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What era did massive vandalism (graffiti) begin appearing on freight cars ?
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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by jesus1st</i> <br /><br /> too bad the graff artists cant put all that energy to better use. <br />[/quote] <br /> <br /><b>Better use? You people are just upset that these people have decided to use your fasination as their medium. If you think about it, its of the mor real artforms out there these days. These people, usually not highschool kids, but older people, 20-30, older sometimes, younger less than that, are out their risking everything to put artwork up, good artwork, but because its with a can instead of a brush, on something they dont own, its looked down upon. They arent asking your money to look at it inside an airconditioned room, you dont have to drive to the city and pay to park. AYou dont have to buy a book to appreciate it. This artwork, you dont hve to drive to california to see a California artists work, you can sit on your chair, with your camera and appreciate it where you are at, not where it was done. If they dont cover numbers, there is no real harm being done, they are in no more danger in what they are doing, where they are doing this, than the workers in the same area. these people have more knowledge of the rail system than im sure most of you do. <br /> <br />And, to top that, MOST are in the same exact boat as you are in, they enjoy railroads for what they are, they enjoy the sound, the sight, and being around them. Sure, they have taken a differnt approach to them. <br /> <br />And to the guy who said it costs lots of money, if it costs so much, and its such a problem, why do you even see it then? if the railroads were doing something about it, then you would never see graffiti, but you would see brand newly painted cars all the time. <br /> <br />Thats just my two cents. <br /> <br />OneSecondPle</b>
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