# Railroad Semantics: Better Living Through Graffiti & Trainhopping - Boxed Set

by **Aaron Dactyl** (Author)

Devoted to train-hopping, graffiti, and railroad culture, Aaron Dactyl's _Railroad Semantics_ series describes the sights, sounds, successes, and defeats of exploring the western U.S. by freight train. The first four Railroad Semantics books are collected here for the first time. In their pages, you'll see epic, hidden works of art, read up on rail lore and riding tips, meet rail workers and fellow adventurers, and experience the perils and glories of life in rail yards, train cars, small towns, and encampments.

The adventures in these books take you through California, Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and Oregon.

_Cities visited:_  
Sacramento, California  
Arcata, California  
Redding, California  
Ukiah, California  
Willits, California  
Dunsmuir, California  
Roseville, California  
Fort Bragg, California

Portland, Oregon  
Eugene, Oregon  
Bend, Oregon  
La Grande, Oregon

Missoula, Montana  
Laurel, Montana

Cheyenne, Wyoming  
Laramie, Wyoming

Pocatello, Idaho  
Nampa, Idaho

Salt Lake City, Utah  
Elko, Nevada  
Denver, Colorado

### Author Biography

**Aaron Dactyl** is an adventurer, photojournalist, railroad hobo, and train enthusiast living in Eugene, Oregon. He has been traveling via freights since the 90s and documenting these trips. He is a freelance photographer and his work has appeared in the _Indecline Times, The Reader, Whisky Business Review, Pacific Northwest Buzzard News_, and _XXX Weekly_.  

**Number of Pages:** 320

**Dimensions:** 1 x 7 x 5.5 IN

**Publication Date:** September 13, 2016

## Details

- **Price:** 19.95 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books by splitShops, Shopify Collective

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