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In this phone interview, Bruce shares his experiences rail riding throughout the late 1900s. He shares stories about his time riding trains across the south, beginning with some of his first rides in the New Orleans, Louisiana area. He also shares…

In this phone interview, Bruce shares his experiences rail riding throughout the late 1900s. He shares stories about his time riding trains across the south, beginning with some of his first rides in the New Orleans, Louisiana area. He also shares…

In this phone interview, Jim describes his experiences rail riding across the U.S. and Canada beginning in the 1960s. He recounts his attendance at the National Hobo Convention in Britt, Iowa.

Extra Tape - Side B.mp3; cassette tapes digitized by ProVideo Cedar Rapids, 10/23

Extra Tape - Side A.mp3; cassette tapes digitized by ProVideo Cedar Rapids, 10/23

Irish Red, Virginia Slim, and Minneapolis Skinny recall their experiences attending the National Hobo Convention in Britt, Iowa.

Flatcar Frank recalls his experiences attending the East Coast Hobo Gathering in Pennsburg, PA and the West Coast Hobo Gathering in Dunsmuir, CA.

Minneapolis Skinny describes his experiences hopping freight trains with Adman. He also shares his personal memories about Adman. Virginia Slim and K-bar share their memories as well.

Collinwood Kid recalls his first experiences hopping freight trains in Ohio when we was 18 years old. Flatcar Frank shares his thoughts on the Hobo Convention. He also shares information about the layout of the Britt jungle and the history behind the…

Conversation with Connecticut Tootsie about her experiences hoboing, first time freight hopping, being elected hobo queen, and her involvement with the Hobo Convention in Britt.