The strange dedicated load is a 208 ton generator field (rotor) being shipped to NY for rewind. It was loaded in the Norfolk-Southern Sheffield, AL, rail yard
Shoestring You will always be our Hobo King … I love you brother,if you knew how many lives you have touched.. you might be gone but will never be forgotten gotten.
So happy "Ignited Coyote" introduced me to you! Selfishly so very sad you've taken your last ride here on mother earth. Ride on brother Shoestring ride on and thank you♥ RIP 🙏
Love it that you are planting seeds out in the world. As a gardener and a gardening channel, this makes me smile. We call this guerilla planting. If you every get the chance to come upon some cheap fruiting trees, they would be a great asset out and about in your camping areas along the rails. Being perennials, they will provide food and happiness for years, even for others when you and I are long gone.
There's a YT channel "crime pays but botany doesn't" that has a few vids going into the guerilla gardening he's done in California cities/suburbs. Entertaining as heck. Now that I think about it, he used to be (or is) some sort of rail worker (engineer?) as well.
Shoestring please write a book. The knowledge you have needs to be preserved. I think it would be a best seller. I really appreciate your work and putting it out here for us. My wife has been able to lick the Hallmark Channel because of you.
@@JJGeneral1 I agree looks like the part that spins in the generator. I've worked in coal fired and nuclear power plants. Looks like lots of money whatever it is.
I had an old friend who was so strung out on booze that he would blackout also. One time we went into a bar/pool hall and all of a sudden I heard a bunch of commotion over by the bar. He had mistaken the bar for a urinal and had pissed all over it right in front of everyone. Jeez that dude had it bad. Never trust a drunk, not only will he get himself in trouble but he'll get everyone else in trouble around him or worse.
OMG!!!! Almost a whole hour of video footage to watch the Legend Hobo Shoestring do his thing!!!!! This is gonna be a awesome start of my day.... Yeaaah Buddy!!! Time to get comfy and enjoy a hour of the Best Knowledge, Let's goooo...
I also have a 46 minute video I'll upload in a couple of days. (Just waiting for the time to upload). Takes forever for me to upload them.. It's a full 46 minutes of continuous train riding through and over the great Smokey Mountains from Kingsport TN to Spartanburg SC
Shoestring, for ticks and chiggers ya gotta get Sawyers Permethrin. You don't put it on your skin, just treat your clothes every 3 to 4 weeks. Won't wash out. I spend a lot of time in the woods and fields. Haven't had a tick in me in over two years now. God bless ya Mr hobo.
Shoestring, looks like a generator field, the end near the locomotive is the drive end, which is likely a steam turbine. the big flange is the coupling half. The tail end is where the exciter is mounted, it generates the DC current for the field. Most folks dont know that in most of these generators the field rotates, and the generated current occurs in the stator, which is stationary. Millwrights will often call the field the "pickle" due to its shape. It being handled like it is, it is insured and the railroad likely has sole posession of it and it will not be left alone for any reason. This is a very high dollar item and probably is part of a generator with capacity of several hundred megawatts.
Shoestring, it's a rotor for an electric generator. Worked a Coal - fired power ant in Michigan for nearly 30 years as a Stationary Steam engineer . It's very rare that generators are torn down to the guts of rotor and stator , so seeing this piece is something to take note of. High priority freight for sure.
Memorial Day was yesterday. When I think I have it rough, I look at those who were before me. I know that you are also a Veteran, so we both have a lot to be grateful for.
Great video Shoestring, you are a gentle soul indeed. Like the Bob Ross of the railroad, just roaming around... unknown destination with a angry bird giving you shit. Perfect !!! Loved the poem too.
Shoestring - you ain't kidding about the 40 year mark! I used to be able to sleep anywhere, on ANYTHING! But about 40, things changed for real! Love yah and ride safe!
I love your vide videos shoestring. You’ve seen things I’ll never seen. Thank you for your service brother! I joined on 82’ became a ranger seen things I’d love to forget, but never will. I see that as if it occurred an hour ago I can’t wait for what’s next after I become worm food. Love what you do brother. I’m 60 now, and my long bucket list will never be ticked off. I don’t know what happened to the years. 1941 that’s over 40 years now. That’s absolutely incredible.
Mark Nichols, the Hobo Poet - gotta kinda ring to it! Wow, this vid will take some beating. Jungle, rail track and wildlife all rolled into one. A Classic!!! 👍👍👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
You're living a childhood dream of mine. I seen a CSX stopped underneath the bypass in town. Threw my bike in a box car,climb in and was hanging out. When I felt the jerk of the train. I instantly threw my bike off and jumped out! Now that I'm grown,I still want to pack up and head out.
How are you doing today shoestring, I think I met you about 10/ 11 years ago are in Kingsport Tennessee. We helped each other out as best we could shook hands and it's amazing to see you still kicking. God bless and may your Journeys continue to be blessed
What a Masterpiece Shoestring! Had a little bit of everything which equals a great video! What a great idea planting everywhere you go! That one train had 2 NS Heritage units! Penn Central and Central of Georgia! Thanks for the awesome footage! Thanks for update and. B Safe..........
The Killdear lay eggs in the middle of my driveway every year. They are neat birds. Their back, wings, and back of their heads are brown, their chest, neck, and face are white, and they have three black rings, two on their neck and one on their face between their eyes and around the back of their head. If you approach the nest the daddy bird will fly up close to you and drop one of its wings and kind of drag it like he broke it trying to coach you away from the eggs. If you do get real close to the nest the female will do the same thing trying to lead you away. The chicks are so little when they hatch and you can catch them and hold them when they're still fuzzy before they get their feathers. You put them down and the momma and daddy bird bird will collect them back over to the nest. And one will act crazy like its hurt still trying to get you away from the nest. I'm on my back porch writing this and can hear a Killdear out in the yard at the same time the one on the video was making noise. Be safe out on the rails Shoestring. From NC stay well. -Wil 👍
Wiliam Bryant, Walking home from high school with my buddy, we had one fly just in front of us acting as if it had a broken wing as it led us away from it's nest. It got too close and my buddy jumped forward and snatched him from out of the air. I'm 68 years old and i've never heard of anyone catching a bird in mid-flight, much less seen it, other than this one time. And yes, we released it. Good Karma ...
It's hell getting old I have stash my gear a few times and could not find it and I don't drink so I just call it old times😁 and now I can't camp anymore so I just take a ride with you🚂 watching you so thanks 👍
You rock String! Me and my songwriting buddy Scott Barrier wrote a song about you, we'd love you to hear it but no pressure, we love it no matter what. Thanks for planting the seeds. I believe that single car load was a military item...
Another fun trip, through Shoestring's eyes. Love the video, thank you. You are always the very interesting man. I could listen to your stories and watch you ride the rails all day long....like my escape from my reality of working from home...which is being cooped up in the house. Keep being the human you are, we support you!
Your poem brought me to tears, in a good way. Been going through a bunch of your videos, I'm out of doors for the first time in 20 years here next month...
the old railway up by my house takes back to 1931 on the rails, i found dates on the plates that hold the ties in place too. they also got a super old abandoned thing that spins trains 360° i’ve forgotten the name
Kinda resemble my 1st wife's special little friend. She always complained about never finding one large enough. 😂 She must of accomplished her task & Amazon is shipping it her way! Exxtra fast Express!
I thought in the beginning he would be a stupid homeless person. But his voice was real calm and I wanted to hear what he had to say. Three years later I get excited about a new video. Really gonna miss him.
You may never see this comment, but if you do, I wanted you to know how much we think of you. Your depth of knowledge of so many things, your memory, so enlightening. Wish you well in all you do. Hobo Shoestring we❤you!
The poem impressed me. It takes a lot of thought to make it flow just right. Also pretty smart to plant tomorrows food. I wonder if large birds don't pick up golf balls thinking they are another species egg. They may drop them hoping to crack them open. When they don't open, no reason to pick it back up.
@@dennisryan6370 You are welcome. Shoestrng might do well to publish a book of his thoughts and experiences. Waiting for trains gives a person a lot of time to think. Being wise has nothing to do with an education. Some with degrees don't know how things in life really work. Not that they are dense or stupid, they just never had the time to think about things.
@@DannyB-cs9vx I wrote this for him.... I cain't hear nothin, I'm as deaf as a post... Been riding these rails a little longer than most.... Bumps become groans as Day fades to black.... My bones still on loan to Conductor Clickety Clack.....
The strange dedicated load is a 208 ton generator field (rotor) being shipped to NY for rewind. It was loaded in the Norfolk-Southern Sheffield, AL, rail yard
That is some precise information. How would you come by information like that. Is it public info
@@whatyoumakeofit6635 A friend of mine on Facebook was task oversight for the transfer and loading of the rotor and also a subscriber to this site
awesome. now i know.
Impressive
Small world.
Shoestring You will always be our Hobo King … I love you brother,if you knew how many lives you have touched.. you might be gone but will never be forgotten gotten.
So happy "Ignited Coyote" introduced me to you! Selfishly so very sad you've taken your last ride here on mother earth. Ride on brother Shoestring ride on and thank you♥ RIP 🙏
Shoestring, you're a good man. There's a place for you in heaven. Many blessings.
He's there.
@justmemrb don't go to heaven when you commit suicide
R.I.P HOBO SHOESTRING
The most interesting hobo in the world. RIP Shoestring
Godspeed Mr. Nichols, We Thank you for all you have given, And all you gave.. R.I.P. Shoestring, You will be greatly missed.. ✌
Somebody needs to go back and visit to see if his garden grew.
I was just wondering about that
I wouldve loved to seen the outcome of this garden, that was such a nice idea.🌼
Mark was so knowledgeable and kind, I could listen to him regal us about his riding the rail, RIP Shoestring Hobo.
Hobo knows everything about the yard ,trains,the way IT all works...great content.....what a dude
He is a train expert .. he makes Sheldon look stupid😂😂😂
"every bad thing that has ever happened to me was because of alcohol", 😆 The truth.
Thank you for planting the garden Shoestring. 👍
I hear that. 30 yrs sober now. love life
Patrick congratulations 🎉 on 30 year's sober, I'm very proud of you for turning your life around. Keep up the good work! 👍
@@ritatharp5238 Did it too AA right in Brooklyn got me sober. Great ppl.
Yeah, but did have fun, sometimes
I've been 18 years sober and don't miss drinking one bit. Alcohol has messed me up more than once too
Love it that you are planting seeds out in the world. As a gardener and a gardening channel, this makes me smile. We call this guerilla planting. If you every get the chance to come upon some cheap fruiting trees, they would be a great asset out and about in your camping areas along the rails. Being perennials, they will provide food and happiness for years, even for others when you and I are long gone.
I watched your videos last year to learn how to grow tomatoes.
@@lukeg2091 Thanks man!
There's a YT channel "crime pays but botany doesn't" that has a few vids going into the guerilla gardening he's done in California cities/suburbs. Entertaining as heck. Now that I think about it, he used to be (or is) some sort of rail worker (engineer?) as well.
As long as one doesn't plant invasive species that destroy the local fauna and flora...
I have 2 cherry trees in my front yard in the suburbs. The squirrels and birds get them before I do!
Shoestring please write a book. The knowledge you have needs to be preserved. I think it would be a best seller. I really appreciate your work and putting it out here for us. My wife has been able to lick the Hallmark Channel because of you.
That was a really good poem. Well written. Love to ride like Hobo someday.
I just want to say Thank you for taking us with you .
I hear you about that Alcohol. I used to do whiskey. Every night. Those black outs. Are no joke.! I don’t mess with that stuff anymore. Thank God.
Good hearing that.
I've been sober for six years now
“Golf balls from outer space.” The perfect title to your autobiography!
@
Christopher Saylock
hello how are you doing
You sound like you are very comfortable in this yard Shoestring ❤
That looked like a solid-fuel rocket booster.
could've been any number of things. it looked like the steam generator for a nuclear power plant to me (i used to be a nuclear engineer)
There is a launch at Wallops Island on June 14th.
@@JJGeneral1 I agree looks like the part that spins in the generator. I've worked in coal fired and nuclear power plants. Looks like lots of money whatever it is.
Rocket booster for sure...
@@nohandle5544 SRBs usually are made in Utah at thiokol. not far from the Golden spike museum. SLC. a worthy place for rail buffs. Just saying.
Shoestring R.I.P. I'm glad that your videos can still be found.😅❤
Every time I got locked up it was because of alcohol!
I quit drinking and I haven't been locked up in 35 years!
Take Care Shoestring! God bless!
You are the soul of America
I had an old friend who was so strung out on booze that he would blackout also. One time we went into a bar/pool hall and all of a sudden I heard a bunch of commotion over by the bar. He had mistaken the bar for a urinal and had pissed all over it right in front of everyone. Jeez that dude had it bad. Never trust a drunk, not only will he get himself in trouble but he'll get everyone else in trouble around him or worse.
Thx f/taking us along! 🛤
Planting garden at camp 👌🏼
That’s my wifi booster antenna from wish... shipping wasn’t cheap!
hahaha
Fuckin hilarious..
That's great! I'm still laughing
LOL
That’s a good one too funny
OMG!!!! Almost a whole hour of video footage to watch the Legend Hobo Shoestring do his thing!!!!! This is gonna be a awesome start of my day.... Yeaaah Buddy!!! Time to get comfy and enjoy a hour of the Best Knowledge, Let's goooo...
I also have a 46 minute video I'll upload in a couple of days. (Just waiting for the time to upload). Takes forever for me to upload them..
It's a full 46 minutes of continuous train riding through and over the great Smokey Mountains from Kingsport TN to Spartanburg SC
@@TheHoboShoestring are your boots waterproof or insulated
@@TheHoboShoestring I was curious why it was only 720p video, this makes sense now. I appreciate everything you do Shoestring!
@@TheHoboShoestring that looked to be a solid body rocket.
17:27 words from Shoe the Philosopher: "Alright Mr. Mocking bird, I ain't goin anywhere. We gotta learn to live with one another."
You're planting seeds! Way to go Mark!
So not only are you railroad savvy, but a gardner AND a poet!
You got a lot of strings to your bow Mark.
Enjoyable time. Love your story-telling, and appreciated your thoughts on the garden spots. Keep those tips and stories coming! Be safe!
Planting flowers for the bees helps them. Good lesson. Good video.
Shoestring, for ticks and chiggers ya gotta get Sawyers Permethrin. You don't put it on your skin, just treat your clothes every 3 to 4 weeks. Won't wash out. I spend a lot of time in the woods and fields. Haven't had a tick in me in over two years now. God bless ya Mr hobo.
Shoestring, looks like a generator field, the end near the locomotive is the drive end, which is likely a steam turbine. the big flange is the coupling half. The tail end is where the exciter is mounted, it generates the DC current for the field. Most folks dont know that in most of these generators the field rotates, and the generated current occurs in the stator, which is stationary. Millwrights will often call the field the "pickle" due to its shape. It being handled like it is, it is insured and the railroad likely has sole posession of it and it will not be left alone for any reason. This is a very high dollar item and probably is part of a generator with capacity of several hundred megawatts.
Shoestring, it's a rotor for an electric generator. Worked a Coal - fired power ant in Michigan for nearly 30 years as a Stationary Steam engineer . It's very rare that generators are torn down to the guts of rotor and stator , so seeing this piece is something to take note of. High priority freight for sure.
Memorial Day was yesterday. When I think I have it rough, I look at those who were before me. I know that you are also a Veteran, so we both have a lot to be grateful for.
Great video Shoestring, you are a gentle soul indeed. Like the Bob Ross of the railroad, just roaming around... unknown destination with a angry bird giving you shit. Perfect !!! Loved the poem too.
EXACTLY the right sentiment - Shoestring is indeed the Bob Ross of the railways.
Died when you said “call Saul”😂😂😂
Much love to you brother!! ❤️
Safe Travels Mark! Be blessed!
-Nick from The Woodlands, TX
Shoestring - you ain't kidding about the 40 year mark! I used to be able to sleep anywhere, on ANYTHING! But about 40, things changed for real!
Love yah and ride safe!
I love this channel cause its got railroad history, camping, gardening, great people and who knows what else...
I love your vide videos shoestring. You’ve seen things I’ll never seen. Thank you for your service brother! I joined on 82’ became a ranger seen things I’d love to forget, but never will. I see that as if it occurred an hour ago I can’t wait for what’s next after I become worm food. Love what you do brother. I’m 60 now, and my long bucket list will never be ticked off. I don’t know what happened to the years. 1941 that’s over 40 years now. That’s absolutely incredible.
This channel is such a gem. So happy i found it! Thank you for sharing your life with us :)
The golf ball remark is hilarious! I survey, and I swear I find them all the time!!!!
Mark Nichols, the Hobo Poet - gotta kinda ring to it! Wow, this vid will take some beating. Jungle, rail track and wildlife all rolled into one. A Classic!!! 👍👍👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
I love the architecture on some of those old railroad buildings.
You are a true American Icon, Shoestring. Stay safe, keep healthy, and as Johnny Cash sings, " I've (You've) been everywhere man. Keep on riding...
"Golf Balls from Outer Space" LOL... I was rolling
You're living a childhood dream of mine. I seen a CSX stopped underneath the bypass in town. Threw my bike in a box car,climb in and was hanging out. When I felt the jerk of the train. I instantly threw my bike off and jumped out! Now that I'm grown,I still want to pack up and head out.
Ride that Iron Horse Shoestring, stay safe and healthy kind Sir 🚂🚂🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃
What a beautiful poem! Thank you for sharing.
What poem was it, Reed?
@@dennisryan6370 18:29
Thx, these are always interesting to watch!
Did you not notice the Central Of Georgia HU lol
@@iatif1995 and Penn central
RIP Shoestring. Legend.
Looks like a turbine shaft. Sort of like a jet engine but driven by steam. Huge money. Probably "over night" delivery no stops.
I thought that it may have been the shaft and generator of a wind turbine.
That's my guess.
He knows what it is. He can goggle too. This is video 101. Make the watchers feel like part of it lol.
@@chuckbrown5484 he can goggle but can he google lol
@@JJones-cl4dm crap! 🤷♂️
Shoestring--- a true Johnny appelseed!!!!
Possibly a generator armature ( notice the commutator on the trailing end ).
Nose cone
Exactly, Thirty some year in REA coal fired generation.
Awesome thinking ahead with a garden, an update on harvest would be cool. you are a wealth of knowledge
That train at 40:07 had the Penn Central and Central of Ga NS heritage units. Great catch! Rail fans like myself always enjoy spotting these.
I love it when engineers honk at people.
How are you doing today shoestring, I think I met you about 10/ 11 years ago are in Kingsport Tennessee. We helped each other out as best we could shook hands and it's amazing to see you still kicking. God bless and may your Journeys continue to be blessed
Poetic Rails...very nicely read and done!! Thank you for sharing.
What a Masterpiece Shoestring! Had a little bit of everything which equals a great video! What a great idea planting everywhere you go! That one train had 2 NS Heritage units! Penn Central and Central of Georgia! Thanks for the awesome footage! Thanks for update and. B Safe..........
Hi Eric Smith! From Erin Smith. Lol 😂
@@erinbear916 hey! What a name!! Crazy! Nice to meet you
Another Fantastic video Shoestring! Probably one of my personal favorites. God bless and safe travels! 🚂🚃🚃🚃
The Killdear lay eggs in the middle of my driveway every year. They are neat birds. Their back, wings, and back of their heads are brown, their chest, neck, and face are white, and they have three black rings, two on their neck and one on their face between their eyes and around the back of their head. If you approach the nest the daddy bird will fly up close to you and drop one of its wings and kind of drag it like he broke it trying to coach you away from the eggs. If you do get real close to the nest the female will do the same thing trying to lead you away. The chicks are so little when they hatch and you can catch them and hold them when they're still fuzzy before they get their feathers. You put them down and the momma and daddy bird bird will collect them back over to the nest. And one will act crazy like its hurt still trying to get you away from the nest. I'm on my back porch writing this and can hear a Killdear out in the yard at the same time the one on the video was making noise. Be safe out on the rails Shoestring. From NC stay well. -Wil 👍
Wiliam Bryant,
Walking home from high school with my buddy, we had one fly just in front of us acting as if it had a broken wing as it led us away from it's nest. It got too close and my buddy jumped forward and snatched him from out of the air. I'm 68 years old and i've never heard of anyone catching a bird in mid-flight, much less seen it, other than this one time. And yes, we released it. Good Karma ...
It's hell getting old I have stash my gear a few times and could not find it and I don't drink so I just call it old times😁 and now I can't camp anymore so I just take a ride with you🚂 watching you so thanks 👍
Stylin' his new kicks on top of rail plates.....
ONLY YOU, 'STRING, lol !!
🚬😎
You rock String! Me and my songwriting buddy Scott Barrier wrote a song about you, we'd love you to hear it but no pressure, we love it no matter what. Thanks for planting the seeds. I believe that single car load was a military item...
@@ChrisFloydMusic I'm sure his followers would love to hear it. Upload so we can hear the 🎵🎶🎵🎶
@@mechanicmama Will do when we get a good recording of it! Thanks so much for the kind words!
th-cam.com/video/FCWOH-_gVMM/w-d-xo.html
@@mechanicmama Here is the song my friend! th-cam.com/video/FCWOH-_gVMM/w-d-xo.html
I love how you take me to another place... Thank you
Another fun trip, through Shoestring's eyes. Love the video, thank you. You are always the very interesting man. I could listen to your stories and watch you ride the rails all day long....like my escape from my reality of working from home...which is being cooped up in the house. Keep being the human you are, we support you!
he honked at you as he went by, lol
Love your poem Shoestring! Made me smile :). Hope your tomatoes and flowers blossom well. Safe travels!
What poem was it, Erin?
Love this channel. I even get insights into how the rail system works. Love the seed planting too. Very wise.
Nice poem
Good to plant for the future.
Stay safe and ride on.
That horn @6:03 and when going away the way it just sounds 🎶❤️and just echoes so beautiful.
Thank ya for you Service Mark. Really hoping you are feeling well, as you sound it. Ahhh this is what I remember “Summertime with Shoestring”.
Good to see you back on the rails .Thank you for the view of God's country
Safe travels! I used to plant grapes along old fence lines in the places I had routes to when delivering up the east coast in the 90s.
Your poem brought me to tears, in a good way.
Been going through a bunch of your videos, I'm out of doors for the first time in 20 years here next month...
Good to see you!! Nice area.
pretty cool seeing another video of parts of my hometown and areas
I know well.
Just started watching this guy. What an interesting fellow.
Thank you again Mr Shoestring. I love your videos.
52 minutes of shoestring, I can't wait to watch it all.
the old railway up by my house takes back to 1931 on the rails, i found dates on the plates that hold the ties in place too. they also got a super old abandoned thing that spins trains 360° i’ve forgotten the name
Turn table
@@davidrenwick6718 lol had to look it up wanted to say round about
Heard them called a Roundhouse.
@@roberthardy2013 The roundhouse is the structure around the turntable, with stalls for the locomotives. That might be torn down.
Kinda resemble my 1st wife's special little friend. She always complained about never finding one large enough. 😂 She must of accomplished her task & Amazon is shipping it her way! Exxtra fast Express!
So funny!
I thought in the beginning he would be a stupid homeless person. But his voice was real calm and I wanted to hear what he had to say. Three years later I get excited about a new video. Really gonna miss him.
Hey Shoestring. Ever thought about wearing a ghillie suit for camouflage in the bush? Sissy mat no, a smart mat! Yes
That's so awesome 👍 plant sunflower 🌻 cool I hope you get to eat some tomatoes
I know you miss that. I'm very happy for you!! Stay comfortable and stay safe. Thank you Shoestring, for letting me tag along. Be bleesd!👍👍🤠🤠
Love your work Shoestring. So many good lessons for life. 😻😻😎
Yep, that looks like an Armeture out of a LARGE Generator. I think it might have been out of one of them GIANT Wind Generators like we have in TEXAS
Or to a small powerhouse. Like a peaker.
You may never see this comment, but if you do, I wanted you to know how much we think of you. Your depth of knowledge of so many things, your memory, so enlightening. Wish you well in all you do. Hobo Shoestring we❤you!
R.I.P
I think that was the main shaft of a wind turbine. Good to see you out and happy. Stay safe and warm! 🤙
Wow your subs have jump 30,000 in the last month. Their is something about your video's that calms my anxiety down so keep the good content coming.
This seems like a favourite place for Shoestring, Johnson city
The poem impressed me. It takes a lot of thought to make it flow just right. Also pretty smart to plant tomorrows food.
I wonder if large birds don't pick up golf balls thinking they are another species egg. They may drop them hoping to crack them open.
When they don't open, no reason to pick it back up.
What poem was it, Danny?
@@dennisryan6370 The one he wrote 20 years ago and read at 18:25
@@DannyB-cs9vx thanks friend
@@dennisryan6370 You are welcome. Shoestrng might do well to publish a book of his thoughts and experiences. Waiting for trains gives a person a lot of time to think. Being wise has nothing to do with an education. Some with degrees don't know how things in life really work. Not that they are dense or stupid, they just never had the time to think about things.
@@DannyB-cs9vx
I wrote this for him....
I cain't hear nothin, I'm as deaf as a post...
Been riding these rails a little longer than most....
Bumps become groans as Day fades to black....
My bones still on loan to Conductor Clickety Clack.....
Professional Hobo, I like it. 🇨🇦 🍺🍺
Shoestring! FYI that train carrying a "rocket" was NS 059, Ran from somewhere in TN to Vardo Yard in Hagerstown, MD. Great as always
Yes that was indeed a rocket.
Best wishes from Albuquerque,NM USA.
Mark you need to write short stories from your 32 year’s on the rails. Call it Hobo Shoestring short stories from the past. Would be a great book
How about children's books about hobo adventures?
I think the TH-cam videos are short stories.
Former Hayne shop employee, 92-95. Enjoying the videos. Stay safe.
Awesome catches . Penn Central - Central of Georgia and special High & Wide load more likely going to power plant
The earliest I've come to your videos. It's good to see you. Live long and ride safe my friend