Family members linked to this person will appear here. 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. He has a modest social media following and regularly uploads videos to his YouTube channel as well as his Facebook. Some are even shooting personal fitness videos near the rails, according to Operation Lifesaver, a rail safety organization closely tied to the railroad industry. He was from Colorado but had been in the Coast Guard in my old town, Seattle, and sometimes hung out up there. As no one has tackled the issue, Congress plans to take up this year. ._3bX7W3J0lU78fp7cayvNxx{max-width:208px;text-align:center} Stobe the Hobo, the internet's most famous train-hopper, dead after Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. There was a problem getting your location. There is a problem with your email/password. 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. His accomplishments were many, but his time here on earth encompassed so much more than that. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187076345/james-william-stobie. GREAT NEWS! As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Mark Nichols Aka Hobo Shoestring Has Gone Missing Please enjoy. I just started watching his videos last night and find . Stobe was an artist and played the piano for all his videos. He recalled another train hopper, known as James "Stobe the Hobo" Hobie, who was struck and killed by a train. Whatever the reason, experts say the decade-high mark in deaths is alarming and something must be done to combat the problem. You are using an out of date browser. It wasn't like he was some clueless newbie. But after years of insights from the road, the former Coast Guard member appeared to have died while riding the rails that he loved so much. To some he will become a legend through his life's work and to others he will be fondly remembered solely for his quirky yet lovable self as evidenced by his humor, fierce wit, compassion, dead-pan delivery, solicited and unsolicited commentary on just about anything, unbridled passion for unconventional living, mad piano skills, the enormous talent that he generously shared with all whose lives he intersected with, and countless other things. .ehsOqYO6dxn_Pf9Dzwu37{margin-top:0;overflow:visible}._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu{height:24px}._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu.uMPgOFYlCc5uvpa2Lbteu{border-radius:2px}._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu.uMPgOFYlCc5uvpa2Lbteu:focus,._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu.uMPgOFYlCc5uvpa2Lbteu:hover{background-color:var(--newRedditTheme-navIconFaded10);outline:none}._38GxRFSqSC-Z2VLi5Xzkjy{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-actionIcon)}._2DO72U0b_6CUw3msKGrnnT{border-top:none;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText);cursor:pointer;padding:8px 16px 8px 8px;text-transform:none}._2DO72U0b_6CUw3msKGrnnT:hover{background-color:#0079d3;border:none;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-body);fill:var(--newCommunityTheme-body)} He was killed when he got caught between a bridge and an Amtrak train last week. I think an established host interviewing Stobe between a few of the more interesting clips could have made some for some great content. Sign up for service and obituary updates. 2023 SCI SHARED RESOURCES, LLC. Posted on Nov 17, 2017Updated on May 22, 2021, 10:44 am CDT. :(. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. I've seen some pros and seen some tyros. I've been reading Jack Kerouac traveling stories and this guy seams cut from the same mold. 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. The majority of those killed while trespassing were his age as well, falling between 20 and 39. "Hopping trains gives you this really fierce sense of independence," she said. You can always change this later in your Account settings. He'll be gone five hundred miles when the day is done. .s5ap8yh1b4ZfwxvHizW3f{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText);padding-top:5px}.s5ap8yh1b4ZfwxvHizW3f._19JhaP1slDQqu2XgT3vVS0{color:#ea0027} There are no volunteers for this cemetery. This is one of those rare instances where not believing in a life after death has left me pretty sad. On November 9, 2017, James Stobie, Stobe the Hobo, was killed when he was dragged to death by an Amtrak train. That guy may have been one of the last of his kind. Cant believe Stobe has gone.Being from UK i never met him but followed him on youtube for years and talked a bit about graffiti,lived vicariously through him even a little etc. Can anyone on here "name that tune"? I've watched a few of his videos and found them interesting enough to watch. Who is shoestring? They were, however, compelling. This browser does not support getting your location. Interesting guy. Trains are parked in a rail yard on New York's west side used by Amtrak, New Jersey Transit and the Long Island Railroad on Nov. 1, 2011. hopping freight trains in videos posted online, report from the Congressional Research Service. The Dignity Memorial brand name is used to identify a network of licensed funeral, cremation and cemetery providers that include affiliates of Service Corporation International, 1929 Allen Parkway, Houston, Texas. Fuck man, that sucks. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. Nice to see Barb Stout recognized her old "stomping grounds". He has a modest social media following and regularly uploads videos to his YouTube channel as well as his Facebook. The outpouring of love and support from this community over his loss has been amazing and I'm so glad he was a part of your lives, too. Press J to jump to the feed. The reality of jumping on a train doesnt always match the easy, romantic depiction on television screens. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? Created by Vagabonds, for Vagabonds! A report from the Congressional Research Service filed last month noted that Hollywood often depicts rail trespassing as an acceptable or even attractive activity. It added that the media could be enlisted to warn of its dangers.. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. I am really disappointed with modern boring life in the U.S. and the fact that traveling basically requires a personal vehicle these days. I don't know why I assumed he'd be older. It means he rides around from place to place, stowing away on board trains. Riding the rails with YouTube's hobo vloggers - Input Most of the 888 people who died due to railroad-related incidents were considered trespassers, the Federal Rail Administration found. The House Appropriations Committee asked the FRA to consider a new national strategy to prevent trespassing. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdvolvkzJQM. He was my brother in all but blood. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Stobe the hobo - General Chat - Red Power Magazine Community "People who go on the tracks without permission. His videos were admittedly interesting to watch at times, due to their wreckless nature. Too bad he died so young and in what appears to have been a pretty horrific way to go. "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. Stobe the Hobo RIP - Trainorders.com Discussion According to these folks Stobe was crossing a railroad bridge in the Baltimore, MD, area with his usual gigantic backpack when an Amtrak train approached rather quickly leaving Jim no other option then to try to get as far from the outside track as possible, quickly. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. His YouTube following wasnt hugenearly 11,000 subscribersand you wouldnt necessarily think watching a guy ride slowly through the swamps of Louisiana or the windy plains of Wyoming would be captivating. RIP Jim Reply Western_Leadership Update 8:23am CT, Nov. 18: According to a Baltimore Police Department spokesperson, Stobie's death is part of an open investigation and a police report about his death is not yet available. That being said now that I found it, glad it's Stobe and not me. In the video below, for example, he gave viewers the layout of the train yard, his thoughts on the best place to hop a train departing from New Orleans, what provisions he needed to take with him (beer, cheap wine, and fried chicken), and why the train was moving so slowly for so long. Still fascinated about it though and Stobie finally fufilled my fantasy for me. ._12xlue8dQ1odPw1J81FIGQ{display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle} 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." 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This truely sucks. His videos were always great and he had a great outlook on life. With over 1,900 locations, Dignity Memorial providers proudly serve over 375,000 families a year. According to a redditor in the Vagabond subreddit, this unlisted video apparently was the last thing Stobie uploaded. There were several online theories about how Stobie could have died. Cheers! Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. It sounded to me like he wanted to interview counterculture folks about controversial subjects for a wider audience, but that's not an easy task and I think it would be difficult for someone like Stobe to keep things on track. Damn. I love that dude. At five or six miles an hour, I wouldnt do it.. His videos demonstrated a wealth of operational knowledge but there were also countless instances of extremely poor decision making and blatantly dangerous behavior, some of which he acknowledged and others which he ignored or glossed over. I became a brakeman running Lines West out of Buffalo to Cleveland for the most part and saw quite a few hobos and saw a few of them hurt pretty badly, some fatal. @keyframes _1tIZttmhLdrIGrB-6VvZcT{0%{opacity:0}to{opacity:1}}._3uK2I0hi3JFTKnMUFHD2Pd,.HQ2VJViRjokXpRbJzPvvc{--infoTextTooltip-overflow-left:0px;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;line-height:16px;padding:3px 9px;position:absolute;border-radius:4px;margin-top:-6px;background:#000;color:#fff;animation:_1tIZttmhLdrIGrB-6VvZcT .5s step-end;z-index:100;white-space:pre-wrap}._3uK2I0hi3JFTKnMUFHD2Pd:after,.HQ2VJViRjokXpRbJzPvvc:after{content:"";position:absolute;top:100%;left:calc(50% - 4px - var(--infoTextTooltip-overflow-left));width:0;height:0;border-top:3px solid #000;border-left:4px solid transparent;border-right:4px solid transparent}._3uK2I0hi3JFTKnMUFHD2Pd{margin-top:6px}._3uK2I0hi3JFTKnMUFHD2Pd:after{border-bottom:3px solid #000;border-top:none;bottom:100%;top:auto} What Happened To Shoestring The Hobo? - On Secret Hunt He's been train-hopping off and on for about 11 years, and he frames his. A tragic and unnecessary death. Then when he went south through Wyoming, I found the impressionistic piano music during the dry rugged desolate landscape section really ironic. Watched a lot of his videos today. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. There was an error deleting this problem. This includes both TOURISTS, TROLLS, and FAKE TRAVELERS! 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. Wherever you're at man, hope there's rides and rails And beer aplenty. 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. Press J to jump to the feed. Try again later. Cause death for stobie hobo we was multi trama due to accident I talked to the corner 410 in baltimore rip Stobe the camera man 2 Curtismccorkel 5 yr. ago I told him about the drop pack wait it out why rush 2 Colorado_love 5 yr. ago If you were there then you should notify the authorities in Baltimore. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. Resend Activation Email. But the danger also extends to those who enjoy riding the rails like Stobe, an activity that is growing in popularity. At various times he both mocked and praised those who longed to follow in his footsteps. Interesting! He broke things down and made everything sound so simple for the common YouTube watcher, Stobe knew so much about rail lines and I was absolutely blown away by how he was able to read the trains by identifying the company logos on the side and using a process of elimination on where they might be going. Certain health problems have made it so I won't be able to live a vagabond life any time soon so I always lived vicariously through him and his YouTube videos. Stobe attack RIP now Im sad. Stobe the Hobo - by Tim Menees - Inkpen Flyer - Substack I assume, rightly or wrongly, that it was something by Debussy. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. I only lasted on the railroad for 4 years before the many layoffs caused me to look elsewhere for employment. Talented guy to put these videos together. What if Stobe the Hobos death was a Veteran Suicide? ._3-SW6hQX6gXK9G4FM74obr{display:inline-block;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:16px;height:16px;font-size:16px;line-height:16px} That link takes me to a playlist of all of his videos. Stobe the Hobo RIP - Trainorders.com Discussion He rode the rails and died on them,he will be missed. Was a legit cool traveler. What remains today is more of a "digital nomad" who caters to an audience of vicarious viewers in the hope they'll drop a few micro-transactions in a virtual cup. He played the piano for all his videos. I still had that wanderlust, but never even considered hopping a train after my experiences. Stobe the Hobo RIP. Even seasoned experts can make mistakes. Railroad trespassing fatalities in the U.S. reach 10-year high - NBC News 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. ._2a172ppKObqWfRHr8eWBKV{-ms-flex-negative:0;flex-shrink:0;margin-right:8px}._39-woRduNuowN7G4JTW4I8{margin-top:12px}._136QdRzXkGKNtSQ-h1fUru{display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;margin:8px 0;width:100%}.r51dfG6q3N-4exmkjHQg_{font-size:10px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.5px;line-height:12px;text-transform:uppercase;-ms-flex-pack:justify;justify-content:space-between;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center}.r51dfG6q3N-4exmkjHQg_,._2BnLYNBALzjH6p_ollJ-RF{display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex}._2BnLYNBALzjH6p_ollJ-RF{margin-left:auto}._1-25VxiIsZFVU88qFh-T8p{padding:0}._2nxyf8XcTi2UZsUInEAcPs._2nxyf8XcTi2UZsUInEAcPs{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-widgetColors-sidebarWidgetTextColor)} In early November last year, an Amtrak train operator found a body on the tracks outside Baltimore who authorities later identified as YouTube star James Stobe the Hobo Stobie. Rip to a real one. Phil McCausland / Federal Railroad Administration. The beauty and boredom of Stobo the Hobo's train-hopping videos Our friend James Stobie, aka Stobe the Hobo, died Wednesday the 8th of November, 2017. RIP stobe. Finally, he fell. 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