Like that one.
A good patch job.
Care Bear Railroad Car, my buddy was switching this cut while i was in the yard getting an air test.
At least there is some creativity on the UP!!
I love it!
Phil
I was trying to show some stuff that wasnt just your everyday graffiti found on railroad cars there dude.
I’m just curious about how the taggers were able to get their brushes up nearly to the top of the cars, even in the middle.
Security so lax at some places that the “artistes” can use ladders?
Who knows how they do it there bud.
The best car ever was a Ghost Buster hopper that use to come threw the yard, never did get a picture of it. It was just like the Care Bear, giant Stay Puft Marshmallow Man with the city and Ghost Busters and i think there was even Slimer.
You didn’t specify that there dude. Sorry to ruin your thread dude.
the only thing this thread does is say graffity is alright and just go ahead and do it if its artistic. myself I think its a waste.
I saw an auto rack once that had the entire side painted. Even with a compressor and a professional spray gun, that would take some time, never mind a ladder or other elevating device. And it was definitely graffiti.
Much as we hate it and wish the taggers would find a better outlet for their sometimes remarkable talents, methinks graffiti is here to stay.
Changed the title for ya. Reason i made this topic was to show some of the stuff i’ve saw at work that you will never see. I dont think anyone could call it your “run of the mill” glorified vandalism.
Thank You
Yes whole cars are somewhat hard to find. Pretty cool wen you do find em.
Check this link out
http://flickr.com/groups/wholecars/pool/
That first pic of the chalk skull was done by ICH. I like that ABOVE1 flik warrior.
Ah yeah Mr “ICH”. we have seen his cars on csx.Matt calls them gobblin cars.I do wish though that the talent could be put to better use.
stay safe
joe
While I deplore graffiti as much as the next person, I do appreciate UPRR engineer for showing us some work that is at least interesting. Has everyone forgotten “Herbie”, the images written in chalk by a MoPac switchman that used to show up all over the system?
The images were ethnically insulting, (A supposed Mexican under a sombrero, sleeping under a palm tree,) but MoPac eventually decorated a boxcar with the image in paint and sent it all over the RR to promote safety. They even identified the switchman when he retired, and calculated he had drawn hundreds of Herbies.
Thanks for sharing, UPRR engineer.
Well, your first one (The skull with wings) is everywhere. I’m a Conductor on NS and there are some taggers out there that make the same drawing/tag on every car they do. Your skull with wings is one of them. Just like “Conrail Twitty”, “The Solo Artist”, “Whistle Blower”, “Virginia Zeke”, etc. Type any of those on google and I’m sure most of you here have seen them before. Your’s is called “Bookman”. Check out this site, has several pictures of all of them and more common tags that are one hundreds of cars in the US. http://www.flickr.com/photos/gentleman_rook/tags/tag/
EDIT: a few others responded above while I was typing this up.
Yeah that skull may not be Ich’s. I had forgotten what his looked like but after seein it again i realize itch has a different style skull. Anyway…here’s more of ICH. http://flickr.com/groups/ichabod/pool/
Any of you guys ever see this one? It obviously gets around alot:
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1039454
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=222517
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=468500
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=579536
The [artwork] is really rough but you got to admit that it really attracts attention.
Why repaint cars and locos when the public can do it for you for free?
Who are the guys who do this? Are they the same people who work in car repair/collision damage repair shops, so they have access to all the expensive paint and gear?
Anybody ever see or remember “SMOKY STOVER”., drawings were everywhere?