Holy sad day. I think a lot of the injuries and deaths result from people taking rides common sense would tell someone are unsafe, Hayes said. While Zarembski described the activity as foolhardy, Liz Hayes, an artist who formerly rode the rails, said that characterization ignores the reason why people pursue the activity. Stobie died earlier this month while train-hopping, and though it's unclear exactly what occurred, his fans on this Facebook memorial page are distraught at his death. Thank you so much for your condolences. That link takes me to a playlist of all of his videos. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. Sad to hear he was killed but I guess that's the risk he took. Stobe, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpqCmZx0Kug. To use this feature, use a newer browser. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. 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RIP Stobie! I loved having his videos on while I worked in my creepy corporate job and dream about seeing the world the way he saw it. I don't know why I assumed he'd be older. If this is real it sucks because non-hipster and non-tweeker train hoppers are kind of a rarity these days.. His observations on conformity were spot on as a fellow non-trendy subversive. At various times he both mocked and praised those who longed to follow in his footsteps. Hitchhikers / Trainhoppers / Rubbertramps / Vandwellers / Skoolies / Backpackers / Biketramps / Boatpunks / Dirty Kids / Crustpunks / Squatters / All Houseless Travelers Do anything long enough and the odds WILL catch up to you.he tragically got off the wrong side of the train in a tangled area N of balmer, passenger trains run right thru there as well as freight. ._9ZuQyDXhFth1qKJF4KNm8{padding:12px 12px 40px}._2iNJX36LR2tMHx_unzEkVM,._1JmnMJclrTwTPpAip5U_Hm{font-size:16px;font-weight:500;line-height:20px;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-bodyText);margin-bottom:40px;padding-top:4px;text-align:left;margin-right:28px}._2iNJX36LR2tMHx_unzEkVM{-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex}._2iNJX36LR2tMHx_unzEkVM ._24r4TaTKqNLBGA3VgswFrN{margin-left:6px}._306gA2lxjCHX44ssikUp3O{margin-bottom:32px}._1Omf6afKRpv3RKNCWjIyJ4{font-size:18px;font-weight:500;line-height:22px;border-bottom:2px solid var(--newCommunityTheme-line);color:var(--newCommunityTheme-bodyText);margin-bottom:8px;padding-bottom:8px}._2Ss7VGMX-UPKt9NhFRtgTz{margin-bottom:24px}._3vWu4F9B4X4Yc-Gm86-FMP{border-bottom:1px solid var(--newCommunityTheme-line);margin-bottom:8px;padding-bottom:2px}._3vWu4F9B4X4Yc-Gm86-FMP:last-of-type{border-bottom-width:0}._2qAEe8HGjtHsuKsHqNCa9u{font-size:14px;font-weight:500;line-height:18px;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-bodyText);padding-bottom:8px;padding-top:8px}.c5RWd-O3CYE-XSLdTyjtI{padding:8px 0}._3whORKuQps-WQpSceAyHuF{font-size:12px;font-weight:400;line-height:16px;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-actionIcon);margin-bottom:8px}._1Qk-ka6_CJz1fU3OUfeznu{margin-bottom:8px}._3ds8Wk2l32hr3hLddQshhG{font-weight:500}._1h0r6vtgOzgWtu-GNBO6Yb,._3ds8Wk2l32hr3hLddQshhG{font-size:12px;line-height:16px;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-actionIcon)}._1h0r6vtgOzgWtu-GNBO6Yb{font-weight:400}.horIoLCod23xkzt7MmTpC{font-size:12px;font-weight:400;line-height:16px;color:#ea0027}._33Iw1wpNZ-uhC05tWsB9xi{margin-top:24px}._2M7LQbQxH40ingJ9h9RslL{font-size:12px;font-weight:400;line-height:16px;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-actionIcon);margin-bottom:8px} While poking around Youtube this morning there were several recaps of the death of Jim Stobe, November 8th, considered by many other illicit train riders as somewhat iconic. /*# sourceMappingURL=https://www.redditstatic.com/desktop2x/chunkCSS/TopicLinksContainer.3b33fc17a17cec1345d4_.css.map*/Rest In Peace Stobe, on the most interesting people to listen to. I have tried a lot of ways to get attention as an artist; this seems to be the only one that people notice, Stobie told the Daily Dot in October 2016. Although mentioned a couple times here and there in passing, I don't think there has ever been a thread about James Stobie. Learn more about managing a memorial . You need a Find a Grave account to continue. There was an error deleting this problem. Our friend James Stobie, aka Stobe the Hobo, died Wednesday the 8th of November, 2017. train hopping accident in Baltimore yesterday. He drank like a fish while hopping trains. Its a federal crime and you can do serious time if you are busted. I love that dude. She said that those who dont have much money use it to travel while maintaining a sense of autonomy. Hobie, 33, who became a YouTube star, died in 2017 near Baltimore, Maryland. Stobe the Hobo's videos alternated between vaguely encouraging and actively disparaging the lost art of freight hopping. Interesting! Failed to delete memorial. According to some reports, his bag became tangled in the Amtrak train and he was dragged to his death. He died doing what he loved, bringing the world his art of train filmmaking, wrote a Facebook user named Jeffrey James Horvison on the memorial page. 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Is being a hobo illegal? Each one runs about 22 minutes--as if he were producing a regular TV series. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. I think the traditional hobo stereotype is a dead concept, at least insomuch as it referred to transient laborers passing between odd jobs and seasonal employment. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. There are lot of thoughtful posts. If more people in this world could see just 2% of the places Stobe did then I'm sure we'd all be a little nicer to one another, I'm a little richer in my life for having see his videos and these views from his seat. He was smashed by an Amtrak train in 2017, November 9 to be precise. A tragic and unnecessary death. The novelty wears off RAPIDLY. /*# sourceMappingURL=https://www.redditstatic.com/desktop2x/chunkCSS/IdCard.ea0ac1df4e6491a16d39_.css.map*/._2JU2WQDzn5pAlpxqChbxr7{height:16px;margin-right:8px;width:16px}._3E45je-29yDjfFqFcLCXyH{margin-top:16px}._13YtS_rCnVZG1ns2xaCalg{font-family:Noto Sans,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:400;line-height:18px;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex}._1m5fPZN4q3vKVg9SgU43u2{margin-top:12px}._17A-IdW3j1_fI_pN-8tMV-{display:inline-block;margin-bottom:8px;margin-right:5px}._5MIPBF8A9vXwwXFumpGqY{border-radius:20px;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0;line-height:16px;padding:3px 10px;text-transform:none}._5MIPBF8A9vXwwXFumpGqY:focus{outline:unset} Try again later. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. He was my brother in all but blood. English Rip Jim Stobe. redneckhippie. It is a life choice of HARDSHIP and DANGER and will KILL you even if you are super intelligent and careful.. The slang term "shoestring" often describes a small amount of money which may be an inadequate amount to fund the intended purpose of its use in full. PNW Accountability 1.33K subscribers 246K views 4 years ago Full movie. Verify and try again. JavaScript is disabled. But the danger also extends to those who enjoy riding the rails like Stobe, an activity that is growing in popularity. Stobie was known for sharing his travel stories and love for hopping freight trains in videos posted online. Channel The channel was created on February 15, 2012, and the first video was uploaded on February 17, 2012. ._2Gt13AX94UlLxkluAMsZqP{background-position:50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:contain;position:relative;display:inline-block} One of the buildings that I saw looked like a building that my dad worked in. This is a carousel with slides. In an early part of my career I had to get on and off trains that were slow moving, said Zarembski. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? Feel free to share stories and pictures about your adventures on the road, or share advice and tips with newbie greenhorns, and curious lurkers! R.I.P. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. Thank You Stobe See ya down the line some day. Railroad trespassing is an outsized problem for rail companies and the FRA, since all train tracks are considered private property but remain easily accessible. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Is there any source? Stobe the Hobo's videos alternated between vaguely encouraging and actively disparaging the lost art of freight hopping. . Apparently his backpack may may have tangled with an Amtrak train and dragged him to his death. The train wasn't that close, but nevertheless I still remember it with energy some 40 years later. As another redditor wrote, Trainhopping is a decidedly DANGEROUS undertaking. I only lasted on the railroad for 4 years before the many layoffs caused me to look elsewhere for employment. He'll be gone five hundred miles when the day is done. Trainhoppers just give us railfans a bad name. I am in the habit of random clicking during videos such as these and on the second click, I watched him walk around the tracks in Fargo at exactly the place where I was almost run down by an early morning train when my shoe got caught in the track years ago. "Stobe the Hobo" Seattle, Washington / Thornton, Colorado October 23, 1984 - November 8, 2017 Gone But Not Forgotten Stobe touched many lives with his YouTube videos of his train hopping experiences and will continue to touch lives as new people discover his videos. .LalRrQILNjt65y-p-QlWH{fill:var(--newRedditTheme-actionIcon);height:18px;width:18px}.LalRrQILNjt65y-p-QlWH rect{stroke:var(--newRedditTheme-metaText)}._3J2-xIxxxP9ISzeLWCOUVc{height:18px}.FyLpt0kIWG1bTDWZ8HIL1{margin-top:4px}._2ntJEAiwKXBGvxrJiqxx_2,._1SqBC7PQ5dMOdF0MhPIkA8{vertical-align:middle}._1SqBC7PQ5dMOdF0MhPIkA8{-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;display:-ms-inline-flexbox;display:inline-flex;-ms-flex-direction:row;flex-direction:row;-ms-flex-pack:center;justify-content:center} Usually very informative, kinda sad at times, but always entertaining. 0 cemeteries found in Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA. "Trespassers are people who are on the tracks illegally," said Dr. Allan Zarembski, director of the University of Delaware's Railroad Engineering and Safety Program. Still, her stories of the many dangers--including the possibility of being found out as a woman in the hobo jungles--were not at all nostalgic. He played the piano for all his videos. Except that Stobie, aka Stobe the Hobo, made . I only make YouTube videos that are original content, and this is a way to do that with the total glut of material on YouTube these days.. Even though strange, the guy was unique and far more talented than you give credit. While poking around Youtube this morning there were several recaps of the death of Jim Stobe, November 8th, considered by many other illicit train riders as somewhat iconic. Posted on Nov 17, 2017Updated on May 22, 2021, 10:44 am CDT. - YouTube 0:00 / 1:43:42 Attack of the stobe hobo. Press J to jump to the feed. It was posted to the Facebook memorial page. The House Appropriations Committee asked the FRA to consider a new national strategy to prevent trespassing. Is it 2/3 through the first video? Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Send a note, share a story or upload a photo. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. Try again later. It sounded like he was about to cut back quite a bit on his train travel in the months before he died. It wasn't like he was some clueless newbie. Stobie died earlier this month while train-hopping, and though its unclear exactly what occurred, his fans on this Facebook memorial pageare distraught at his death. Do you remember which video it was? So, train-hopping is a highly risky adventure. ._1QwShihKKlyRXyQSlqYaWW{height:16px;width:16px;vertical-align:bottom}._2X6EB3ZhEeXCh1eIVA64XM{margin-left:3px}._1jNPl3YUk6zbpLWdjaJT1r{font-size:12px;font-weight:500;line-height:16px;border-radius:2px;display:inline-block;margin-right:5px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;vertical-align:text-bottom;white-space:pre;word-break:normal;padding:0 4px}._1jNPl3YUk6zbpLWdjaJT1r._39BEcWjOlYi1QGcJil6-yl{padding:0}._2hSecp_zkPm_s5ddV2htoj{font-size:12px;font-weight:500;line-height:16px;border-radius:2px;display:inline-block;margin-right:5px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;vertical-align:text-bottom;white-space:pre;word-break:normal;margin-left:0;padding:0 4px}._2hSecp_zkPm_s5ddV2htoj._39BEcWjOlYi1QGcJil6-yl{padding:0}._1wzhGvvafQFOWAyA157okr{font-size:12px;font-weight:500;line-height:16px;border-radius:2px;margin-right:5px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;vertical-align:text-bottom;white-space:pre;word-break:normal;box-sizing:border-box;line-height:14px;padding:0 4px}._3BPVpMSn5b1vb1yTQuqCRH,._1wzhGvvafQFOWAyA157okr{display:inline-block;height:16px}._3BPVpMSn5b1vb1yTQuqCRH{background-color:var(--newRedditTheme-body);border-radius:50%;margin-left:5px;text-align:center;width:16px}._2cvySYWkqJfynvXFOpNc5L{height:10px;width:10px}.aJrgrewN9C8x1Fusdx4hh{padding:2px 8px}._1wj6zoMi6hRP5YhJ8nXWXE{font-size:14px;padding:7px 12px}._2VqfzH0dZ9dIl3XWNxs42y{border-radius:20px}._2VqfzH0dZ9dIl3XWNxs42y:hover{opacity:.85}._2VqfzH0dZ9dIl3XWNxs42y:active{transform:scale(.95)} James William Stobie gained considerable notoriety during his all too short life of thirty-three years as a filmmaker who self-produced documentary styled videos portraying life as a rail riding traveler-- AKA 'Stobe the Hobo." His accomplishments were many, but his time here on earth encompassed so much more than that. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLooFWMJbNy6HbqeniUS1wCYG5agvf5vnT, https://www.dailydot.com/upstream/stobe-the-hobo-dath/, The Great (and may I add) SOVEREIGN State of TEXAS. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. The majority of train fatalities continue to occur because of trespassing, and education efforts have not stopped trespassing deaths from reaching a 10-year high. Freight trains wait on railroad tracks with the city skyline in the distance on May 15, 2015 in New Orleans. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. He was killed when he got caught between a bridge and an Amtrak train last week. Man was so intelligent and introspective when he talked into the camera. Try again later. I found Stobe to be an interesting mix of inquisitive philosopher, starving artist, and carefree adventurer. CANDLE HAS BEEN LIT CANDLES HAVE BEEN LIT, We are reviewing your submission. Search above to list available cemeteries. Honor this incredible guy by continuing the legacy, no matter if tomorrow by hopping on a BNSF for a few hundred miles, or in a couple hundred years latching on to some interstellar freight starship for a few hundred lightyears.

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