A terrifying video has emerged of daredevil train surfers leaping between speeding freight carriages in a hair-raising recreation of Indiana Jones.

In the clip, the two friends smile for the camera and congratulate each other as they make several death-defying jumps across the gap between the carriages.

Each wagon is cylindrical, making the feat even more dangerous as the men struggle to stay balanced.

Freight-ening stuff: A terrifying video has emerged of daredevil train surfers leaping between speeding freight carriages in a hair-raising recreation of Indiana Jones

The US-based YouTuber, who posts videos of various reckless endeavours under the name of 'shiey', has more than 213,300 subscribers and 14,534,000 views on his channel.

He said: 'Nearing the final stop of the journey, and since there weren't any power lines above, my friend Desmond and I managed to get on to the top of the first cylinder-shaped wagon and run across the rest.'

The video, which 'shiey' said is an excerpt from an episode of his series called Illegal Freedom, has been viewed more than 85,600 times since it was uploaded earlier this month.

Balancing act: Each wagon is cylindrical, making the feat even more dangerous as the men struggle to stay balanced (pictured)

Running the gauntlet: The US-based YouTuber, who posts videos of various reckless acts under the name of 'shiey', has more than 213k subscribers and 14.5m channel views

'shiey' has insisted on previous videos that viewers should not try to recreate the dangerous activities he films himself doing.

Commenting on the train surfing clip, Cesar Mendoza said: 'Imagine if he trips on a beam while jumping.'

Donut Erives added: 'How are you still alive?!'

While Rdeez said: 'It's pretty sketchy with those cars being around. I'd be afraid to slip off. If they were flat it'd be easier.'