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Air Medal or two
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: cross roads
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Rail rider hobby !!
just another one and done and gone
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09-24-2022, 07:23 AM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: The Voodoo Lounge
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A guy I know built a bicycle with an outrigger for abandoned-rail riding. This was ten years ago or so. He used it for a while and lost interest.
A gas powered rail riding thingy would definitely get you farther, faster. I've watched a few videos over the years, seemed like fun, sort of, but didn't interest me enough to find a situation to go out and do it. I'm sure if abandoned mines interest a person then this sort of thing would be a boon to getting to the mineshaft, because obviously a lot of these abandoned railroads were used to move minerals.
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09-24-2022, 07:57 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Maryland
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Folks have been doing it for a long time, just not with equipment that nice.
First time I saw a rig riding the rails, very similar to what Herr_oberst described, was in Anza-Borrego outside of San Diego. I loved hiking there in what passes for winter in that area. https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/southern-california/trestle-bridge-usa/ This was in the mid 80's. I have not personally done it.
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