Canadian Freight Hopping // Canada
Freight hopping around 5000 km alone accross Canada // Montreal - Vancouver 2015 // Full interview in the book coming soon - Les Bons Copains Edition
Freighthopping or train hopping is the act of surreptitiously boarding and riding a railroad freight car. In the United States, this became a common means of transportation following the American Civil War as the railroads began pushing westward, especially among migrant workers who became known as "hobos". It continued to be widely used by those unable to afford other transportation, especially during times of widespread economic dislocation such as the Great Depression. For a variety of reasons the practice is less common today, although a community of freight-train riders still exists.
