Man who allegedly rode naked atop moving locomotive busted after bizarre train stunt: sheriff
Daniel Ray Ballance of Quartzsite, Arizona, allegedly broke into a Union Pacific locomotive and surfed naked on its roof as it moved through Colorado.
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated politics brief. The source report from Fox News says: Daniel Ray Ballance of Quartzsite, Arizona, allegedly broke into a Union Pacific locomotive and surfed naked on its roof as it moved through Colorado.
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- Primary source: Fox News
- Published: Jul 18, 2026, 10:08 PM UTC
- Coverage area: Politics
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