Train Car Graffiti do train yard workers really care if..?
there are people in the yard when they arent really moving around trains or cars?
because i walk my dog on the road next to the train yard every night and i see teenagers hopping trains and doing graffiti on the cars often. i think its usually the same kids because i know a few of the kids from their backpacks that they carry. dont they ever get caught or in trouble for trespassing or painting the trains?!
do the workers just not care if they paint things or do they somehow get away everytime?
maybe a yard worker or ex yard worker could answer these questions for me.
Why do not call the local police.
This is criminal and the people could get hurt.
I was a railway worker and any unauthorized persons were to be reported for many reasons. BUt safety is number one. The world we live in today is number two.
But, I do ask will you please let the authorities know this.
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Is there a message to some train graffiti?
I was just held up by a train with numerous paintings on it's cars. Some of the paintings made sense but some didn't. It seemed like the graffiti may be a way of sending messages to someone?
Thanks for the answers in advance.
These days many are gang taggers representing.
On the other hand, there is often some rather stunning artistry, made all the more marvelous when considering the "medium" is often merely different cans of colored spray paint from the local hardware store.
But the tagging tradition goes way back to the days of the hobos. Each had his own moniker that would be left behind to announce that this person had been there. In the last 40 years or so, there are many familiar tags still seen today, even though the person who made the tag could be long gone. Amongst these are; Bozo Texino, Coaltrain, Ozone, Easy Honey, Charlie Brown and the truly world famous "Herbie," (the 'Herbie' depicts a man at siesta time, sombrero over head and face, serape over shoulder, leaning against a palm tree) as well as dozens of others.
Origins of the famous are only known partly. I know "Charlie Brown" was a car knocker in Roseville Yard, and "Coal Train" was a slightly impaired individual from Redding, California, whose real name was John Easly.
So pervasive are these that the model railroad decal makers have these appliques for sale. One even released a line of cars with the tag "Herbie" factory applied.
So, next time you're stuck at a crossing for a train to pass, look at it. You'll see a whole other world represented on the sides of the cars that are making you late by rolling bye.
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