I finally made it to Shreveport, Louisiana from Heavener, Oklahoma! 

Thanks for the memories Shoestring.

Who’s getting there notification 8 years to late. Still the same old Hobo Shoestring

Apparently Shoestring isn't affected by poison ivy.

Cosmos and freight hoppin. What a legend!

I had a bad motorcycle accident bk in 2019 and can't walk and get around that good anymore but I always wanted to do this before I died and never got the chance to I have watched all your videos I believe!!You like family now lol

Carl Sagan, you sir are awesome. Keep on living.

God damn the clean shaved face compared to his giant hobo beard now ! Growing mine just like yours !

We all miss you Shoestring.

Got National Geographic from 1978 on my night desk. Love those old mags.

Holy Smokes...😎 Time Warp!!...🚂...

seen some "SHOESTRING" tags at the north/south catch-out in cheyenne Wyoming the other day...

WHOA!!! I run across a bunch of Shoestring's videos and I open a bunch up in their on tabs and this mornin' (Sunday) watched several (always like to see Shoestring vids in the mornin'). Went off to do some things, sat down after supper and clicked on the tab with this video in it and thought "WTH! that that young feller looks a lot like Strang!" then he started talking and I thought "WTF!!!! paused it and looked at the upload date... "THAT'S STRANG!!! WITH A CHIN and the rest of a face!!!!"

RIP shoestring

Damn you look young, and got all them fingers. Not saying you look old sir, you still doing good my guy.

Young Shoe! Cool bumping into your old videos!

Man I bet you would have been one hellof a fight back then. But I be you were one hell of a good friend to have too.

man you look different here lol shoestring i gotta say this you are a true hobo, King of the rails take care

I didn't find Shoestring's vids until about 2022. I had no idea he was making vids ten years prior to then.

You look so young, wow

Whoa....Great Reading Material.......

Wow, so different without the beard. Thought I'd got the wrong video.

I got off de trains in late 70/s,, just wondering if it's safe nowadays 2 ask de brakeman were their making that train up 2 go 2..🚲..

Cosmos - good read!

Time warp for me. I had no idea it went back this far!! I'm new.

Didn't recognize you without the bearded happy traveling Sco..

Good stuff

You should roll through Longview onto Dallas sometime! I might even see ya!

haven't been in Shreveport yard in a long time i will get on at de queen Arkansas

Hope you enjoyed our city. Can't tell where in Shreveport though .

cAnt wait to ride freights again

i hope i can get one to stop in de queen Arkansas

Watching some of your old videos and noticed that you have read "Contact" by Carl Sagan.Book is much better than the movie as a whole team takes the trip not just Jodie Fosters character Ellie.

How do you know so MUCH about freight trains, freight lines etc…???

You must have one hell of a phone and charging station

Help. Shoestring without beard 😮😀 Greets

If you ever come bk down the Canadian national tracks down thru kentwood and amite la. And need anything im 8 miles east of amite tracks on hwy 16

Did some high quality parting there bk in late 80s, 😂

Louisiana my home state. I lived in South West La.

Sitting on top of poison ivy!

Technobo!

ChainsawN&W1218, You've came a long way in 9 years and I know You've been through alot, and You made it I know aside from being interested in trains You seem to be interested in astronomy, My Dad has a couple of nice telescopes 🔭, He's in to that ,I know there's a big meteor shower this weekend.

I need to send you some triple flange earplugs buddy

May I ask how you lost a finger

ill be riding freight again soon

Nice clip , although a bit old

your close to my place.

Shoestring if ur back in the Poteau Heavner Oklahoma area hit me up and I’ll fix u up a care package

there is a McDonalds on nort market st by mlk drive

Do you hop to Meridian from the Shreveport KCS yard? If you do, how do you know which one?

probably just my bag and a bedroll

Too bad. Catch the next train outta there.

been in that yard lots

Shoestring this first Time I seen you with both hands sorry brother

Hey Shoestring do You ever ride the UNION PACIFIC RXR through the Southern Arizona going towards Southern California ?? I've not seen any of your Tag's (Shoestring)

What are the chances of getting locked into a boxcar, like if the train jerks, and the door slides shut?

its about msybe 30 min walk from deramus yard there

Wow

hopped out there

From there like. Chagco

Are Tex/Mex cars likely to be more dangeroys?

Calcaseu Parish will arrest hobos for riding trains.

You Sing- to songwriter Neil Young Are similar.

then ride to heavener

wont have lots of gear tho

U had no beard..

lou se anna

where you at now dude?? And whats your real name??

bum!