Impoverished youth travelling across America on freight trains

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Impoverished youth travelling across America on freight trains

Unread postby Chacal » Sun Mar 10, 2013 11:53 pm

The tracks of my years: Photographer captures a decade-long adventure spent travelling across America on freight trains

Self-taught photographer Mike Brodie, 27, rode with America's impoverished youth for thousands of miles
Beautiful images provide portrait of curious sub-culture which remains alive a century after it came to prominence


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... rains.html
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Unread postby arizonachris » Mon Mar 11, 2013 11:23 am

Wow, amazing article! Great pics! Imma have to get that book.
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Unread postby 1225fan5358 » Mon Mar 11, 2013 6:38 pm

*sigh... Canadians. *!rolleyes!* Hate to see that kind of stuff. I know not all are Canadian, but the WORST I have seen is Canadian. just look up train hopping and you'll find him. he is just sad.
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Unread postby FourEightFour » Mon Mar 11, 2013 8:26 pm

Well at least the dude flippin' the bird has three points of contact !*don-know!*

I too have had a desire to ride cross country on a freight. I would never act upon that desire because it is simply too dangerous for me, and I know how to get on and off a moving car, how to estimate speed of equipment, inspect a load to see if it's secured, ect...
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