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by Patricia L. CookTrains have fascinated people since they started rolling on the rails many years ago. One group of people in particular, hobos, made trains a big part of their lives, even though they weren’t authorized to do so! • During the latter 19th century and early 20th century,

many people could not find work. The worst time was during the Great Depression years, from 1929 to 1940, when more than 2 million men and around 8,000 women became hobos.

• The word “hobo” is generally meant for an itinerant (wan-dering) person that’s willing to work. Some say the word was derived from “hoe-boy,” which meant someone look-ing for farm work, hence willing to hoe cotton or other crops. Another possible origination was from the intersec-tion of Houston and Bowery Streets in Manhattan, New York, where “hobos” were known to congregate. There are other theories about the word as well, but it was a word that came into use when trains provided a way to move about the country.

• Hobos found that the easiest way to get to a different city or part of the country was to hitch a ride on a freight train. Even though this was illegal, railroads were kind to ho-bos and generally saw them as harmless people who just needed transportation.

• As time passed and more people, mostly men, tried to hop rides on freight trains, problems developed. Many hobos were dirty, some appeared to have mental health issues, and some just appeared to be lazy bums! Some hobos be-came radical and tried to characterize their way of life as a freedom that they deserved. Hence, railroads sought to stop the free rides.

• Chicago was known as the hobo capital of the United States. Hobos gathered in groups for food and shelter. They developed a hobo code of ethics and even devised symbols as a way to spread information and warnings to their comrades.

• The hobo life was not an easy life by any stretch of the imagination. When deciding to “hobo,” many would see it as an adventure, but the reality was that it was hard to find work. Money was hard to come by, which also meant food, clothing, hot baths and many other basic needs and

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• Reports from the Interstate Commerce Commission show that from 1929-1939, 24,647 trespassers were killed and 27,171 were injured on railroad property.

• Hobos were what some call the “original migrant work-ers.” They would follow harvests in the American West. Hay, corn, wheat, hops, fruit, vegetables and cotton har-vests were all potential jobs that hobos would seek. They traveled from Chicago and other Eastern cities to Cali-fornia, to the Rocky Mountains, to the Pacific Northwest, the South, the Southwest and back to Southern California seeking the crops and weather that would provide work.

• One of the first acts signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in March 1933 created the Civilian Conserva-tion Corps (CCC). By July, 250,000 young men were put to work in forest and park camps. Many of these young men had been hobos, jumping on trains looking for work wherever they could find it. The CCC program helped to “encourage conservation of our natural resources and the salvage of our young men.”

• Starting in 1925 “brushless shaving cream” from Burma-Shave was advertised on small red and white signs using wit and wisdom. Over 7,000 Burma-Shave signs dotted the roadsides across America at the height of their popu-larity. There would be several signs in succession, with the punch line on the last one. The last new signs were made in 1963 and have now disappeared from our road-ways. A series of signs in 1951 read: “The hobo lets his whiskers sprout. It’s trains – not girls, that he takes out! Burma-Shave.”

• Movies helped to romanticize railroads and hobos, and stories of hobos often made riding the rails look fun and easy to do. Operation Lifesaver is a program that started in Idaho with the Union Pacific Railroad in 1972. This program has more to do with the safety of highway traffic at railroad crossings than it does hobos, however, a large function of the program is educating the public that rail-roads are private property. Education, Enforcement and Engineering, the three E’s, have been used to reduce fa-talities on railroads in the last 30-plus years. The program is now used all over the United States and Canada.

• The Original Hobo Nickel Society (OHNS) is a club for collectors and carvers of nickels. The hobby of carving nickels started years ago with hobos. Some of the oldest carved nickels are worth thousands of dollars today.

• The Hobo Railroad in Lincoln, New Hampshire, is a pop-ular tourist train that is great for kids and adults, whether hobos or not. They offer a Hobo Picnic Lunch, which, of course, comes with a souvenir bindle stick.

• Hobo Jim is a singer/songwriter who is an Alaska leg-end. Not a real hobo, he spent many years as a commer-cial fisherman, logger and cowboy before being named “Alaska’s state balladeer” in 1994 by the state legislature and governor.

• The 5th annual Rail Fest will be held September 16-18, 2011, in North Platte, Nebraska. Why is North Platte important in railroad history? The main line through the town is the busiest freight corridor in the world. More than 150 trains and 10,000 rail cars are processed at Union Pacific’s Bailey Yard every 24 hours. Bailey Yard is about eight miles long (12.9 km) and up to three miles wide (4.8 km). The festival has free tours of the massive freight yard as well as real and model train exhibits, a carnival and other activities — including a Hobo Contest.

• Another annual gathering of hobos that has been held for two decades is the Pullman Hobo Fest in the historic Pull-man area of Chicago. This festival occurs on the factory grounds of the defunct Pullman Company, which manu-factured passenger rail cars for 100 years. Free camping is allowed on the grounds, called the “hobo jungle,” which is what typical hobo grounds are called.

• There are 10 to 12 weekend gatherings across the United States every year that welcome old and new hobos as well as those curious to see the way hobos lived.

• This is the end of this little “bit” about hobos. Since ho-bos never say goodbye, we’ll just end as a hobo would: “Down the road!”

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PHOTO CUTLINE: Team owner Richard Childress (left) got into it with Kyle Busch (right) after Camping World Truck Se-ries race at Kansas on June 4. (John Clark/NASCAR This Week photo)

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Toy trains have been around since the beginning of rail-roads. Some of the earliest were actually made to be used as promotional tools for early railroads and subsequently ended up as toys. • During the Victorian era, the reign of Queen Victoria in

England from 1837-1901, toy steam engines were very expensive and therefore, only for the wealthy. Other pop-ular toys were pull-along trains in all shapes, materials and sizes and clockwork (wind-up) trains.

• Most of the inexpensive toy trains were made in Germa-ny, while Britain and France built the better class steam engines for the aristocracy. The U.S. industry was starting to use more cast iron for model trains.

• None of the early toy trains were made as systems or sets with cars and tracks. When tinsmith Theodor Friedrich Wilhelm Marklin started making and promoting sets that could be started with one or two pieces and then expand-ed, the marketing of model trains sets was on its way. Marklin actually got his start making tinplate dollhouses in about 1860.

• Marklin’s popularity grew as did another German compa-ny, Bing, the country’s largest toy manufacturer, that fo-cused more on accessories to go along with the train sets.

• The first model train sets were quite large, but HO train sets are the dominant size for model trains in all coun-tries today, except Britain, where the slightly larger 00 size reigns in popularity. HO train sets are 1/87 the size of real trains.

• Following World War I, most people of the world refused to buy German imports, including toy trains. During this time, other non-German toy makers started making their marks with consumers.

• Lionel Trains in the United States, Hornby Trains in Brit-ain and JEP in France were all toy train companies that came on the scene either before or shortly after World War I. They capitalized on the anti-German sentiment and came up with terrific products that developed large followings in the toy train market. The 1930s saw great improvements, and popularity grew for toy trains — but then World War II changed the world, including the world of toy trains.

• Toy manufacturers in Europe were greatly affected by the war, but of course, the United States, across the ocean from the conflict, did not suffer as much. Toy trains con-tinued to make great gifts for kids and the adults (mostly men) who loved them. The trains, mainly Lionel-made, could be found in many homes, seen on tabletops and around Christmas trees. Even though popularity waned in the 1960s and 1970s, today many collectors are alive and well. Men have passed the love of trains on to their sons and grandsons.

• Many toy train enthusiasts belong to clubs and share their love of the hobby. There are two well-known model rail-road museums in the United States: The Golden State Model Railroad Museum in Point Richmond, California, and the Smoky Mountain Train Museum in Bryson City, North Carolina.


ALL MY CHILDRENBianca gave JR the music box to give to Marissa as a gift from himself. Ryan com-forted Madison through her grief. An alarmed Jack caught Jane on the verge of taking a drink. Tad accidentally colored his hair orange in an effort to look younger for Cara. Colby asked Maya about the bruise on her arm. Amanda overheard Cara and Jake talk-ing about how they almost slept together. Jane arrived before Erica could escape. Wait to See: Angie interviews Maya for a babysitting position.

THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFULAmber wondered if Marcus could be the father of her baby. Stephanie felt guilty for causing Brooke so much turmoil but not enough to tell Brooke the truth. Hope and Liam’s romantic getaway was cut short. An anguished Brooke asked for Taylor’s forgiveness. Oliver surprised Hope by popping the question. Stephanie asked Nick to be there for Brooke when she was ready to date again. Wait to See: Ridge and Taylor plan a future together.

DAYS OF OUR LIVESKate turned out to be the person paying Quinn to blackmail Chloe into prostituting herself. Rafe figured out that his imposter murdered Fay. Jennifer and Daniel took the next step in their relationship. Brady nearly beat EJ to death after learning that he was responsible for Arianna’s death. Nicole began to have serious regrets about marrying EJ. Chad and Abigail shared a kiss. Wait to See: Kate tries to sabotage Chad and Abigail’s relationship.

GENERAL HOSPITALSonny attacked Ethan for his presumed relationship with Kristina. Luke pushed Lucky away emotionally. Carly and Jax agreed to put their differences aside until Michael’s graduation was over. Lisa snuck into the hospital wearing a disguise. Elizabeth’s lack of concentration in the operating room nearly cost Siobhan her life. Robin offered to run a pregnancy test on Sam. The hospital went into lockdown after Lisa began firing a gun. Wait to See: Jax asks Brenda to help him win custody of his daughter.

ONE LIFE TO LIVEJohn admitted to Natalie that he still loved her but that he could never get over her lies. Clint accused Rex of rush-ing to get married so that he could benefit from the will. Cristian told Rama that he couldn’t stop thinking about her.

Starr wondered if Destiny was pregnant. Jessica was finally back to her old self only to find Brody and Natalie in bed together. Wait to See: David returns to Llanview -- and Dorian.

THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESSJill was stunned to learn that Colin had another wife -- Genevieve. Victor didn’t believe Carly when she claimed to be pregnant with his child. Cane explained to Lily why he had to fake his death. Jack turned to his sisters for help in his plan to take back Jabot. Lauren informed Phyllis that she was no longer a friend of the family. Thanks to Diane, the news falsely reported that Victor suffered a stroke. Wait to See: Sofia makes a tearful confession to Malcolm.

(PHOTO: Anthony Geary stars as “Luke” on “General Hospital”)

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