by carajul
Are there still transient types of people who hop freight trains to get a free ride? Like they did by the masses during the Civil War and Great Depression?
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carajul wrote:Are there still transient types of people who hop freight trains to get a free ride? Like they did by the masses during the Civil War and Great Depression?Sore subject; I suggest it be left alone. Look up "Freight train riders of America", a criminal gang.
Irish Chieftain wrote:Yeah, or you can watch the movie "Scarecrow" from 1973 with Al Pacino and Gene Hackman.. It was a different time back then...It is not the norm now.carajul wrote:Are there still transient types of people who hop freight trains to get a free ride? Like they did by the masses during the Civil War and Great Depression?Sore subject; I suggest it be left alone. Look up "Freight train riders of America", a criminal gang.
carajul wrote:Are there still transient types of people who hop freight trains to get a free ride? Like they did by the masses during the Civil War and Great Depression?yes.