# Trains, a moving art show **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 26, 2025, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trains-a-moving-art-show/1020147 "2025-06-26T00:55:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trains-a-moving-art-show/1020147/1 "2025-06-26T00:55:26Z")
Some know me, some do not. I’ve moved to a new spot. I’m getting out of the high mountains. We are about 150 yards from a rail line. Lots of room here, very nice spot. 1/3 acre. A train, cargo goes by 3-4 times a day. The box cars are covered in this amazing graffiti. Great looking stuff. Much better than the basic rust colored box car. I’ve recently gone so far as to take out some binoculars and look at the art. It is art. It’s very cool, and a whole new start. Choo, choooooo. ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trains-a-moving-art-show/1020147/2 "2025-06-26T01:17:09Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > The box cars are covered in this amazing graffiti. Great looking stuff. But they’re awfully hard to hang on your wall as artwork. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trains-a-moving-art-show/1020147/3 "2025-06-26T01:33:24Z")
Sounds like you’re settling in as the project draws to a close. That’s a very satisfied and satisfying feeling. Good to hear, old friend. ---
**Author:** ![rsat3acr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@rsat3acr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsat3acr)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trains-a-moving-art-show/1020147/4 "2025-06-26T02:31:19Z")
If someone painted the same stuff on your car, house or some prized possession would you still have the same attitude? ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trains-a-moving-art-show/1020147/5 "2025-06-26T06:32:23Z")
If my car or home was a big ugly rust-colored rectangle, I might. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trains-a-moving-art-show/1020147/6 "2025-06-26T06:55:05Z")
Well, individuals tend to look at their house and car more often than railroads look at their rail cars. Although railroad workers will chase off trespassers, or call police, rail yards are huge, and typically, pretty easy for a tagger to get into and not be noticed after they do. Note that trespassing in a rail yard is not recommended, as it is an incredibly dangerous place. Railroad workers know what trains and cars are moving, and when, and where. A tagger wouldn’t, and might be unpleasantly surprised by a moving train. There’s a rail yard near here. I see the trains pass through town, and I pass the yard when I drive along the highway. Some of the graffiti on the rail cars is really good, just as good as a mural in a building, really. Fun to watch when you’re sitting in your car, waiting for the train to go through the crossing. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trains-a-moving-art-show/1020147/7 "2025-06-26T09:47:12Z")
Thanks LSL Guy. It’s still pretty crazy. I’ve got so many lose ends to tie up I look like a shag rug. It’s coming together though, the new place is perfect. As Hawkeye Pierce said - “One step at a time, like a mine field” It has been nice to see that moving art show. I was concerned about the train tracks at first, but it’s not troublesome at all. My wife and I like it, it’s kinda cool… I’m sure it will become totally ignored, but I hope to keep watching those moving murals. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trains-a-moving-art-show/1020147/8 "2025-06-26T12:28:22Z")
How about some pics ?! ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trains-a-moving-art-show/1020147/9 "2025-06-26T13:09:44Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > I’m getting out of the high mountains. I _just now_ realized your user handle is ‘Alpine’ backwards. Congrats on your new start with the moving art show! ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trains-a-moving-art-show/1020147/10 "2025-06-26T14:01:48Z")
OK. I’m terrible at this… Moose in yard by pond. About a week ago. [[Album] imgur.com ![](https://i.imgur.com/OfS5ovq.jpeg?fb "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/a/4U8gPg0) Picture of Mt Bross from our deck. Bross is a 14,000 foot peak, Lincoln is another fourteener but not in the photo, it’s just to the right. [[Album] imgur.com ![](https://i.imgur.com/idXkvAj.jpeg?fb "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/a/O9puCnH) Here is the house on [Realtor.com](http://Realtor.com). I usually stay a bit more anonymous but this can’t hurt, it’s out there - [https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/M2817408018](https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/M2817408018) Link won’t insert, will need to copy/paste into a browser. Wanna make a deal ? ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trains-a-moving-art-show/1020147/11 "2025-06-26T14:04:16Z")
> [@solost](#): > > I _just now_ realized your user handle is ‘Alpine’ backwards. Yeah. It fits. I live in the alpine zone. Above 10,000 feet. It finally got me though. After 33 years, I’m moving lower. Good by plow truck, hello lawn mower. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trains-a-moving-art-show/1020147/12 "2025-06-26T14:20:35Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > Yeah. It fits. I live in the alpine zone. Above 10,000 feet. It finally got me though. After 33 years, I’m moving lower. Are you going to change your user handle to ‘eniplabus’ or ‘enatnom’, then? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trains-a-moving-art-show/1020147/13 "2025-06-26T14:20:40Z")
Nice place – a bit outside my price range. SA for you new place – how loud are the trains? I have tracks ~1 mile away and usually only hear the horns – if there are no road crossings near that would not be an issue. There are a bunch of houses on the Mississippi River near me with tracks \< 50 ft from the backs of the houses – as you say maybe you get used to it. Brian ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trains-a-moving-art-show/1020147/14 "2025-06-26T14:29:44Z")
> [@rsat3acr](#): > > If someone painted the same stuff on your car, house or some prized possession would you still have the same attitude? I’m with you. I think that also applies to block walls. But the SD hive mind has spoken. Graffiti is art, and our kind are philistines. > [@Jophiel](#): > > If my car or home was a big ugly rust-colored rectangle, I might. I will give you they are rectangles, by their nature, but they are not all rust colored. Before: [![](https://www.bnsf.com/images/refrigerated.jpg) ](https://www.bnsf.com/images/refrigerated.jpg) after: [![](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2GEENGN/refrigerated-rail-cars-passing-through-bealville-california-2GEENGN.jpg) ](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2GEENGN/refrigerated-rail-cars-passing-through-bealville-california-2GEENGN.jpg) I know which one I prefer. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trains-a-moving-art-show/1020147/15 "2025-06-26T14:29:49Z")
> [@N9IWP](#): > > how loud are the trains? I have tracks ~1 mile away and usually only hear the horns There are no close crossings so they don’t blow their horns much. It’s a very straight section of track. No clickity clack which I though would be cool, but would probably drive me over the edge. Rails must be welded. You can hear the trains when outside. And inside if you don’t have music on. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trains-a-moving-art-show/1020147/16 "2025-06-26T14:37:46Z")
That’s a beautiful home in beautiful surroundings. I’m not surprised it took you a decade to get up the gumption to move away once it was already kinda difficult. I’m pleased to know I correctly guessed the color of the famous plow truck too. ---
**Author:** ![minor7flat5](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minor7flat5/32/258_2.png) [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trains-a-moving-art-show/1020147/17 "2025-06-26T14:38:12Z")
I would love to go there with some rolls of Kodak Tri-X or TMax and shoot lots of cool black-and-white photos. And the sound of a train in the distance has always been soothing to me. Fifty feet behind one’s back door, not so much. But farther away, pretty neat. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trains-a-moving-art-show/1020147/18 "2025-06-26T14:39:34Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > I know which one I prefer. Well, yeah, I think it was obvious from context that the OP was talking about cars with artistic graffiti rather than just cars that have been tagged. I actually have no real strong stance on “graffiti is art” just that it felt like a silly question to ask “If you like this HERE, does that mean you want it THERE?” ---
**Author:** ![minor7flat5](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minor7flat5/32/258_2.png) [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trains-a-moving-art-show/1020147/19 "2025-06-26T14:41:31Z")
I look at it like this: It’s there, and I’ll make my own art by capturing it on film. I have a fun photo I took last year under a bridge where there are the words “Anti Graffiti Paint” stenciled in the center of a huge amount of elaborate graffiti. And the artists kept a 6 inch border around the words. I found the irony to be artistic. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trains-a-moving-art-show/1020147/20 "2025-06-26T14:43:09Z")
> [@solost](#): > > Are you going to change your user handle to ‘eniplabus’ or ‘enatnom’, then? 😃 Heh. Interesting thought. But like a boy can leave the country, the country always stays with the boy. Same with the mountains. I’ve been at altitude for over half of my 64 years. The challenges defined and built me. That will always be there, even if I move to the beach I’ll be a ‘Mountain Man’ I’m not a Grizzly Adams or Jerimiah Johnson. I’m a clean shaven programmer. I’ll always be ‘enipla’ [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trains-a-moving-art-show/1020147.md?page=2)