Stowaway
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A stowaway or clandestine traveller is a person who secretly boards a vehicle, such as a ship, an aircraft, a train, cargo truck or bus.
A stowaway on a tram in Astrakhan, Russia
A shipping container in which 22 stowaways were discovered at the Port of Seattle
A group of stowaways traveling outside a commuter train in Shcherbinka, Russia
A Finnish stowaway caught illegally entering the United States, photographed on Ellis Island, 1926. Original caption: The desire to come to America must have been very strong for this young man to face all sorts of uncertainties.
Train surfing
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Train surfing is the act of riding on the outside of a moving train, tram, or other form of rail transport vehicle. This may be done for reasons of overcrowding, to avoid buying a ticket, or as a form
Stowaway
…centuries. A much smaller number of people have attempted to stow away on aircraft. Many stowaways have died during the attempt, especially in cases of train surfing and wheel-well stowaway flights. The word takes its origin with the expression stow away. This stow away expression is old and was used for things (such…
An overcrowded train with passengers riding on the outside in Bangladesh
An early horse-drawn railway carriage with passengers on its roof and foot boards
Morning rush hour at the railway station in Khimki, Russia. Due to overcrowding inside the train some passengers are forced to ride between the cars
A fare evader riding outside the ER2R commuter train in Moscow Oblast