years ago
Great video-the hobo lifestyle seems so good
trucker274 2 years ago
adman is full of shit, that is a bullshit catchout.
ascrowflies 3 years ago
that and I am pretty sure, you can only catch westbound, and eastbound trains out of britt.
groulxma 2 years ago
Great article.. Loved it!
bnsffreighttrain 3 years ago
RESPECT to Stretch and Burlington Dog K-9
mountholyoke 3 years ago 2
Dante is King!
malaclypsetheyoung 3 years ago