HOBO ART

A collection documenting Monikers in North America. Help build our collection and information by sending us your images of Monikers along with any bit of description available as to year, type of car, location where it was caught, and your name.

‘Ichabod’ (YME) - Benched in Kelowna, BC. Christmas 2011. Kelowna Pacific CN line.
Created in 2000. In later works, the skull imagery has become much more developed and refined, and has remained an important symbol in this artists work. View high resolution

‘Ichabod’ (YME) - Benched in Kelowna, BC. Christmas 2011. Kelowna Pacific CN line.

Created in 2000. In later works, the skull imagery has become much more developed and refined, and has remained an important symbol in this artists work.

‘Boomer’ Benched in Kelowna, BC, Christmas 2011. Kelowna Pacific CN Line.
Don’t know anything about this. Just fucking swag. View high resolution

‘Boomer’ Benched in Kelowna, BC, Christmas 2011. Kelowna Pacific CN Line.

Don’t know anything about this. Just fucking swag.

‘Other’ (BSM), ‘Earth Folk’

Benched in Sicamous, BC. On the CP 400 Line

Other is a prolific Canadian artist who’s roots are in graffiti, but is more well known for his paintings and monikers. He is highly influential in the Canadian freight scene.

‘Phono Graff,’ BSM - Benched in Kelowna, BC, 2009. Ridged Hopper on Kelowna Pacific CN Line.
Phono Graff, a part of the legendary BSM crew (Body, Soul, Mind; BoxStars) View high resolution

‘Phono Graff,’ BSM - Benched in Kelowna, BC, 2009. Ridged Hopper on Kelowna Pacific CN Line.

Phono Graff, a part of the legendary BSM crew (Body, Soul, Mind; BoxStars)

‘Erebus’ - Benched in Armstrong, BC. Sometime in 2008. Canadian Grainer.
Note - This line is now discontinued because tracks have fallen to disrepair. Too dangerous, tracks and land are now up for sale from Sycamous to Armstrong. There are threats to sell and develop the land into subdivisions, along with petitions to preserve the area for bicycle paths. See BCCC’s Facebook page. View high resolution

‘Erebus’ - Benched in Armstrong, BC. Sometime in 2008. Canadian Grainer.

Note - This line is now discontinued because tracks have fallen to disrepair. Too dangerous, tracks and land are now up for sale from Sycamous to Armstrong. There are threats to sell and develop the land into subdivisions, along with petitions to preserve the area for bicycle paths. See BCCC’s Facebook page.


*update - 27 (aka. Deuce 7, Twenty Seven)
Known for train hopping/graffiti/public art. His works are incredibly colorful, spidery, psychedelic story telling beauties.
A little wiki over view - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deuce_7

*update - 27 (aka. Deuce 7, Twenty Seven)

Known for train hopping/graffiti/public art. His works are incredibly colorful, spidery, psychedelic story telling beauties.

A little wiki over view - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deuce_7

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Chattahoochee. Benched in Kelowna, BC, November 2011.

Bookman Read More. Benched in Kelowna, BC
SUCH A GEM View high resolution

Bookman Read More. Benched in Kelowna, BC

SUCH A GEM

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