Sunday, October 4, 2020

The Rail Deal

What’s with the crazy graffiti you see on rail cars? It’s on box cars, tankers, you name it. And the artwork seems to have some weird consistency from track to track. It’s almost as though someone is coordinating the style of the work. Was/Is there one great graffitist these folks emulate?

And, oh, the unselfishness of this work! These artists do the work, knowing that they may never see the car again. It’s not like they can take their moms to see it. Those cars are gone, man. The best these artists can do is to wait for trains at railroad crossings saying things like, “I think one of mine is coming”.

I would like to see this activity enhanced to include:

·         Rail cars that were painted when the train was moving. This takes it to a whole new level.

·         Commercial jets.

I don’t think that’s asking too much. (No, I would not expect the jets to be painted while moving).

 

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