The bonafide hobo who was last seen in Riverside Park by the New York Times and looking to “hop a train” out of NYC was spotted near Poughkeepsie, heading north, twice.
The bonafide hobo who was last seen in Riverside Park by the New York Times and looking to “hop a train” out of NYC was spotted near Poughkeepsie, heading north, twice.
It’s not just graffiti writers that are out there adding character to freight trains, there’s hobo taggers too–technically they’re the original pioneers that have been adding their messages and illustrations for the past hundred years or so. And in that time, they’ve learned some of the key rules to the game, mainly, don’t mess with or go over the numbers on the trains, it’s the surefire way to make railroad workers quickly buff the work. SAWDUST knows what’s up and acted accordingly while drawing on this freight benched in Orange County, CA. Learn! More close-ups over here.
Photo by 14-2-1