yolls.
Yes, I freaking LOVE graffiti.

Sapphire
Nope. Hate graffuiti and those who do it.

Maria ♥
Yeah it's pretty cool.

jeterfan
yes

Pansy
Yeah, yeah....yes, indeed! A couple of my friends have been rail fans for many years, one mostly for the actual operations and one more for the history. My attraction to railroads is mostly for the great feelings they offer, a large part of which derives from the graffiti. Sometimes it is so good that you wish it could be in a museum, that the word "graffiti" doesn't even do it justice. Ah, the stories hidden behind the art. Up here in northern Wisconsin rail traffic has diminished almost to the point of disappearing. In my town we have only one operating yard, and it sees only one train a day each direction and not even every day. When I was a kid, I could look from my kitchen window to see that yet another train was moving, and I could run to the side yard or across Courtney Street to the C&NW rail yard. Back then it was mostly steam (with a real water tower) serving both freight and passengers. We had the C&NW and the Soo Line, both busy all the time. Heck, in the summer we might have as many as eight passenger trains a day plus some extras as specials just for kids coming to summer camps for a few weeks. Graffiti? Yes, I love reading it. I once had a fair collection of slides and photographs of graffiti on freight cars and overpasses and bridges and depots and docks and other buildings, but most of it was ruined by water in an unfortunate instance of sewer rebellion in the basement. Some of the art is stunningly good. One would wonder how long it took. I suppose sometimes it is done with permission, but a lot is in the realm of mischief. Good old Google will yield pictures and articles on rail graffiti, and there are many good books, but none of them can match the feeling of seeing it in person. I agree that a bit of sadness rides along for those of us who see the art, appreciate it, and know that it most likely will never be in our sights again. Our memories, though? Yes, yes, yes. While this is not specifically about graffiti, you just know that the singer has loved a lot of it i his trips to the hills "To Watch the Trains":

ThyAngelicKMS
The ''pieces'' are formed from the ''tag.'' Without the tag, there's no piece.....