#ridetherails

[musicarenagh]

Ken Woods & The Old Blue Gang Tackle Dark History on "Ride the Rails" Ken Woods and the Old Blue Gang kick up some serious dust with their single "Ride the Rails," and listening feels less like tapping your foot and more like watching the ground crack open nearby. It’s got that Bakersfield twang alright, bright and wiry, but tangled up with a nervous psychobilly heartbeat and the kind of scuffed-boot roots rock energy that sounds like it’s looking for trouble, or running from it. Think early ZZ Top grit, maybe, before the synths, meeting Neil Young and Crazy Horse mid-gallop, but fueled by something darker than usual angst. https://open.spotify.com/track/24JiCETNmmICbHbd2y4D2h?si=bgnUwKXiRgKySEILlfA6vg Because this track isn't about losing your girl or your dog. It hurls you onto the platform in La Grande, Oregon, September 24th, 1893, smack into the terrifying expulsion of the entire Chinese community. It’s the sound of economic fear curdling into mob fury, of scapegoating reaching its violent crescendo. Ken Woods and the Old Blue Gang don't shy away; the music captures the frantic energy, the chaotic injustice, the sheer momentum of forced displacement. Oddly, listening to the churning rhythm, my brain skipped past trains and landed on the sound of… well, agitated bees. That collective, low, dangerous hum right before things turn nasty. A community’s panic weaponized. The railway itself, probably built with some of the same hands now being driven onto it, becomes this cold iron symbol of banishment – a brutal full stop. [caption id="attachment_59595" align="alignnone" width="1583"] Credit: Barry Morris[/caption] The song’s insistent energy rubs weirdly against the gravity of the story. It doesn't lecture; it throws open a door onto a dark chapter, lets the noise and confusion spill out, unsettlingly immediate. It leaves you standing there, watching the metaphorical train pull away, carrying shattered lives fueled by fear and ignorance. How many other histories are rattling unheard down forgotten tracks, waiting for someone to turn up the amplifier? Website, Facebook, Twitter(X),  Bandcamp, Instagram.

[fight-4-my-life]

Choo-Choo! Train all the way!

You’re going on a cross-country trip. Airplane, train, bus, car, or bike? I am actually planning a cross-country trip by using the amtrak rail pass system and staying in and exploring the places we stop in. That’s why I chose train, but in reality, it was a misdirect because my #1 preferred method for going cross country is by car. I have done it a couple of times by car, and I love it because…

[lyndaphillippi]

Come with us on an adventure by train! #ridetherails #colorado #coloradosprings link in bio (at Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGDPjVIHrnp/?igshid=100skbzf68xic

[mikebarbre]

Keeping the ear to the rail these days. (and looking to make sure I don't get run over) #JacksonStreet #Seattle #PioneerSquare #HistoricSeattle #ZeitgeistCoffee #EarToTheRail #LightRail #RideTheRails #OldSchoolSeattle (at Pioneer Square Seattle) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpQfbkLAKHC/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1umo3tbk29rof

[cameraobscura76]

Old trip, new friends. 🚂 #amtrak #ridetherails #amtraksunsetlimited #trainlife #travel #comeridewithme #travelblogger #travelgram (at Amtrak train # 2 The Sunset Limited) https://www.instagram.com/p/CYuNXDQO2z9/?utm_medium=tumblr

[caseywyatt]

Winterfest at the CT Trolley Museum #cttrolleymuseum #winterfest #ridetherails #trolley #museum #museummaniacs #railway #vintage #shotoniphone #digitalphotography #photography #christmas2020 https://www.instagram.com/p/CJV3UakgZm2/?igshid=1ndeysjh9cxgw

[baskinyourthoughtcrimes]

#ridetherails https://www.instagram.com/p/CAqufM_JBaP/?igshid=1lp33qiv7h7yd

[lucidnap]

A model of a hobo camp set up at @pacificsouthwestrailwaymuseum . . . These vagabonds used to stow away in train cars, moving from town to town, in search temporary work, food and shelter. . . . They developed a system of symbols to communicate with one another about conditions that might be encountered from stop to stop. . . . While they may not have been the first hobos, there was a spike in this population following the Civil War. After which, many former soldiers began to eek out a living by riding the rail town to town in search of employment. #hobo #traingeek #ridetherails #trains #travel #locomotive #history #americanhistory #museum #california #californiahistory #education #steamtravel #railroad #railway #travelgram #travelblogger #travelbloggerlife #elcampo #desert #camp #hardtimes #nomad #creepingwaveradio #creepingwaveradiopodcast #theumindpodcast #lostbreadcomic #lucidnapproductions #podernfamily #podernfamilynetwork (at Pacific Southwest Railway Msm) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8MeiyLpXFF/?igshid=3fa3tc2zdzxq

[nomadicbard]

#oldmeetsnew @denverunionstation, but the journey isn't over yet. . . . #ridetherails #trainstation #unionstation #travel #ustravel #beautifulday #nomadicbard https://www.instagram.com/p/BxIY_xVlDIa/?igshid=1loxkbo5f5zlv

[lookingback2018-blog]

#Wetaskiwin #railway #museum #oldendays #railwaylife #ridetherails #cookhousecar #foodcar #pioneerlife #prairiebuilders#howthewestwaswon #travelalberta https://www.instagram.com/p/B047WGmgJDW/?igshid=17tu4q5bdswu6

[fight-4-my-life]

Choo-Choo! Train all the way!

You’re going on a cross-country trip. Airplane, train, bus, car, or bike? I am actually planning a cross-country trip by using the amtrak rail pass system and staying in and exploring the places we stop in. That’s why I chose train, but in reality, it was a misdirect because my #1 preferred method for going cross country is by car. I have done it a couple of times by car, and I love it because…

[lydiadittrich]

Good morning from the Heartland....🥰🥰🥰 Highly recommend you all #ridetherails and see this gorgeous country. Prepare for a few days of positively focused photos you beautiful bastards.... #nopolitics #justsnaps #traintrip2019 #iwenttolookforamerica (at Waterloo station (Indiana)) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0THr65Jnam/?igshid=1ujw0psr88db4

[getupgetoutgetgone]

I ♥ trains🛤️🚅! #RideTheRails (at Hai Phong railway station) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvLriumgG73/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1pdfjhzgmww87

[starforce97]

One of the reasons I’ve decided to take the train was so we could revisit Colorado on the way. We’ve been to the state four times before this amazing train journey, and Denver is no stranger to me. This time, we got to see a little more of it. • #denver #colorado #usa #train #trainstation #amtrak #denverunionstation #travelbytrain #city #architecture #travel #explore #discover #ridetherails #adventure #journey #sights #instagood #instadaily #instatravel #memories #travelgram (hier: Denver's Union Station) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsXNZ8KgZ-k/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1fdxetroy9m72

[hazilsky]

That bus is about to go railroad riding. #bus #railroad #ridetherail (at Ole Shakey's)

[andrewburkett]

This man. How can you not. Ryan Peake. Sydney February 15 2019. #ridetherail #frontrow #teampeake @nickelback https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt7MEWKno7G/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=18qfj6piysh63