Links to hobo articles, art, freight monickers, lyrics and poetry
Rail and Freight hopping:
My happy hobo days Lovely article celebrates hobo life, friendship, train hopping and the great American outdoors
A Bum's Christmas, H.L. Mencken An article about a soup kitchen at Christmas
freight monickers This is not a hobo site but includes some freight train monickers
Wisdom of The Rails, Wit and Wisdom of The American Hobo By Jon Stone and Marc Davis Free preview of an e-book co-authored by a philosphy professor turned freight hopper! There's also a
homepage linked to the e-book.
The Bum As Con Artist
Hobo signs:
Hobo symbols |
slackaction.com (also other pages of hobo culture) |
Hobo signs (plus poetry, quotes and such)
Hobo poetry and Bob Dylan lyrics:
Bod Dylan, I am a lonesome hobo |
Bob Dylan, I am only a hobo |
Lillian Arnold Lopez "Pineylore" |
Collected poems |
Big Rock Candy Mountain: An Introduction to Hobo Poetry
Margaret Kilgallen's Art:
Main Drag |
Margaret Kilgallen's Lost Art |
Margaret Kilgallen's Trainyard Photos
