Rail Car Graffitists

[vsmith]

Methinks this topic will go downhill faster than a Cadillac on skis....grafitti's kinda a touchy subject here. Better get the popcorn machine from the diner...

[UPTRAIN]

I saw a UP SD70M yesterday with an American flag, had graffiti all over it, makes me real proud to have the screen name that I do...

[Anonymous]

I photograph railroad graffiti and know many others who do the same. I typically take pitures of the chalk kind, like from Bozo Texino also known as Buzz Blur (whom you can purchase his grafitti now on tshirts, camisoles, coffee cups, kids wear etc. at: http://www.cafepress.com/bozotexino)

Also, love to see Smokin Joes. Most of these railroad grafitti artists of the chalk type have worked for the railroads for many years.

There are many websites that display their grafitti and others under the search words: grafitti, monikers, taggers, etc.

Buzz Blur has even had his artwork displayed in art studios in New York and getting a pretty penny.

Try this website: http://www.sisterbetty.org/graffiti/
This site has grafitti categorized by type.

Even the model railroad producers are manufacturing railcars with grafitti on them. Added realism to your model railroad!

It appears this is one of the many facets of this great interest we call ralifanning.

[Anonymous]

I was wondering if anyone here knew about some of the graffiti on rail cars. Guys I see the most are The Solo Artist, Water Bed Lou, John Easley & The Rambler from ports in the southern USA. Anyone know who these fellows are though it might pretty hard to do so.