What (who) is self-surfing - definition
![Fencing between the cars of an [[81-717/714]] train which prevents passengers from falling into the gap and also impedes climbing between them](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/81-717.714 межвагонный барьер.jpg?width=200 "Fencing between the cars of an [[81-717/714]] train which prevents passengers from falling into the gap and also impedes climbing between them")
![Western Front, 1918]]. Soldiers cling on to the roofs and doors of a train already full of other troops.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/GermanSoldiersOnTrainRoof.jpg?width=200 "Western Front, 1918]]. Soldiers cling on to the roofs and doors of a train already full of other troops.")
![Police arrest a train surfer on the [[Moscow Metro]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Komsaroof.jpg?width=200 "Police arrest a train surfer on the [[Moscow Metro]]")
![Crowded tram in [[Leningrad]], 1933](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/MP tram Petersburg.jpg?width=200 "Crowded tram in [[Leningrad]], 1933")
![Train surfers climb on a high-speed [[Velaro RUS]] "Sapsan" [[electric multiple unit]] train.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sapsan backside climb 2.jpg?width=200 "Train surfers climb on a high-speed [[Velaro RUS]] \"Sapsan\" [[electric multiple unit]] train.")
![Tram surfing in [[Sarajevo]] 2010](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sarajevo tram surfing.JPG?width=200 "Tram surfing in [[Sarajevo]] 2010")
![A crowded [[KRL Jabotabek]] electric multiple-unit train with passengers riding on the outside in Jakarta, Indonesia](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/KRL train surfing 5.jpg?width=200 "A crowded [[KRL Jabotabek]] electric multiple-unit train with passengers riding on the outside in Jakarta, Indonesia")
![Train surfing on a diesel locomotive at [[Circum-Baikal Railway]], Russia](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Экскурсионный поезд на КБЖД.JPG?width=200 "Train surfing on a diesel locomotive at [[Circum-Baikal Railway]], Russia")
![Train surfing on a freight train at [[Nariz del Diablo]], Ecuador](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ecuador open air train ride.jpg?width=200 "Train surfing on a freight train at [[Nariz del Diablo]], Ecuador")
![Cable car]] surfing in [[San Francisco]], the United States. This method of riding is explicitly permitted, subject to certain rules.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/11 Cable Car on Powell St crop, SF, CA, jjron 25.03.2012.jpg?width=200 "Cable car]] surfing in [[San Francisco]], the United States. This method of riding is explicitly permitted, subject to certain rules.")
![A railroad worker riding on the side of an electric shunting locomotive in [[Prague]], Czech Republic](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Praha-Holešovice, posunovač na lokomotivě 111.jpg?width=200 "A railroad worker riding on the side of an electric shunting locomotive in [[Prague]], Czech Republic")
![Hazards for roof riders – overhead power lines, [[current collector]]s and electric [[busbar]] on the roof of electric train.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Roofride kyiv.JPG?width=200 "Hazards for roof riders – overhead power lines, [[current collector]]s and electric [[busbar]] on the roof of electric train.")
His hits were down, but a couple hours of self-surfing made him look as hip as ever!
Wikipedia
Train surfing (also known as train hopping or train hitching) is the act of riding on the outside of a moving train, tram or another rail transport. In a number of countries, the term train hopping is used synonymously with freight hopping, which means riding on the outside of a freight train, while train surfing can be practiced on any type of train. This type of travelling can be dangerous and even life-threatening, because there is a risk of death or serious injury from falling off a moving train, electrocution from power supply (overhead catenary wire, current collectors, resistors, etc.), colliding with railway infrastructure (bridges, tunnels, platforms, railway signals or other trains) while riding outside off structure gauge on the side or on the roof of a train, or unsuccessful attempts to jump on a moving train or off it. Today, the practice is forbidden by statutes on many railroads in the world. Despite this, it is still practiced, especially on those railroads where the trains are overcrowded.
