Freighthopping: Riding South African freight trains

I hopped a couple of South African freight trains and discovered that all things are not equal on Transnet’s tracks. 6.30am, Voorbaai rail yard DAN Pienaar, driver of 1174, the weekday freight from Mossel Bay to Worcester, is champing at the bit. It’s going to be hot and, with a pair of ailing 46-year-old diesels [...]