ride the rods
English
Verb
ride the rods (third-person singular simple present rides the rods, present participle riding the rods, simple past rode the rods, past participle ridden the rods)
- (US, slang) To travel illicitly by clinging to the supporting rods under a freight train.
- (Can we date this quote by Colonel Red Reeder and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?), Dinosaurs A to Z
- And a dangerous extracurricular activity had helped turn his muscles to iron: he “rode the rods” with other boys, clinging to the underframework of Union Pacific freight cars rumbling through Abilene.
- 2007, Rilla Askew, Harpsong
- I nearly ran right into one jabbing his shotgun underneath the car, checking to see if somebody was under there riding the rods.
- (Can we date this quote by Colonel Red Reeder and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?), Dinosaurs A to Z