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  2. Riding a rail - Wikipedia

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    Riding the rail (also called being "run out of town on a rail") was a punishment most prevalent in the United States in the 18th and 19th centuries in which an offender was made to straddle a fence rail held on the shoulders of two or more bearers. The subject was then paraded around town or taken to the city limits and dumped by the roadside.

  3. Riding the rail - Wikipedia

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    Riding the rods, and "riding a rod", former forms of freighthopping, by riding undercarriage of railroad car Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Riding the rail .

  4. Freighthopping - Wikipedia

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    Two hobos riding the rods. Most train hoppers simply rode in or above freight cars. Another historic method was “riding the rods“. In the early 1900s days of wood frame freight car construction, steel truss rods were used to support the underside of the car in order to provide it with the strength to carry heavy loads.

  5. Not just for train buffs: Ride the rails under your own ... - AOL

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    Visitors ridingRail Explorers” pass an abandoned train car on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023 at the Bluegrass Scenic Railroad and Museum in Versailles, Ky.

  6. Ride the rails from Miami to Chicago in limited-time Amtrak ...

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    The train will stop in Jacksonville, Orlando and Tampa on its way to and from Miami. Where else will the Amtrak Floridian stop? The Floridian (trains 40 & 41) will operate on a similar schedule as ...

  7. Calvin Borel - Wikipedia

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    Calvin began his professional riding career at Delta Downs. Over a career spanning 25 years, Borel has become known for his tireless work ethic as well as an ability to slip up the rail to save ground. His colleagues and racing fans therefore frequently refer to him as "Calvin Bo-rail". [3] [4] Borel is 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) and 116 pounds (53 kg).

  8. I spent 77 hours on trains traveling from California to DC ...

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    I booked an Amtrak ride from California to Washington DC for $250. I learned a lot on the four-day journey, even though I've traveled by train before.

  9. Mount Washington Cog Railway - Wikipedia

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    Presby assumed direct management control of the railway in December 2017. In 2021, the railway completed two of the largest improvement projects in its history. The existing 25 lb/yd (12.4 kg/m) rail was replaced with 100 lb/yd (49.6 kg/m) rail and a new 34,000 sq ft (3,159 m 2) maintenance facility was completed. The new facility enabled the ...