Today, the old man told us about how he and his girlfriend crisscrossed the US in the 1970s by hopping on freight trains.

I had no idea he'd done that, 😉.

The deepest impression of the stories?

The fact that so many railroad workers actively helped train hoppers. A brakeman who gave them water, others who told them which engine number to look for to get a train to their desired destination, and more.

#trainhoppers #Freighttrains #trains #workers

An Introduction to the Hieroglyphic Language of Early 1900s Train-Hoppers

https://www.openculture.com/2018/08/hobo-code-introduction-hieroglyphic-language-early-1900s-train-hoppers.html

#HackerNews #HoboCode #Hieroglyphics #TrainHoppers #History #Early1900s

🩶 Couples 🩶

Angel & Rocky, New Orleans, Louisiana

From Photographer Michael Joseph's Lost and Found Series. A portrait of youth who travel the country by hitching and train hopping

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Lost and Found

Portraits of a Vagabond Culture - Young people who hitchhike and train hop around America by photographer Michael Joseph

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Lost and Found

Portraits of a Vagabond Culture - Young people who hitchhike and train hop around America by photographer Michael Joseph

#michaeljoseph #portaits #portraitphotography #vagabond #trainhoppers #portrait #americanyouth #streetphotographer #streetphotography #youth #youthculture #photography #portraiture #pirates #lostandfound #photographybook #photobook #photoessay #photojournalism #photoworld #photojournalist #vagabonds #travellers #nomads #subculture #schwarzweiss #schwarzweissfotografie #fotografia #photoseries #beautifulpeople

Lost and Found

Portraits of a Vagabond Culture - Young people who hitchhike and train hop around America by photographer Michael Joseph

#michaeljoseph #portaits #portraitphotography #vagabond #trainhoppers #portrait #americanyouth #streetphotographer #streetphotography #youth #youthculture #photography #portraiture #pirates #lostandfound #photographybook #photobook #photoessay #photojournalism #photoworld #photojournalist #vagabonds #travellers #nomads #subculture #schwarzweiss #schwarzweissfotografie #fotografia #photoseries #beautifulpeople

Lost and Found

Portraits of a Vagabond Culture - Young people who hitchhike and train hop around America by photographer Michael Joseph

#michaeljoseph #portaits #portraitphotography #vagabond #trainhoppers #portrait #americanyouth #streetphotographer #streetphotography #youth #youthculture #photography #portraiture #pirates #lostandfound #photographybook #photobook #photoessay #photojournalism #photoworld #photojournalist #vagabonds #travellers #nomads #subculture #schwarzweiss #schwarzweissfotografie #fotografia #photoseries #beautifulpeople

Lost and Found

Portraits of a Vagabond Culture - Young people who hitchhike and train hop around America by photographer Michael Joseph

#michaeljoseph #portaits #portraitphotography #vagabond #trainhoppers #portrait #americanyouth #streetphotographer #streetphotography #youth #youthculture #photography #portraiture #pirates #lostandfound #photographybook #photobook #photoessay #photojournalism #photoworld #photojournalist #vagabonds #travellers #nomads #subculture #schwarzweiss #schwarzweissfotografie #fotografia #photoseries #beautifulpeople