If you guys like this wait until you hear about Barry McGee (Twist) & Margaret Kilgallen, married artists that wrote on trains in the 90's, taking inspiration from trainhoppers that would sign their names on cars. They were hugely influential in evolving 90's train tagging culture.
September 5, 2026 at 9:49 PM
If you guys like this wait until you hear about Barry McGee (Twist) & Margaret Kilgallen, married artists that wrote on trains in the 90's, taking inspiration from trainhoppers that would sign their names on cars. They were hugely influential in evolving 90's train tagging culture.
youtube videos from trainhoppers, lately
January 23, 2025 at 4:50 AM
youtube videos from trainhoppers, lately
Today we learned hobo/tramp makeup and history. Our teacher, Blades the Clown, taught us that the white around the eyes and mouth were inspired by trainhoppers rubbing coal dust out of said organs. And the women who opt for this look smear their lipstick.
So I did both. I was called "handsome" 🥰
So I did both. I was called "handsome" 🥰
May 16, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Today we learned hobo/tramp makeup and history. Our teacher, Blades the Clown, taught us that the white around the eyes and mouth were inspired by trainhoppers rubbing coal dust out of said organs. And the women who opt for this look smear their lipstick.
So I did both. I was called "handsome" 🥰
So I did both. I was called "handsome" 🥰
The Legendary Trainhoppers will release their fifth album, "A Conspiracy of Ravens," on Feb. 20.
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Fort Wayne band Legendary Trainhoppers sets album release, Down the Line return
The Legendary Trainhoppers will release their fifth album, "A Conspiracy of Ravens," on Feb. 20.
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February 13, 2026 at 6:56 PM
The Legendary Trainhoppers will release their fifth album, "A Conspiracy of Ravens," on Feb. 20.
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those who know, know. this is Shiey and Poison, two dudes that have freedom I can only romanticize. trainhoppers and explorers!
March 20, 2026 at 7:51 AM
those who know, know. this is Shiey and Poison, two dudes that have freedom I can only romanticize. trainhoppers and explorers!
In recent history a lot of Crust punks (especially trainhoppers) get a lot of shit for being secretly rich. Was that criticism part of the discourse in the hobo community of the 1930s?
April 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM
In recent history a lot of Crust punks (especially trainhoppers) get a lot of shit for being secretly rich. Was that criticism part of the discourse in the hobo community of the 1930s?
Back when I used to hop freight trains, I met this old drunk hobo named Spoons who claimed he ate the souls of young travelers to keep his liver workin before offering my a sip from his wine jug. Good thing I wasn’t thirsty. #trainhoppers #traveling #singersingwriter #folkpunk #weird #hobos
January 18, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Back when I used to hop freight trains, I met this old drunk hobo named Spoons who claimed he ate the souls of young travelers to keep his liver workin before offering my a sip from his wine jug. Good thing I wasn’t thirsty. #trainhoppers #traveling #singersingwriter #folkpunk #weird #hobos
That tale was my mom's. Her name was Marion. I miss her terribly and yes she had a good, long life. She passed around 5 years ago now. I love that your mom in law fed the trainhoppers. Definitely not the good ole days. Thank you so much for reading her story.
February 12, 2026 at 2:44 AM
That tale was my mom's. Her name was Marion. I miss her terribly and yes she had a good, long life. She passed around 5 years ago now. I love that your mom in law fed the trainhoppers. Definitely not the good ole days. Thank you so much for reading her story.
You have lived long and well. That candy after WW11 must have been quite a joy. Love horehound too. My mom in law didn’t have much but she fed the beggars from the trainhoppers as they came during the Great Depression. Yes, Black Thursday was terrible. Not good ole days‼️
February 12, 2026 at 2:08 AM
You have lived long and well. That candy after WW11 must have been quite a joy. Love horehound too. My mom in law didn’t have much but she fed the beggars from the trainhoppers as they came during the Great Depression. Yes, Black Thursday was terrible. Not good ole days‼️
Today was truly an amazing day on the internet ya'll. If you like stories about assassins, here's a game I made about just that:
lonelyfun-collective.itch.io/tramp-assass...
lonelyfun-collective.itch.io/tramp-assass...
Tramp Assassins by lonelyfun collective
sharpie & cardboard ttrpg about trainhoppers on a murderous quest
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December 6, 2024 at 4:43 AM
Today was truly an amazing day on the internet ya'll. If you like stories about assassins, here's a game I made about just that:
lonelyfun-collective.itch.io/tramp-assass...
lonelyfun-collective.itch.io/tramp-assass...
it sounds like we had similar young lives
I remember a house I lived in in toronto when I was like 23, 4 male roommates and 3 different kinds of cockroaches in 3 different parts of the house, always a couple trainhoppers and their dogs sleeping on the floor, etc
I remember a house I lived in in toronto when I was like 23, 4 male roommates and 3 different kinds of cockroaches in 3 different parts of the house, always a couple trainhoppers and their dogs sleeping on the floor, etc
March 6, 2025 at 4:41 PM
it sounds like we had similar young lives
I remember a house I lived in in toronto when I was like 23, 4 male roommates and 3 different kinds of cockroaches in 3 different parts of the house, always a couple trainhoppers and their dogs sleeping on the floor, etc
I remember a house I lived in in toronto when I was like 23, 4 male roommates and 3 different kinds of cockroaches in 3 different parts of the house, always a couple trainhoppers and their dogs sleeping on the floor, etc
I fed 7 people fried catfish, hush puppies, greens, and cheesy grits. It was a queer trainhoppers dinner party and i LOVED it so much i couldn’t get to sleep until 3 am lol
Everyone agreed that I’m totally Nonna coded & i love that. I’m happiest when feeding people 💖
Everyone agreed that I’m totally Nonna coded & i love that. I’m happiest when feeding people 💖
MY SKIN FINALLY STOPPED BEING SPICY!!!
🎉🎉🎉
But tonight I’m hosting all the crust punks (i think the current term is oogles) for a catfish fry using @mbrobergmoffitt.bsky.social excellent recipe!
🎉🎉🎉
But tonight I’m hosting all the crust punks (i think the current term is oogles) for a catfish fry using @mbrobergmoffitt.bsky.social excellent recipe!
September 22, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I fed 7 people fried catfish, hush puppies, greens, and cheesy grits. It was a queer trainhoppers dinner party and i LOVED it so much i couldn’t get to sleep until 3 am lol
Everyone agreed that I’m totally Nonna coded & i love that. I’m happiest when feeding people 💖
Everyone agreed that I’m totally Nonna coded & i love that. I’m happiest when feeding people 💖
Vagrantsong
Six trainhoppers hop aboard a ghost train and must work together to escape.
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December 27, 2024 at 7:12 PM
I love random crusty kids. reminds me of having to step through sleeping trainhoppers every time I left my bedroom in my early 20s
August 20, 2024 at 4:42 AM
I love random crusty kids. reminds me of having to step through sleeping trainhoppers every time I left my bedroom in my early 20s
I literally just had a house full of trainhoppers passing through at the beginning of October. I even made them a little zine for how to recognize rideable junk cars (they all ride IMs, which like riding is half the point of the journey. JUNK TRAINS FOR LIFE!!!)
November 8, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I literally just had a house full of trainhoppers passing through at the beginning of October. I even made them a little zine for how to recognize rideable junk cars (they all ride IMs, which like riding is half the point of the journey. JUNK TRAINS FOR LIFE!!!)
Did i tell you i did the catfish fry for when a bunch of trainhoppers were in town? (Some were my friends visiting, some were friends of friends who ended up craving here). Hush puppies, cheesy grits and all!
BIG HIT!
(Though i did my goat cheese grits cuz I’m fancy like that lol)
BIG HIT!
(Though i did my goat cheese grits cuz I’m fancy like that lol)
November 23, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Did i tell you i did the catfish fry for when a bunch of trainhoppers were in town? (Some were my friends visiting, some were friends of friends who ended up craving here). Hush puppies, cheesy grits and all!
BIG HIT!
(Though i did my goat cheese grits cuz I’m fancy like that lol)
BIG HIT!
(Though i did my goat cheese grits cuz I’m fancy like that lol)
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey Live at Trainhoppers on 2003-03-15 https://archive.org/details/jfjo2003-03-15
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey Live at Trainhoppers on 2003-03-15 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
This is the infamous Trainhoppers show that JFJO did as part of a 2 night weekend run in Oklahoma in the spring of 2003! These were the best shows I have ever...
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March 15, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey Live at Trainhoppers on 2003-03-15 https://archive.org/details/jfjo2003-03-15
From WBOI News:
Legendary Trainhoppers all aboard to celebrate Embassy's Down the Line 20
Fort Wayne’s iconic Embassy Theatre is celebrating its 20th Down the Line concert on Feb. 21 with a special show featuring five local bands, each paying tribute to a different era of music.
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February 6, 2026 at 5:43 PM
From WBOI News:
This was a thing in my days but Interrail was always cheap so why go through the hassle when one can watch it 20 years later after travelling in the sleeper 🙃
I think this will be increasingly tough to pull off now that there are train inspection stations along main freight routes.
Nonetheless:
I think this will be increasingly tough to pull off now that there are train inspection stations along main freight routes.
Nonetheless:
Trainhopping from Belgium to Hungary
It was time for a journey again. I departed from a yard in Belgium. The goal was to get to the Czech Republic, to meet some other trainhoppers. After riding ...
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February 28, 2024 at 7:13 AM
This was a thing in my days but Interrail was always cheap so why go through the hassle when one can watch it 20 years later after travelling in the sleeper 🙃
I think this will be increasingly tough to pull off now that there are train inspection stations along main freight routes.
Nonetheless:
I think this will be increasingly tough to pull off now that there are train inspection stations along main freight routes.
Nonetheless:
Spent Sunday tracking songs for the new Legendary Trainhoppers album.
January 8, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Spent Sunday tracking songs for the new Legendary Trainhoppers album.
A great show with The Legendary Trainhoppers playing The Club Room at The Clyde.
January 8, 2025 at 11:01 PM
A great show with The Legendary Trainhoppers playing The Club Room at The Clyde.
Played Vagrantsong 3 times on 2025-08-09 boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/34... #bggplay via @boardgamegeek.com
Vagrantsong
Six trainhoppers hop aboard a ghost train and must work together to escape.
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August 8, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Played Vagrantsong 3 times on 2025-08-09 boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/34... #bggplay via @boardgamegeek.com