/r/Monikers
A place to post moniker drawings on freight trains and catch out spots. Aerosol tags and graffiti will be removed. There are other subs for those.
Do not request any personal information or post any identifying information about anyone behind the marks. You will get banned for this.
No self promotion or self identification. This is not r/graffhelp. We’re not here to teach you how to mark cars.
"Monikers, also known as Streaks or Hobo art is a form of graffiti. Monikers are the names or drawings on the sides of a freight car on freight trains. Monikers are produced with a solid paint stick, industrial crayon, or a lumber crayon. Monikers serve the purpose for a moniker artist to gain fame or recognition, or to share stories with others. Many moniker artists have a unique design they produce, and sometimes write the area they are from, or date that the moniker was produced. Many of the artists are train hoppers, and railroad workers."
-From Wikipedia.
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/r/Monikers
13,438 Subscribers
CoR for TKK
Miss you both.
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Soak etc
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Troutman?
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patience
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Yard Yeti, not new but I have not seen it here before.
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Colossus of Roads
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origins
I know the sub rules say this is purely for moniker appreciation, usually via images afaik
But I am just curious as to how people came up with their monikers, or what peoples art backgrounds are, it's such an interesting part of the culture to me that i never see discussed. I don't wanna go to graffhelp or those communities because they dont fw monikers or rider culture at all, it's so different, while similar
I don't know what I'm specifically seeking but just looking to open a discussion i guess, about the artistic value and nature of this artform, and some of the origins of peoples names/monikers/etc
it's a beautiful culture and just gives me a huge sense of nostalgia, i see my friends monikers around and it brings me joy, and when i hear the origins of their names it's always some funny dumbass shit
guess im looking for a bit of inspo too, love doing lil monikers and always try to come up with new ones but just wondering where others draw inspiration from
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Women’s Rights are Human Rights
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‘Bins Hustler’ seen in Asheville, NC
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2021
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Rat King 2016!
Throwback!
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Bell Ringer, & insect-y thing
No one care about me (ex)cept trains
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K falls underpass. Recognized this name from a website that’s home of an amazing archive of riding stories and photography. https://www.northbankfred.com
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