2024年11月22日 · Simply put, train graffiti describes any graffiti on the outside or inside of a train carriage. It could be graffiti on a commuter train (trains that transport passengers) or on a freight train (trains that transport goods).

This feature explains in detail the historical trajectory of train graffiti and charts some of the most influential artists in their development.

2024年12月10日 · By 1985, the last graffitied train on the system was officially cleaned, in no small part due to the all stainless steel construction of the city’s subway fleet, pioneered by the Budd-built R32 “Brightliner” cars. Since then, graffiti has been seldom seen on the MTA, and is not venerated when it is.

2012年7月11日 · The sides of train cars today run the gamut, from sloppy gang-style tags and idle signatures to line drawings, stenciled imagery, and enormously complex color fields.

2024年5月29日 · In urban landscapes, the sight of a freight train moving steadily down the track, adorned with colorful graffiti, can enamor spectators. But what really takes place between these rolling canvases and the artists responsible for the works? There’s more to it than meets the eye.

2012年1月16日 · Graffiti is a highly contested topic in railroad visual culture, eliciting little ambivalence and myriad strong opinions both pro and con. It is illegal and often dangerous, but it is also extremely widespread. In the early 21st century, railroad …

Train graffiti is a form of street art that involves spray-painting designs or messages on the sides of trains or other types of public transportation. It is a controversial and often illegal form of expression that has been around for decades, with roots in the hip-hop culture of the 1970s.

2020年4月2日 · Graffiti is a prevalent part of our railroad system. Understand the history and how to add graffiti to your model train layout.

2020年12月28日 · Train Graff and its history are no different. Where the term 'underground' can be taken both literally and conceptually. This particular type of graffiti developed in the grimy subway systems of New York City and spreading out like veins to major organs of a …

"FREIGHT TRAIN GRAFFITI" chronicles how a fad in a few cities grew into a full-blown national phenomenon, from the first writers to ever paint freight through its spread in popularity leading up to the mass explosion of freight writers to surface in the mid 90s.