trainsurfing

The act of riding a train in any method except inside the train cars. In other words, it's the equivalent of Ghost riding a train.

Usually the act is performed by hanging onto the back, sides, or top of the train while the train is in motion.

The most common target are passenger trains (due to their ease of getting on and off the train at stations) primarily as an extreme sport.

There are some awesome videos on Youtube of trainsurfing.

by Arthur D. May 12, 2007

Trainspotting

The act of mainlining herion.

See wordtrainspotter/word.

by jamesr August 25, 2003

Rails To Trails

An American faux exercise/railroad reclamation trend. Derelict train tracks are converted into foot and/or bicycling paths. The minute grades needed for the trains make the trails easily traversable, even by invalids.

I walked fifteen miles on the new Pine Creek Rails To Trails. I walked fifteen hundred feet, on a hiking trail and had to be Medevaced to State College Hospital.

by State Collegian December 27, 2010

Trainspotter

–noun
1. a person who hovers around a performing djs'turntables and attempts to identify his tracks by label, artist, and or song title, in an attempt to search out and perform the same set. Trainspotter can also be used as a verb, as in "I caught that douche bag trainspotting muh set!"

"yo,dj, that was a dope set you dropped last week, I heard such and such play the same set last night at(insert club name here), he is such a trainspotter !!!"

by dj balance November 15, 2008

trainspotting

Listening to or observing a mixed set of tracks. DJs and clubbers who tend to observe and analyze the method and sound of the DJ are known as trainspotters.

The records skipped in the club because there were so many trainspotters crowding around and shoving in the booth.

by Aziz August 3, 2004

trainsurfing

The act of riding the exterior of a railway carriage. The only upside of this activity is the high likelihood of the surfer being squished, thus removing himself from the genepool.

"Another kid died trainsurfing."
"It's just natural selection in action."

by Hierophant July 20, 2008

trainspotting

standing in front of a dj while they're playing a set in order to find out every detail of the record they're playing. this is done so a person can go out and buy said record then play like they found it on their own.

DJ: Dude, stop trainspotting my records! Can't you find some to buy on your own?

by rocksrock November 8, 2005