Railcar Graffiti

I'm a Lionel Electric Train Collector my entire life and would never buy any train car with graffiti on it (even though they are now sold that way). It's bad enough I've got to look at it on real train cars, platforms and property!

I suppose people who do this are trying to establish a name for themselves, mark out a territory of sorts, bored, insecure and have nothing better to do than to destroy other people's property.

I'd love to know what graffiti artists would think if others destroyed their property with spray paint - no matter how creative someone else thinks it is.
 
Farmer17 said:
Like many things in the world today I just don't understand the thought process of many people. A can of good spray paint costs $6-13 and railroad cars are big so it takes a lot of paint in different colors so one might spend 70-100 bucks to do a graffiti paint job. They risk being arrested and pay thousands in restitution to repaint a railroad car plus court costs and having a criminal record that makes it a little more difficult to get job. What are they trying to accomplish? Everyone in construction makes good money around here including painters, and specialty painters that can do glazes or faux finishes on walls make very good money. If you're talented enough to do murals or commercial artwork then the skies limit on your income. I'm just curious what the typical profile is of most graffiti people, are they homeless, mentally ill, anti-social, or just the typical type who lives next door???
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Most of the paint used by graffiti artists is shoplifted.
 
DWalt said:
If what I see is typical of the situation across the country, there is a mind-boggling huge number of rail cars which have fallen victim to the graffiti artists. Try as I can, there is no way I can come close to understanding their motivation.
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I think some people do it for the same reason dogs lick themselves: Because they can.
 
I was stuck at a railroad crossing about a week ago - the train took forever to pass. I only saw two cars without graffiti, and they looked to be brand new. I remember thinking to myself that finding a new blank car must be like finding the holy grail to a graffiti artist.
 
Beemerguy53 said:
I think some people do it for the same reason dogs lick themselves: Because they can.
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It can’t be money, as there is no one who would pay for their work. It can’t be fame, as apparently no one knows who these bozos are, aside from possibly some nickname. And it can’t be love. Who could love a railcar graffiti artist, except maybe another one. Maybe the railroads should put a bounty on them.
 
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