I did just that. Searched for him again and clicked on this video. Feel a sense of loss that we won't get content like this from him any more. :( What a great video.
The update to Jim Stobie (Stobe the Hobo) Our friend James Stobie, aka Stobe the Hobo, died Wednesday the 8th of November, 2017. He was trapped on a bridge with an on coming Amtrak train, and while he got to the side of the bridge the best he could, the train caught his backpack and and pulled him into the train. The police identified his remains from fingerprints from the Coast Guard records Friday, and notified his parents. He died doing what he loved, bringing the world his art of train film making. Stobe was an artist. He played the piano for all his videos. His cinematography and film editing, his commentary and vocabulary, and his perspectives, were a true art form. I hope you get the time to enjoy all his videos and share them with your friends. They are bringing his remains back to Colorado for burial, and a celebration of life will come at a later date. For all you UA-cam fans, James Stobie did have 2 full length movies: "Attack of the Stobe Hobo" and "Canada by Cargo Train." I'm not sure if there is another, and I don't think they are on UA-cam. Hopefully these will be available somewhere, someday. I know he sold them, and I think he gave them to some Patreon donors. But I hope you get a chance to see them, and any remaining footage from his latest adventures, someday. We will post any updates here. Enjoy this goodbye from Stobe himself. This clip is from one of his movies, as he is going home for Christmas. We will see you at the other end of the tracks Hobo.
Andrew S Came here from Crazy Daves big train hop, (Stobe was texting crazy Dave) and came here expecting to enjoy his freight videos.. gotten an unfortunate auto search of “Hobo Stobes dead” and immediately was distraught. What you wrote is very respectful, Thankyou kind sir. RIP Hobo Stobe
Looks like stobe got him a partner to ride the great train in the sky. Shoestring has been found in a lake by his home I think yesterday or today. Both these guys inspired me, and gave perspective. Rest in peace you two! ❤
In another universe: Stobe bought this place and refurbished the house. He spent most evenings drinking beer on the porch watching the trains go by.. Occasionally, he would pack up his kit and travel the country. Then come back and play his piano and write novels. Yep. That is where he is now. Wish I were there too.
rob black what dead?? This is the life yo wanna live, our dearest friends will be waiting on the other side when it's our time to join them in eternal love.
@@Garnizzle you guys can still go out and live.💙 if you do, it will give me hope. I’m 31 and I hope to make it to your age & still be able to get out and travel. Who knows, you might make it to 100. Thats 31 more years on this earth, that’s how long I’ve been here. Go & get it man.✊🏼
It's been over 4 years and I still come back to stobes videos to remember him he is dearly missed I really am saddened by not having any new content in over 4 years now
@@Robert08010 Somebody told me about him five days ago and I only watched a few of his vids , but I somehow knew from the beginning that was him playing the piano ... you can just feel his spirit in the music. Bothers me so much the way they said he died .
Me too. But I think that is pretty obvious. The music are clearly home made recordings. People don't generally use home made recordings unless its them. @@gardensofthegods
I'm back here too, checking out some of his old stuff. Never watch riding videos but Stobe is different. We had some good rides together with Wingman and I am currently writing something which includes how I met Stobe and learnt to ride freight etc. Been a fun but sombre process going down memory lane. This guy always used the funniest and most complicated words to describe stuff, he was an avid reader. Pernicious clams and verminous mosquitos, lol. I read his blog posts the other day, nearly 5 years he's been gone and I still learnt 3 more words from him! anyways...
I worked the Railroad through Wendover for 38 years, I remember when the house at the Wendover junction was lived in, They always Grew huge pumpkins in their garden. The fall of 1980 I watched 3 men lifting 1 pumpkin into (and filling ) a wheelbarrow
You should check out the UA-cam page 'Crime Pays but Botany Doesn't' he was a train hopper and rail employee...alot of train hoppers I know are really smart people. They bypassed the rat race didnt they?
Missing this guy's content badly. This guy's content helped me to free myself from my own mental prison; not long after being acquainted to these videos i finally got out of the bad place i was living in and went weest looking for a new home, and after years of relocating around different places i was able to find my new home. I thank Stobie for lighting a fire inside me to be curious and explore fearlessly. Thanks Jim!
Now hobo Shoestring and Stobe the hobo can talk rails together forever in eternity. 2 of the best men the rails had to offer. Thanks for the memories-- love you both. 🚂✝️♥️
This is a message of gratitude: When I moved next to a river so I could fly fish every day, I didn't count on the fact a freight train would come through and wake me up every night. I hated that train. One day I was fishing under the rail bridge and I thought about how hobos used to ride the rails back in the day. I wanted to read about it and then I found Stobe while surfing the web. Thanks to Stobe, I learned to love trains. I have spent many happy an hour playing on Train Simulator, working on my N-scale layout, and chasing the local commuter lines with a drone. Stobe, you changed my life. For the better. Thank you. I hope you are at peace.
For a while I lived vicariously through you Stobe. Without you here, I guess part if me died too. After some time though, the lesson I learned from you is we all have to make our own adventures. Thank you
I agree. The problem with this adventure is the danger. Plus the drinking, lack of sleep, more drinking, repeat. Messed up diet. Overweight on junk food, more drinking. Then train riding? Wow. If you really think about it. This was too much. To risky.
R.I.P Mr. Stobe, i never saw any of your videos before you passed but i learned about you today, may you have found peace, and god willing. Be train hoping up in heaven. 🕯
@Donnie V. i know that.. I was one of his fans when he had 2.7k in 2015, meant to say would've.. he died November 8 2017 in Baltimore on the north eastern corridor I remember the day perfectly
This ole railroad conductor salutes you sir Ride the rail to eternity we are the softest thing on the rails the beast will kill us if we don't respect her RIP
I just started binge watching Stobe's UA-cam videos a day ago. So I decided to google him and found out he had passed away a few months ago. I felt saddened. (R.I.P. Stobe). Your videos reached all the way to me in Australia.
What?!!! Stobe is gone?? I'm stunned by this news. Unfortunately, I did not know him personally,but I liked his videos he was a good artist / person I wanted to meet him. RIP Stobe with love from Russia.
It sure is fun to go back and watch all these Stobie videos. I can't believe they don't have millions of views. I always wanted to meet him and make a video with him
All ages alike watched this daring man, he had a straightforward outlook on life, that anyone could've pulled out of his book. His piano playing, his humor, and his reputation of what a hobo once was, and still should be will live on in this video memoir. God rest this man and keep him safe up there. Up there, you've got an endless pack of beer, all the trains stop for you, and FNBS doesn't exist. We all love you James Stobie, and we will keep your memory alive.
Very well said sir, many have tried, but no-one has ever captured life on the rails or homelessness as Jim Stobe Kenobi. I have been through tough times and Jim always makes it OK. Legend!
He really did me a favour i can't afford to go to the u s so watching Jim RIP go all over the small backwater places i can not go is brilliant. THANK YOU BRO GOD BLESS YOU REST UP NOW. Lots of beer 🍻
Just before Xmas 2024 and rewatching one of my favourite ones. The beauty of place and the honesty and compassion of Jim. Missed so much even from down under.
Jim Stobie died as he lived, being a Free Man. His experiences traveling the USA are shared here for all of us to appreciate. He rode the trains as a hobo and one tragic mistake cost him his life. R.I.P. Jim, you are missed,.
He was the most original and honest person I ever saw on UA-cam. When I heard of his death, I felt as if a person I personally knew died. I will miss you Jim.
seems he fell of an overpass snagged his bag on a fence and fell and died..then a train hit him.. (dont know if this is true) I heard also that he was caught between 2 trains (in the middle of 2 tracks) and a train snagged his huge back pack and drug him .. he had to be identified by his finger prints.. dont know if this is true or not! RIP STOBE
Still new to Stobe, wish I found him long ago. The thing I like most about his videos is he shows small pockets of local life in every area/town/city he visited. Really captured the best part of road (and rail) tripping and shared it with us. Thanks Stobe
Just heard you passed. Usually i don't feel much more than flutter when someone I've admired from afar dies but news of your abrupt passing has me feeling as though I've lost an irreplaceable friend. One who summoned a smile each time each time our paths crossed. I am gratateful you shared these beautiful glimpses into a world I have romanticized but never know. Thank you and Love
Devin Bardsley it's a strange feeling isn't it even though u haven't met the guy, it goes to show how good a person he was, u actually feel u are there with him on these trips, I still think of him every day and I found out about 8 months ago,
i have spent many hours watching STOBE THE HOBO videos and only found out he had past away near the end of his uploads. I felt like I knew him but I haven't had the pleasure of meeting him in real life.That how good his videos came across to me with his carefree attitude and his knowledge on rail lines travel routes is unparalleled.Its not a nice way to go but he was doing what he most enjoyed RIP James "Jim" William Stobie AKA STOBE THE HOBO
It’s fitting that his last video was one of my favorites. We all will miss him. I still can’t believe it and feel as though I’ve lost a friend even though I never met him. There’s no telling how many sleepless nights I binge watched his videos. Just goes to show EVERYONE how precious life is and how it’s something that we should never take for granted. Be safe out there everyone. We all miss you Stobe
This guy is an actual legend, watched since 2016 from brave dave the way he just wonders around drunk half the time amazes me, hes an intelligent man clearly from his vocabulary and knowledge and his content was very entertaining. Rip stobie no one compares
Same, something tells me these conductors are in-tune with the railroad culture and many are cool with the wandering souls who sometimes board their trains. Plus, it's a lot of lonely wilderness out there. Probably nice to know they have some sort of company along the way.
I find myself now trying to watch other youtubers within this genre. They're not bad, but they're just not quite Stobe. He was special and one of a kind. So was his work, at least we get to watch these amazing videos, forever. RIP!!!
RIP man. Even if what you did was dangerous and illegal, your videos were top notch. It was great to see trains from a different perspective. Loved your piano music in the videos, I hope I can be a good as you were someday. Hope you're in a better place now. Thanks for your service.
What an epic legacy. What a man. I love these videos and stumbled upon them today only to discover he has passed on. I truly wish others can see these videos and experience his life through his art of filmmaking. God bless you Stobie. Would love to travel in the way you did someday, and experience life through your style. Awesome man. Will be forever missed.
I only heard about them 5 days ago . If you scroll to 23:19 ...one second before the vid ends , it looks like him in his home at a desk . I had to put it on the slowest playback speed to really see it
Today, i found His videos For The first time. I've Been watching them For 5 hours and now i found out he died 8 months ago... That brought tears to My eyes. He was such a nice Guy, May he rest in peace. 💙🇫🇮
Just learned about this man today, seeing his story and journey has spoken to me deeply to a point I can't even explain, I wish I could've had a beer with you while you were still on your journey here on earth but all I can say now is godspeed Stobe, I'll have a cold 30 pack ready when I see you on the other side of the tracks
I hadn't been watching Stobe's free-wheeling vids for very long. I guess like a lot of people, just stumbled upon him. Nonetheless, for me, the one thing that stood out above anything else was he was a good soul, a good man, if not a little lost in the world. A highly likeable character that many thousands of others related to watching his travels. Such a shame but I guess he died doing something he loved and loved even more bringing us all along for the ride.
I just discovered Stobie last night and couldn't stop watching I had no idea of his death, he's was an inspiration to me and surely will be missed a true hero! James Stobie
It’s been 2 years, and it’s just been so hard seeing how long it’s been since a upload. I really do miss this man a lot a legend! Guess we won’t see the next episode but I’ve just completed all of them. Rip stobe we are still here supporting you!!!!
This is my first time watching stobe and learning about him. What a beautiful channel, im thankful people like him have and exist. I hope I can travel on a train one day in honor. God speed Stobe💯❤️
Somebody mentioned in 5 days ago and that's how I found out about him and was sad to find out right away that he had already died five years earlier . But as soon as I heard that piano playing I somehow knew that was him playing the music
I'm still sick to my stomach knowing how he died...but what a great last episode. Thanks for all your content brutha, you are forever Immortalized. RIP
Hopefully it was quick.. Getting pulled under a train, that is the stuff of nightmares. Ive seen what train wheels can do to bicycles and other stuff people sometimes leave on the track.
@@RMJ1984 Ya man, I walk the train tracks for exercise all the time. I've seen many poor coyotes get hit...it's heart breaking. I just hope it was quick for James.
I keep UA-cam playing in my shop. Strobe The Hobo is the perfect video for me. I can work & take in & then replay a few times. Sad that a guy like Strobe is gone. I follow John E Ringo who travels by intermodal train offering the same kind of wisdom as he travels. I live in Montgomery Alabama. I have a place we own called the Thicket Encampment near Attalla Alabama. We are on a RR track that goes to Lake Guntersville. I hopped that train & road about thirty miles on the ATN. People like Srrobe & John E Ringo keep me dreaming & thinking as I travel vicariously with them.
Jim Stobe a true pioneer and one of a kind. never forgotten. If you pull up google maps for wendover wyoming there is stobe shack at the junction. Enjoy!
I was originally thinking that Stobe was like a 21st century version of Chris McCandless. But I’m more taken in and prefer Stobe’s genuineness and authenticity. Stobe is not something embellished and romanticised by Hollywood or a book by Krakauer. He was a real guy who loved beer, travel and telling a good story with a self depreciating, sardonic sense of humour and lived a less than ordinary life. Miss ya Stobe.
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I wonder if anybody ever comes back to this video. Just to remember the guy.
I've watched this twice since hearing of stobe's passing... so yea... many do.
Many do. There's even a Facebook group for him with regular daily posts.
i just did... he was my favorite trainhopping youtuber!
I did just that. Searched for him again and clicked on this video. Feel a sense of loss that we won't get content like this from him any more. :(
What a great video.
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The update to Jim Stobie (Stobe the Hobo) Our friend James Stobie, aka Stobe the Hobo, died Wednesday the 8th of November, 2017. He was trapped on a bridge with an on coming Amtrak train, and while he got to the side of the bridge the best he could, the train caught his backpack and and pulled him into the train. The police identified his remains from fingerprints from the Coast Guard records Friday, and notified his parents.
He died doing what he loved, bringing the world his art of train film making. Stobe was an artist. He played the piano for all his videos. His cinematography and film editing, his commentary and vocabulary, and his perspectives, were a true art form. I hope you get the time to enjoy all his videos and share them with your friends.
They are bringing his remains back to Colorado for burial, and a celebration of life will come at a later date.
For all you UA-cam fans, James Stobie did have 2 full length movies: "Attack of the Stobe Hobo" and "Canada by Cargo Train." I'm not sure if there is another, and I don't think they are on UA-cam. Hopefully these will be available somewhere, someday. I know he sold them, and I think he gave them to some Patreon donors. But I hope you get a chance to see them, and any remaining footage from his latest adventures, someday. We will post any updates here.
Enjoy this goodbye from Stobe himself. This clip is from one of his movies, as he is going home for Christmas. We will see you at the other end of the tracks Hobo.
I bought Canada by cargo train off him in the summer and will sell it if you aren't able to get your own copy through his family.
Andrew S Came here from Crazy Daves big train hop, (Stobe was texting crazy Dave) and came here expecting to enjoy his freight videos.. gotten an unfortunate auto search of “Hobo Stobes dead” and immediately was distraught. What you wrote is very respectful, Thankyou kind sir. RIP Hobo Stobe
MrSplatter GT same way I got here and seeing only his final video so far already wish he was here to make more
See you at the other end of the tracks
Brave Dave
Had to watch a few of these again today after the rough news. Mark's passing has reminded me of just how hard it was to lose Stobe.
Apologies, I am unfamiliar with Mark
@@yuzuruotonashi659 Hobo Shoestring
Miss you big man. Hope you're riding trains somewhere in the sky. Rest easy Stobe
he's in the train of the heavens i can feel it
Just starting watching this guy today
I didn't expect to see you here
Didnt expect to see you here
Rip
You and shoestring are riding the golden rails together!!!
Looks like stobe got him a partner to ride the great train in the sky. Shoestring has been found in a lake by his home I think yesterday or today. Both these guys inspired me, and gave perspective. Rest in peace you two! ❤
In another universe:
Stobe bought this place and refurbished the house.
He spent most evenings drinking beer on the porch watching the trains go by..
Occasionally, he would pack up his kit and travel the country.
Then come back and play his piano and write novels.
Yep. That is where he is now.
Wish I were there too.
rob black what dead?? This is the life yo wanna live, our dearest friends will be waiting on the other side when it's our time to join them in eternal love.
@@goodbyemr.anderson5065 you are correct, stobe is still riding... only now he never gets stuck waiting for a catch.
@@xmrpaintx1 and no bulls to stop him.
Well said 🙏🏼🌻
Perfect!
Stobe has been joined by another legend. May you and Shoestring ride forever.
Who else comes here when they've had enough BS for the day.
Stobe lived more than I ever did and Im 72
Its not too late man. Get out there and adventure.
Norris is right bro, go out and enjoy life still man, hike and shit yaknow
im 69 and i agree
@@Garnizzle you guys can still go out and live.💙 if you do, it will give me hope. I’m 31 and I hope to make it to your age & still be able to get out and travel. Who knows, you might make it to 100. Thats 31 more years on this earth, that’s how long I’ve been here. Go & get it man.✊🏼
You still got 50 or more years left
It's been over 4 years and I still come back to stobes videos to remember him he is dearly missed I really am saddened by not having any new content in over 4 years now
I’m on a marathon now, he really did have a way about himself
Very sad he kept using the same military backpack he kept complaining about,
if he would of gotten a hiking one he still might of been here today.
To think he was killed just 2 days after this was posted.
@@Robert08010 Somebody told me about him five days ago and I only watched a few of his vids , but I somehow knew from the beginning that was him playing the piano ... you can just feel his spirit in the music.
Bothers me so much the way they said he died .
Me too. But I think that is pretty obvious. The music are clearly home made recordings. People don't generally use home made recordings unless its them. @@gardensofthegods
I come back here every month to read the comments so I don’t feel alone in missing Stobe. I wish you were still here with us buddy.
i miss him too. i always come back to his videos.
Every steel reserve i drink, i dedicate to him.
I'm back here too, checking out some of his old stuff. Never watch riding videos but Stobe is different. We had some good rides together with Wingman and I am currently writing something which includes how I met Stobe and learnt to ride freight etc. Been a fun but sombre process going down memory lane. This guy always used the funniest and most complicated words to describe stuff, he was an avid reader. Pernicious clams and verminous mosquitos, lol. I read his blog posts the other day, nearly 5 years he's been gone and I still learnt 3 more words from him! anyways...
My model railroad will henceforth include a tiny fellow riding in the back of a hopper...I'll call him Stobie.
You are an angel. I hope you know that lol
This made me all teary-eyed
lovely tribute
I have an HO scale with a tiny lil man in a center flow hopper car. ❤RIP Jim
I think I will do the same on my ho scale
I worked the Railroad through Wendover for 38 years, I remember when the house at the Wendover junction was lived in, They always Grew huge pumpkins in their garden. The fall of 1980 I watched 3 men lifting 1 pumpkin into (and filling ) a wheelbarrow
👍💯🍀🍻
Thank you for the information :) Always love hearing from people who saw those ghost towns and homes in use :)
Damn 40 years ago that's pretty crazy! Hope your doin well man
You should check out the UA-cam page 'Crime Pays but Botany Doesn't' he was a train hopper and rail employee...alot of train hoppers I know are really smart people. They bypassed the rat race didnt they?
Hey thanks for sharing. That's very cool.
Missing this guy's content badly. This guy's content helped me to free myself from my own mental prison; not long after being acquainted to these videos i finally got out of the bad place i was living in and went weest looking for a new home, and after years of relocating around different places i was able to find my new home. I thank Stobie for lighting a fire inside me to be curious and explore fearlessly. Thanks Jim!
Same here brother. Safe travels
Stobe got me through a hard time back in 2018. I can’t thank him enough.
I wish stobe would post a fireside chat at thanksgiving, I hope stobe memories live forever
Where did you move to? What state?
@@NASkeywest I’ve lived in 4 different states since then, Colorado, Arizona, California, Oregon so far.
He played the piano for all his vids, edited them, himself and was a cinematographer legend.
Now hobo Shoestring and Stobe the hobo can talk rails together forever in eternity. 2 of the best men the rails had to offer. Thanks for the memories-- love you both. 🚂✝️♥️
Who can we watch now? is there anyone else?.
@@RMJ1984 What? The two kings are gone. I'm sure there are some influencers you can waste time watching.
@@RMJ1984 Gifgas is one of my favs. Also Shiey is pretty good and RanOutOnARail if you like non-commentary just view from the railcar.
This guy's the Steve Irwin of getting drunk and riding trains.
@@FilthyAmericanz It's not even an insult bro chill the fuck out
Well put
Everyone in these comments stinks of jizz
Shit bants
Ten Fold
Haha... so fucking true
This is a message of gratitude:
When I moved next to a river so I could fly fish every day, I didn't count on the fact a freight train would come through and wake me up every night. I hated that train.
One day I was fishing under the rail bridge and I thought about how hobos used to ride the rails back in the day. I wanted to read about it and then I found Stobe while surfing the web.
Thanks to Stobe, I learned to love trains. I have spent many happy an hour playing on Train Simulator, working on my N-scale layout, and chasing the local commuter lines with a drone.
Stobe, you changed my life.
For the better.
Thank you. I hope you are at peace.
For a while I lived vicariously through you Stobe. Without you here, I guess part if me died too. After some time though, the lesson I learned from you is we all have to make our own adventures. Thank you
I agree. The problem with this adventure is the danger. Plus the drinking, lack of sleep, more drinking, repeat. Messed up diet. Overweight on junk food, more drinking. Then train riding? Wow. If you really think about it. This was too much. To risky.
R.I.P Mr. Stobe, i never saw any of your videos before you passed but i learned about you today, may you have found peace, and god willing. Be train hoping up in heaven. 🕯
Man this just hurts, there will never be another one like you, love you man, you will be missed a whole bunch
Hanging With Chris maybe check out Brave Dave but he is not as good. :(
Watch Brave Dave then. He made some kickass escapes in his Big Fat Freight Hop.
Me too. Miss him.
What cool, loving parents. Just letting their son live his life and supporting him.
To honor Jim Stobie, I called the owner of Casey's pizza and for a limited time they will be selling a "Stobe Attack" pizza.
When did this happen? Can someone offer picture proof?
@@MrAlexParks right I call BS but that would be fucking legit stobie would be extatic
@Donnie V. i know that.. I was one of his fans when he had 2.7k in 2015, meant to say would've.. he died November 8 2017 in Baltimore on the north eastern corridor I remember the day perfectly
@@MrAlexParks If you Google a question it will answer. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/railroad-trespassing-fatalities-u-s-reach-10-year-high-n852881
Gary..
Interesting... probably true
Well I hope you and Hobo Shoestring are having a beer and riding a train about now.
May this channel remain forever. He will live for ever because of his channel and travels.
This ole railroad conductor salutes you sir Ride the rail to eternity we are the softest thing on the rails the beast will kill us if we don't respect her RIP
I just started binge watching Stobe's UA-cam videos a day ago. So I decided to google him and found out he had passed away a few months ago. I felt saddened. (R.I.P. Stobe). Your videos reached all the way to me in Australia.
Same dude. Also watching from Australia. It was sad after watching his doco to learn he passed away.
me too, started watching few days ago, from England. Shame because Stobie was and is a pleasure to watch, really nice bloke.
me too, his videos will allow him to live on
I found him like a week before he died only started to watch him alot right after he died sadly a week after he died i found out
Me too
Spent the day in bed watching his videos all day.
Stobie would have turned 34 today. Stobie Jim Kenobi - Legend.
Stobe is still in our minds! 9/2023……
What?!! Stobe passed away?!! I just talked to him a month ago on here! Cant be!! WTF!!
Jaw Tooth My thoughts exactly! I was in disbelief that a man like this could make that mistake! Poor guy
Jaw Tooth a Passing Amtrak Train Caught him In the Middle of a bridge crossing and Snagged his backpack and drugged him along the Tracks!
His fucking backpacks......
It's not stories. if you did any research his facebook page "remembering james stobie" has all of his family and friends confirming it.
What?!!! Stobe is gone?? I'm stunned by this news. Unfortunately, I did not know him personally,but I liked his videos he was a good artist / person I wanted to meet him. RIP Stobe with love from Russia.
It sure is fun to go back and watch all these Stobie videos. I can't believe they don't have millions of views. I always wanted to meet him and make a video with him
@@jerryfairgrieve7136 Awesome! Thanks Jerry!
Between yourself jaw tooth, stobie and shoestring y’all are the only reason I watch UA-cam videos. Thank you for all that you do to entertain us.
If it means anything, I never hear of him until yesterday. So youtube is still promoting his vids.
@@DistantHorn
Shoestring is a lifelong conman, Distant Signal has very informative videos and is worth checking out
Heartbreaking to come back to this channel. Stobe your videos were something very unique and beautiful on this platform. I will NEVER unsubscribe.
still watching in 2024! RIP ❤
All ages alike watched this daring man, he had a straightforward outlook on life, that anyone could've pulled out of his book. His piano playing, his humor, and his reputation of what a hobo once was, and still should be will live on in this video memoir. God rest this man and keep him safe up there. Up there, you've got an endless pack of beer, all the trains stop for you, and FNBS doesn't exist. We all love you James Stobie, and we will keep your memory alive.
Fucking FNBS
Very well said sir, many have tried, but no-one has ever captured life on the rails or homelessness as Jim Stobe Kenobi. I have been through tough times and Jim always makes it OK. Legend!
He really did me a favour i can't afford to go to the u s so watching Jim RIP go all over the small backwater places i can not go is brilliant. THANK YOU BRO GOD BLESS YOU REST UP NOW. Lots of beer 🍻
RIP homie, ride that westbound into eternity
Homie stobe slang
Greetings Homies 👍🏻
Just before Xmas 2024 and rewatching one of my favourite ones. The beauty of place and the honesty and compassion of Jim. Missed so much even from down under.
Jim Stobie died as he lived, being a Free Man. His experiences traveling the USA are shared here for all of us to appreciate. He rode the trains as a hobo and one tragic mistake cost him his life. R.I.P. Jim, you are missed,.
He was the most original and honest person I ever saw on UA-cam. When I heard of his death, I felt as if a person I personally knew died. I will miss you Jim.
RIP stob. absolutely heartbreaking.
alec guzelimian I'm only just finding this out right now. Is this absolutely true, and what happened?
seems he fell of an overpass snagged his bag on a fence and fell and died..then a train hit him.. (dont know if this is true) I heard also that he was caught between 2 trains (in the middle of 2 tracks) and a train snagged his huge back pack and drug him .. he had to be identified by his finger prints.. dont know if this is true or not! RIP STOBE
Yea go to the memorial Facebook page, they explain it there.
Very sad.
Just dropping in to give a hello to a legend. We miss ya buddy
Still new to Stobe, wish I found him long ago.
The thing I like most about his videos is he shows small pockets of local life in every area/town/city he visited. Really captured the best part of road (and rail) tripping and shared it with us. Thanks Stobe
If someone told him to take some sort of break for a bit he could still be alive ;-;
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4:18 "I'm walkin' around with a 30 pack, and a huge backpack; it's just not going to make sense." - LOL classic Stobe quote. Love this guy.
Just heard you passed. Usually i don't feel much more than flutter when someone I've admired from afar dies but news of your abrupt passing has me feeling as though I've lost an irreplaceable friend. One who summoned a smile each time each time our paths crossed. I am gratateful you shared these beautiful glimpses into a world I have romanticized but never know. Thank you and Love
Devin Bardsley it's a strange feeling isn't it even though u haven't met the guy, it goes to show how good a person he was, u actually feel u are there with him on these trips, I still think of him every day and I found out about 8 months ago,
Some days I wanna just go hop a train and be free for a while. Rest Easy Stobe. Stobie One Conobie, OUT!!!!
he was a hobo super star!
i have spent many hours watching STOBE THE HOBO videos and only found out he had past away near the end of his uploads.
I felt like I knew him but I haven't had the pleasure of meeting him in real life.That how good his videos came across
to me with his carefree attitude and his knowledge on rail lines travel routes is unparalleled.Its not a nice way to go
but he was doing what he most enjoyed RIP James "Jim" William Stobie AKA STOBE THE HOBO
Happy Birthday Stobie Jimmy Kenobi.
In the darkest hours of the night in 2022, we're all still thinking of you buddy.
Couple times a year I come back and watch some Stobe video. He will not be forgotten!
It’s fitting that his last video was one of my favorites. We all will miss him. I still can’t believe it and feel as though I’ve lost a friend even though I never met him. There’s no telling how many sleepless nights I binge watched his videos. Just goes to show EVERYONE how precious life is and how it’s something that we should never take for granted. Be safe out there everyone. We all miss you Stobe
I posted above in the comments the link to episode 39 wide open spaces 2, but yea this one is incredible.
Every once in a while I'll come back here and re watch the old videos, and hope that he's secretly not dead and will be uploading again soon.
same ere
Same... also #oregon
This guy is an actual legend, watched since 2016 from brave dave the way he just wonders around drunk half the time amazes me, hes an intelligent man clearly from his vocabulary and knowledge and his content was very entertaining. Rip stobie no one compares
“In the darkest hours of the night.”
It’s New Year’s Eve 2019-2020 pizza, beer Jim Stobie cheers!
He sadly passed away....
Pittsburgh Line Railfan he knows
@@PC10.8 hes remembering him
It’s New Year’s Eve 2020-2021 pizza, beer Jim Stobie cheers!
@@rolf4182 I got stuck in the middle of a bridge rail hopping after he got off a train and a mother one hit him
Give Shoestring a hug for us
05/27/2024 Hit. So, yes people do come back to remember Stobe the Hobo.
9/12/24 here
Yes, me too.
every time i wanna remember stobe i swipe my finger between my buttcheeks and take a fat sniff. RIP bro
10/1/24
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Stobe ain't dead, God needs some train hopping lessons.
My pants keep falling down
He did what he loved doing, when I’m working my boring 9-5, Ill pop his videos on during breaks… true sense of freedom.
This video was published 2 days before his untimely death. May Hobestobe rest in peace.
I'd like to think that the conductor saw you all alone out there and decided to let you hop on. Rest in Peace, my friend.
Same, something tells me these conductors are in-tune with the railroad culture and many are cool with the wandering souls who sometimes board their trains. Plus, it's a lot of lonely wilderness out there. Probably nice to know they have some sort of company along the way.
“There he goes, one of God’s prototypes. A high powered super mutant never meant for mass production. Too weird to live, too rare to die.”
He died doing what he loved. Don't be sad that he's gone, be happy that he was here.
I find myself now trying to watch other youtubers within this genre. They're not bad, but they're just not quite Stobe. He was special and one of a kind. So was his work, at least we get to watch these amazing videos, forever. RIP!!!
Can't believe it's been 5 years since he died. Rip Stobe.
Dude is an absolute legend and will live in forever here.
RIP man. Even if what you did was dangerous and illegal, your videos were top notch. It was great to see trains from a different perspective. Loved your piano music in the videos, I hope I can be a good as you were someday. Hope you're in a better place now. Thanks for your service.
R.I.P. stobe you are truly missed 😢
I watched this guy before his passing😢 then I found hobo shoestring’s channel
And now we lost him too. Rip to both of them, legends of our time
What an epic legacy. What a man. I love these videos and stumbled upon them today only to discover he has passed on. I truly wish others can see these videos and experience his life through his art of filmmaking. God bless you Stobie. Would love to travel in the way you did someday, and experience life through your style. Awesome man. Will be forever missed.
Love stobe man, i didn't learn of him until after his passing, ive watched every video since. Love and strength to all
I only heard about them 5 days ago .
If you scroll to 23:19 ...one second before the vid ends , it looks like him in his home at a desk .
I had to put it on the slowest playback speed to really see it
Rest easy big man. Never forget Stobe and all those that came before him.
pour 1 out for Jim!
Man you will be missed by all of us, we felt like we knew you, I can’t believe this happened
Rest in peace man. You were a great guy who made some of my favorite videos. You will be missed by the railfan community.
Today, i found His videos For The first time. I've Been watching them For 5 hours and now i found out he died 8 months ago...
That brought tears to My eyes. He was such a nice Guy, May he rest in peace. 💙🇫🇮
ive been watching for the last week every evening. just now saw a rip comment. shit sucks bad but hey he died doing what he loved to do.
I come back to all stobes videos never ever get tired of stobe the hobo
His genius was the way he chose his soundtrack.
He played those piano songs
He was a drunk that got dragged to deth by a train
@@jefferypayne6911 “deth”
𝖩𝗈𝗌𝗁 We know what he meant, no need to be a dick 😉
Almost 2 years to the day Stobe passed on. RIP. I hope he is doing what he loves up in Heaven.
Heaven's railways where the bulls smoke you out instead of fucking with you
RIP stobe the Hobo! :(
Just learned about this man today, seeing his story and journey has spoken to me deeply to a point I can't even explain, I wish I could've had a beer with you while you were still on your journey here on earth but all I can say now is godspeed Stobe, I'll have a cold 30 pack ready when I see you on the other side of the tracks
Just found this dude and it sucks I wasn’t able to watch his videos whenever he was still alive.. but I subscribed! Rest In Peace 🙏
Yeah, me too!
I didn't discover Stobe until five days ago .
I'VE WATCHED EM ALL ATLEAST 6 TIMES N SIRE DO MISS THIS GUY.
R.I.P. STOBE
Found the channel a week ago. Can't stop watching, it's a shame he's gone. RIP
We all love his videos... you can check out his friends channel. Hoboshoestring
I hadn't been watching Stobe's free-wheeling vids for very long. I guess like a lot of people, just stumbled upon him. Nonetheless, for me, the one thing that stood out above anything else was he was a good soul, a good man, if not a little lost in the world. A highly likeable character that many thousands of others related to watching his travels. Such a shame but I guess he died doing something he loved and loved even more bringing us all along for the ride.
I just discovered Stobie last night and couldn't stop watching I had no idea of his death, he's was an inspiration to me and surely will be missed a true hero! James Stobie
It’s been 2 years, and it’s just been so hard seeing how long it’s been since a upload. I really do miss this man a lot a legend! Guess we won’t see the next episode but I’ve just completed all of them. Rip stobe we are still here supporting you!!!!
This is my first time watching stobe and learning about him. What a beautiful channel, im thankful people like him have and exist. I hope I can travel on a train one day in honor. God speed Stobe💯❤️
Somebody mentioned in 5 days ago and that's how I found out about him and was sad to find out right away that he had already died five years earlier .
But as soon as I heard that piano playing I somehow knew that was him playing the music
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I'm thinking the guy stopped for you to get on for sure !!!!!
I'm still sick to my stomach knowing how he died...but what a great last episode. Thanks for all your content brutha, you are forever Immortalized. RIP
Hopefully it was quick.. Getting pulled under a train, that is the stuff of nightmares. Ive seen what train wheels can do to bicycles and other stuff people sometimes leave on the track.
@@RMJ1984 Ya man, I walk the train tracks for exercise all the time. I've seen many poor coyotes get hit...it's heart breaking. I just hope it was quick for James.
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I couldn't imagine it not being quick
R.I.P. Stobe! Glad I got to hang out with you this summer at Flathead and Arlee.
Did you give him a good dose of the Rez?!!
pbunyon2002 just watched most of his videos RIP his material will be the making of a major TV
I've drank enough beer and I just don't have the energy to worry about the moon coming through those tree tops,so true!
Incredible footage still. Really for me is art his videos. Respect.
I still can't believe he's truly gone. RIP James stobie you will be missed by many of us.
So fucking poetic. His last video is titled wide open Spaces. I hope you’re in them my friend.
I keep UA-cam playing in my shop. Strobe The Hobo is the perfect video for me. I can work & take in & then replay a few times. Sad that a guy like Strobe is gone. I follow John E Ringo who travels by intermodal train offering the same kind of wisdom as he travels. I live in Montgomery Alabama. I have a place we own called the Thicket Encampment near Attalla Alabama. We are on a RR track that goes to Lake Guntersville. I hopped that train & road about thirty miles on the ATN. People like Srrobe & John E Ringo keep me dreaming & thinking as I travel vicariously with them.
Jim Stobe a true pioneer and one of a kind. never forgotten. If you pull up google maps for wendover wyoming there is stobe shack at the junction. Enjoy!
I find myself coming back here often hoping that by some miracle I'll find he's posted a new video.
Just passing through again... one of my favorite episodes!!!! Loved this guy..... new too far from my thoughts .... RIP Stobie One!
Every Saturday night I have a few beers and watch stobe. RIP my friend.
I used to watch stobe back in the day. Sad to hear he died. You gave us more then any history channel can. RIP HOBESTOBE!
This was one of the most interesting train stops I’ve seen on Stobes adventures.
RIP Hobo Stobe.
Currently 2022 and still watching. You soul lives on in everyone who has the traveling spirit and the guts to train hop the country
I was originally thinking that Stobe was like a 21st century version of Chris McCandless. But I’m more taken in and prefer Stobe’s genuineness and authenticity.
Stobe is not something embellished and romanticised by Hollywood or a book by Krakauer. He was a real guy who loved beer, travel and telling a good story with a self depreciating, sardonic sense of humour and lived a less than ordinary life. Miss ya Stobe.