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Introduction & photos by John Troesser
Like the man once said about Texas weather: There isn't much you can do about it, so you might as well enjoy it.

While we at Texas Escapes do not condone or encourage the painting of trains, we have to acknowledge that there is some talent at work in America's railroad frieght yards.

The following gallery is a collection of tags, artwork and (somewhat) mysterious statements found on various parked trains in central Texas in the Spring of 2007.

Hobo graffiti art - skull
Dyno-gondola
Smithville, Texas


Railroad Graffiti Art Christmas Tree
Seasons Greetings in July
Outside of Columbus, Texas


Hobo Graffiti Fish Skeleton

As good as they get.
Columbus, Texas




Hobo Graffiti Tags Columbus Texas
Columbus, Texas


Hobo Graffiti Tags Anchor
Strokes that would make a calligrapher proud.
Muldoon, Texas


Hobo Graffiti Tags Muldoon Texas
Frequently seen with geographic-referenced captions.
This one in Muldoon reads: "Hot Springs Haberdasher"


Hobo Graffiti Messages Columbus TX
Good advice from Columbus, Texas


Hobo Graffiti See Trains Destroyed
Glidden, Texas


Bozo Texino railroad boxcar graffiti
Bozo Texino

© John Troesser

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