Nothing can prepare you for hopping your first freight train. The ground vibrates, you hear that lonesome whistle blow, and a wall of noise hits you like a tidal wave: groaning, screeching cars, steel ...

Mexican officials pledged Friday to set up checkpoints to “dissuade” migrants from hopping freight trains to the U.S. border. The announcement came Friday at a meeting that Mexican security and ...

The video follows an extremely risky attempt to hop a freight train in West Africa, where every movement requires precision and nerve. As the train gathers speed, the harsh conditions surrounding the ...