Railroad Crossing Side Tear Checks

Hobo Hideaways

The industrialization of America that took place in the years following the American Civil War gave rise to a new class of transient workers-men known as tramps and hobos.

Of course, the industry of greatest importance to the rise of hobo subculture was the railroad.

Early on, the railroad companies were lenient with train hoppers because they knew the illicit travelers were performing work out West in service of the rails. However, that policy changed in the Long Depression that followed the Panic of 1873. That's when companies cracked down on the practice and the art of train hopping developed in earnest.

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