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Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend March 22, 2006 Police arrest man riding on train A Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad train was stopped near Twin Bridges between Gold Hill and Rogue River after Gold Hill Police Chief Dean Muchow noticed someone riding the line, says Mark Wohlers, a COPR administrative manager. After the northbound train was eventually halted Tuesday afternoon, Rogue River police detained the suspect, Wohlers said. Jackson County sheriff’s deputies arrested a 25-year-old Grants Pass man, charged him with criminal trespass and lodged him in the county jail, said Deputy Jeff McGrath. McGrath said the man was "very cooperative" and admitted to having previously hitchhiked from Medford to Grants Pass. "He said it was something he’d done before and hadn’t gotten caught," said McGrath. "But he said he knew it was wrong and that he wouldn’t do it again." Train hopping — a fairly common practice among transients, according to Wohlers — can pose potential hazards to both the nonpaying passenger and the railroad crews. Many times the hitchhikers ride undetected, he added. Advertisement "A lot of times they hop on trains that are 50 cars long and we never even know they’re there," said Wohlers. The railroad has declined to press charges against the man — who may end up being released on his own recognizance, added McGrath. "It’s nothing too exciting," says Wohlers. "It’s not like we had to do an emergency stop." Mail Tribune Home | Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life | Opinion AP News | Archives | Site Map | Community | Classified Copyright © 1997-2006 Mail Tribune, Inc. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | Website Feedback www.bingo.com Home Security Systems Trunks, Footlocker Custom Build Computers Computer Security Discount Hotel Reservations online casinos news Send Flowers California Casinos GMAT Prep Windermere Van Vleet Deep Muscle Stimulator Sports Equipment Online Casino Reviews Hammocks Online Bingo Entertainment Guide Online Casino Fundraisers Sudoku Online Casinos Canada Email Security Advertisement s Advertisement