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The Plymouth & Lincoln Railroad is a class III shortline railroad operating on the Concord-Lincoln rail line in central New Hampshire, United States.The railroad consists of two distinct passenger operations, the Granite State Scenic Railway, which offers passenger excursion trains in the White Mountains, and the Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroad, which operates passenger excursion trains along ...
Two hoboes, one carrying a bindle, walking along railroad tracks after being put off a train (c. 1880s –1930s). A hobo is a migrant worker in the United States. [1] [2] Hoboes, tramps, and bums are generally regarded as related, but distinct: a hobo travels and is willing to work; a tramp travels, but avoids work if possible; a bum neither travels nor works.
Illegally hopping a ride on a private freight car began with the invention of the train. In the United States, freighthopping became a common means of transportation following the American Civil War as the railroads began pushing westward, especially among migrant workers who became known as "hobos".
Hobo Railroad will take on the name Granite State Scenic Railway this spring. The Clark family, of Clark's Bears fame, sold the beloved tourist attraction to Florida-based Patriot Rail Company LLC ...
Some called him the Highbrow Hobo, others a curbstone orator, a walking encyclopedia, or a human history book. To most he was known simply as “Railroad Jack, History Expert.”
Maury Graham adopted the nickname "Steam Train" in 1969, when the "Golden Spike Special" steam train came through Ohio, returning home from the 100th anniversary of the completion of the first US transcontinental railroad. [3] He was one of the founding members of the National Hobo Foundation. He also helped established the Hobo Museum in Britt ...
Monikers (also known as streaks, tags, or hobo art) are a type of graffiti done on the side of a freight car on freight trains. They date back to the late 1800s. [ 1 ] Monikers are usually produced with a solid paint stick, industrial crayon, or a lumber crayon.
The Flying Yankee sitting at the Hobo Railroad in 2020, with its trucks removed. In 1997, the train was moved to the Concord and Claremont Railroad shops in Claremont, New Hampshire, for a restoration after it was purchased by the state of New Hampshire. By 2004, the major structural restoration had been completed, and detailed restoration of ...