1.   I hitchhiked, I traveled on foot, I rode the rails.

2.   And if you long to ride the rails, Metro-North has a summertime tour schedule that will be available after Memorial Day.

3.   A collection of mass transit supporters will gather at Georgia State University next Monday and Tuesday for a two-day symposium on riding the rails around metro Atlanta.

4.   But Amtrak is about more than merely riding the rails.

5.   Do hobos still ride the rails?

6.   For others, riding the rails across the continental United States would be part of the pleasure of the enterprise.

7.   From Seattle through Canada to Chicago, New York and Miami, McCumber and Annigoni ride the rails looking for games.

8.   Fred Harvey hit upon the idea of a restaurant chain as a result of his own miserable experience riding the rails.

9.   Having ridden the rails throughout the nation about six months ago, I was eager to see how the system is faring now.

10.   He also rode the rails to Wichita, Kan., to work in the wheat fields.