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Two hoboes and a dog looking for a prime place to hop the freight train. On their way to find work or adventure? Both!

#1: Teresa K (fasstar) on Apr 18, 2009 [SPOILER]

Fran DeLorenzo, a 75-year-old hobo and author of "The American Hoboes (Riders of the Rails)" said in an interview that most hobos today are military veterans who love to travel. The first hobos, he said, were Civil War veterans who saw the country during the war and didn't want to return to the small towns where they grew up.

Hundreds of thousands rode the rails during the Great Depression looking for work, DeLorenzo said. Some migrant workers still hop trains, he said, but most hobos throughout history have sought adventure, not work.

"Those poor fellows during the Depression had to do it because they couldn't find work," DeLorenzo said. "The true hobo is out there because they want to be. They don't want to tie themselves down, and they don't have to. It's hard for people who don't have that mentality to understand."

Hobos are homeless, but not destitute, DeLorenzo said. Most work odd jobs and carry everything that an experienced camper would have. Some even carry cell phones and have e-mail accounts.

Read a story about a group of modern day hobos - six young adults and two dogs:
http://www.northbankfred.com/fran.html

Very nice, love the dog!

Thanks, Jota.

I love the perspective in this picture - it really looks like the train is disappearing into the distance.

Thanks, Meg.

Once I knew what it was I was really impressed. I couldn't see it was a train tho without being told.

Nice moment in history. I could see the train because of the tracks. Does that guy have his thumb out?

Does it look like he is hitch hiking? LOL Actually, he has his hand out, telling his dog to wait. They can't hop on until just the right moment.

If I had to wait for my dog to jump on a train, we'd never get anywhere.

It looked like a thumb to me but that didn't fit with the train.

Good doggy :)

very very nice illustration :-)

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