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11-11-2012, 05:09 PM
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Death of the American Hobo

We traveled by rail to the 112th National Hobo Convention in Britt, Iowa, to see what was left of hobo life.
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Great story . I loved it when they had to run , with all there stuff , to jump on together !!! I use to take the C.P rail from calgary to vernon 4-5 times to see my dad every year .Through the rocky mountains . Nice ride ! I loved standing in between the cars . It was like being outside.
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Wow, that was a great film! I used to live right next to the tracks when I was really young, and i remember seeing people on the trains in the boxcars, on top of cars, in between them, too, and I would wave at them. They would, without fail, give me a smile and a wave back. One time I remember seeing several of them get off the train, and later that night I smelled the aroma of something being cooked, and it smelled SO good! They were gone the next day. Later in the week, the neighbor came around, and she was looking for her cat which had gone missing. I've wondered ever since...
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very interesting
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Fascinating and sad...
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everyday i learn something new and interesting here.. thanks for sharing
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