Usually means: Traveling clandestinely under a train.
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▸ verb:  (US, slang) To travel illicitly by clinging to the supporting rods under a freight train.

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ride the rails, catch a ride, ride dirty, ride on a rail, ride the circuit, take the ride, run a train, train surf, pull a train, thumb a ride, more...

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ride the rails, catch a ride, ride dirty, ride on a rail, ride the circuit, take the ride, run a train, train surf, pull a train, thumb a ride, more...



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