Art on the Rails

The Wall Street Journal has warned about unattractive characteristics of those who free ride on the railroads these days. The companies have beefed up security massively in recent years. Yet the graffiti continues to appear. These are some samples recorded on an ultra long freight train rumbling across the Mojave Desert between Cima and Kelso California 061208 together with discussion of far more malicious graffiti being inflicted by Fotki as of 061219 (at least temporarily painted out by me as of 061223)