Godspeed Mr. Nichols, We Thank You for all you gave, And for all you have given.. R.I.P. Shoestring, ✌

Hello Shoestring. I worked for CP Rail. And just pasts that big brick building (library) was a small spot in the overgrown trees where others with your mode of transportation would leave things. I passed through the trees every after noon doing a train transfer to and from the BN yard. I always carried a handful of waters, and a bag of candy nd threw them over to the belongings area. I retired 6 yrs ago and don't do that anymore. I hope they enjoyed the goodies. Be well and safe.

It’s NOT Sunday Night unless we’re Watching a Brand New Episode of Hobo Shoestring. YEA! 👍

Serious, you talk about always trying to be clean.. I know I smell at the end of each day. When you jumped in my truck I was really amazed.. here’s a guy that just rolled in on a train and it was as if you had jumped out of the shower 5 minutes before I showed up. Man I wish I would have just said screw it and stayed longer. Much love and respect my friend.

The absolute best view of a train going over a diamond. Four stars.

Stay warm as snow is coming,thanks for showing America .love from England.

I'm so impressed with Shoestring's knowledge of the railroads and how they all connect and which tracks go where. That's years of accumulated experience speaking. Godspeed Shoestring!!!

The next HO scale model train car I build is going to have shoestring on it

Man, the stuff you know mister. The RR should hire you!

I like how you explain things about the railroad. My grandfather work for the Western Maryland railroad. My Uncle work for the B&O Chessie system an CSX. Be safe.

Heck I don't have to take a vacation I can watch u and go any where in the world I want to go be safe out there

I remember when I was younger I hopped on the last hopper of a Coal train during a festival in Applachia Virginia called Railroad Days and I road to the yard about 1 mile from town only to get through off by a brake man that was on the NS Caboose and had to walk through the mountains back to town

You have the memory of a elephant my god. Just found this channel and I love it! I enjoy listening to all the train facts. You are smart as heck!

WoW!!! Thanks, ShoeString. I never knew about Devil's Tower and others were formed by cooling magma. Thats really fascinating!!! ❤❤❤❤ Be safe out there, Mr. String!!!!

Love the way this starts with the diamonds! 🔹️🔹️

You should definitely be some sort of guide at a rail museum as you'd hold peoples interest with how much rail knowledge you have, the amount of stuff you know about the railroads is amazing, it keeps me glued to every clip you film. Keep it up mate, its a great channel & I never even used to have an interest in trains until I started watching you & Stobe (RIP)

To the memory of those dauntless Pathfinders and Pioneers who followed The Great thoroughfare of the Colombia at this place Among them were: List of names There you go Shoestring, thats what the plaque at the bottom.of the rebared igneous rock said Cheers

My Dad rode the rails when he was a teenager. I have fond memories of him telling stories. He would have caught a train out of Walla Walla Washington. He lived in Milton Freewater. I miss my dad so much. I would do anything to hear him tell a train story again. By the way I live in the the Flathead Valley in Montana. It is so beautiful here. Thanks for your videos.

Awesome work Shoestring! Your working knowledge of the train industry is amazing. Thanks so much for sharing. It’s almost like being there with a tour guide 😊

You should have a merchandise store!! Love to have a tag!!

Loved the SOO Line Railroad and still Enjoy seeing the Old SOO Line Railroad Cars and Bridges. 👍

Thank you for all your stories and video. So much to see and learn. Stay safe “geologist” Hobo Shoestring. Appreciate the explanations. Leave a tag if you are ever in Fort Wayne, IN.

Best channel on KZfaq ! Keep it up for us folks that ain’t moving

Those hexagon pillars that you talk about at 27:01 are known as 'Columnar Basalt' to Geologists. Thanks for the video. Be Safe!

Hi Shoestring, Best wishes from a big fan in England. You have many admirers here who think highly of you, and care about your health and safety. If I was a younger man, I'd give the hobo life a try myself. Look after your health and keep safe. ATB, Mike.

I could just watch your uploads all day. They are so relaxing & we're all getting to see places we'll never see or get time to visit. Stay safe as always on your travels.

Lewis & Clark plaque is an official sign of the first adventurers West and it's great to see that your carrying on in their path and sharing these great sights in detail,maybe you could work as a railroad guide and historian. Thank You for sharing! And please be careful out there.

That rock is similar to the giants causeway in Ireland 🇮🇪☘️

I love this channel, as a kid I was obsessed with trains and railroad tracks, but I am visually impaired and it is really nice to be able to zoom in and see what these behemoths actually look like, me and my father would always walk railroad tracks back in the 80s and early 90s, I had a nice collection of railroad spikes back then, they were all the same, but I did not care, my dad would always find at least one on our walks.

I really love your videos Shoestring. Your depth of knowledge about the American railroad system is amazing. My grandfather worked out of McKees Rocks for the P&LE. His two brothers and a few of my cousins worked for the Pennsylvania.

Shoestring thank you so much for the videos and sharing your RR knowledge and experience with all of us. That new camera sure is everything you were wanting and then some! Thanks again and safe travels to you!

You Are A Very Smart Man To Be A Train Hopper !! You Knows More About Train Then People Who Working For the Train Company . I Hope God Bless You And Keep You Self ...

Awesome video. I live in troutdale, Oregon excellent history lesson. A lot of the big rocks made it down to Portland in those floods. I’ve driven 18 wheelers on both sides of the river. I-84 and state highway 14 and I know quite well exactly where you are and the railroad bridge.👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍.

Thats a switch heater its to melt snow and ice off the switch so it doesn't jam. The ones we use are electric the dispatcher can remotely turn them on when its snowing

Beautiful sunrise and beautiful geology in this one.

Feel so blessed to have found your channel 2 days ago😊 Seating here in Oklahoma and was feeling little homesick and started going thru your vids and seen the name Wishram and well I'm from Oregon and spent a huge part of my 52 years not far from Wishram and Living in The Dalles in the late 80's. L💚ved watching.. God bless 🙏

Saint Paul is where my great-grandfathers brother went from Norway in late 1800s . My grandfather came to Australia. Name Tronerud. Safe travels 😄🤠🇦🇺

Just had to wish u a Blessed day

That's a hobo morning sandwich, had a few, America 's good eats. Thanks Shoestring for all the memories you log and we share, we all need to wonder someplace. Cheers.

This comment is really late on this vid, but I discovered you channel today through the BNSF riding video off my recommended. I have really been enjoying the content I have gotten.

A full set of dentures in Algodones, Baja California, Mexico, will be in the range of $250-$450. (Feb 5, 2020). In the USA a set could cost $3000 or more. My wife (deceased) used to buy them there when needed.

Wow! Very interesting and beautiful views. Thank you for the lesson on those lava towers. You are awesome! Enjoy your day and night! Thank you!

Nice haircut shoestring!! Well the lessons are getting longer from professor shoestring and we are learning alot more!! Thanks Brandon!! Great video shoestring thanks and b safe!!

I am amazed by your knowledge of the tracks, forks, different railroads, and different destinations. I'm enjoying your travels.

My son sent this link to me a few days ago. He works for BNSF. I see you were in my hometown in October. Be safe out there and God bless!

I swear I saw Shoestring’s name on the pioneer memorial plaque! Great video!

Very cool video, glad you had fun and be safe.

I rode from Minot, North Dakota to Spokane in 1977. Over Marias Pass. Very scenic. Burlington Northern at the time.

Those rock formations are called flood basalts. I think you would enjoy Nick Zentner's youtube channel and also his work on the Central Washington State University geology lecture series. Also check out Randall Carlson's theory of the huge floods in the Northwest.

Two longs one short;and another long one.you have a blessed day!

Never seen a beard straighter than a railroad Track!! Until I seen your’ns!!😂 From the “509”

Hope you’re doing well my friend

Heah Shoestring, Sure wish would have known you were in Minot. I would have taken ya out for lunch.

You sir are a free man. Amazing.

Beautiful country Mark.. Watch out fer them Bulls...👀

Mmmmmmm coffee makes everything better, keep making great vids! Best history and geography lessons ever!

Don't you love trains, trams, aren't they all beautiful :) come take a ride! (at folder 2, look my way)

Greetings. Thanks for visiting my state of NoDak

ive been watching this guy for the last few days awesome information and sure knows his stuff.. awesome,

Wow, you sure put some rail miles behind you!

Why not minot !? Freezin s the reason

Big Sky country !! Loved it when I was there!! Even took the steamboat up the Columbia River and the train ride up Mt. Hood!! Great footage thanks again!!!!

Hi Hobo shoestring. You tell a fantastic story on your travels that make it very interesting 👍🏻 As I’m not for the US so it makes a great video. Cheers Stevie 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Holy cow, Wishram is right in my neck of the woods. Stay safe out there my friend!

The first thing I do in the morning on my phone is check to see what your up to where your at an where your going... An also I want to know how you are health wise... Love you an your videos... Hopefully I can meet you some day

Shoestring, I do want to say that I really appreciate the the jokes that you throw into your videos like when you climbed up the tower in the ghost town then joked like you were falling right before you turned off the video and cut to the next scene.

You know more about the railroad than the people that works for it

Shoestring you should make your own power train rig !lol

Long ago I had a relation that was an engineer on the Soo Line. 60 some years ago I used to get cab rides with him... trains being a big part of my childhood.

Really nice job on this episode. Looking forward to more

Great vido stay safe boy i love those Hoppers that all i like to weathered is Hoppers

Beautiful country Shoestring! Really enjoyed your video!! Be safe Brother!

That one train at Wishram could be the H PASBAR ( Pasco to Barstow) or H PASVBT or H PASVBC ( Pasco to Vancouver BC) not 100 percent sure, it's been since 2011 since I've worked in that area.

I am starting to introduce your videos to folks I know and hope I get them hooked. I love your life Shoestring. Yours is the most awesome life I've ever known. God bless. Take care Shoestring.

Keep up the good work, very informative my Grandfather worked for you RR for over 30 years!

You zoomed in on the I. Keating building, which is the big gray one. There are supposedly old bootlegging tunnels in there.

Good upload. I still see old cars of the BN and Sante Fe line when they weren’t one. That one Sante fe with the cross was very vintage. Good history for the future. Stay warm and dry! Great video with the new camera phone.

You were on the Oilfield Ave overpass in Shelby

Should be easy to find a grainer corn season is in full swing up there now

I have to admit. Your knowledge of the rails is amazing! It's like you're an offline Map Quest for rails

Great video. Be safe .. 😎👍

Love the railroad diamond, Minot is a great place to railfan

Greetings from Minot! I worked for CP for a while in Harvey and Minot. Never once saw anyone hopping trains. Would’ve been nice to meet you!

What an interesting and extremely intelligent guy. I'm hooked.

Great trees of old.

I love these videos love seeing America like it needs to be shown old school style

Shoestring that was cool to see that c.p rail train.and how far that our products go .... neet tjks .

Thanks for having that beautiful squaw walk by , awesome.

The depth of your knowledge of trains and the country is stunning.

In California, near Mammoth Lakes, there is a similar but much smaller geological feature called Devil's Post pile. One can actually go to the top (I think) which looks like a patio made of uniformly shaped tiles but is actually the ends of the stone formations.

Yeah I been driving semi 🚛 truck right up side of that Columbia river deep clean water with great fishing 🎣

Yer thumb ain’t dumb... it’s been places, been on adventures i could only think about shoe.

Stay safe out there Brother. 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

Great sun rise shots 👍

playing your videos while im wathching, while im asleep, and at working buddy

Hey I'm in Minot not to far from u lol safe travels bud!!

Love you personally great vids.

Good video ! Lots of good info. You really know your trains.

Howdy,You sure get around buddy!..great Video's...take care..

Shoestring ur a national.....make that international treasure ....... I’m in Vancouver 🇨🇦 🙂. I always enjoy your vids and listening to your accompanying rail traveller’s wisdom . Stay safe. Ed