Railroad Semantics #3: Oregon Trunk, Fallbridge, Brooklyn, Cascade, Black Butte, Valley Subs

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Aaron describes his summer riding freight trains between Portland and Northern California in near poetic detail. Between the exhausting waits in sparse canyons, and breezy sunny rides into Eugene, Aaron manages to make riding trains sound like a grand adventure. This volume also includes interesting local articles about the railroads: shipping trash to landfills by train, Junction City's lawsuit against the rail company, and a landslide. Plus absolutely beautiful photography of pictures of hobo graffiti, scenic vistas, trains, and crusty punks.

Author Bio

Aaron Dactyl is a hobo living in Eugene, OR. He was a 2012 Best American Travel Writing Selection, as edited by William T Vollman and has been traveling via freights since the 90s and documenting these trips through his zine, Railroad Semantics.