# 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:** 5\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trains-a-moving-art-show/1020147/41 "2025-06-26T21:30:00Z")
My apartment is about 30 feet from a freight line. The first time when I was here, the train came right through my living room. Within a few weeks, though, the only time I even notice them is when I’m trying to talk on the phone at the time. And it meant like a 15% decrease in my rent. I haven’t noticed much graffiti on the cars, though, neither art nor tagging. ---
**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, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trains-a-moving-art-show/1020147/42 "2025-06-26T22:10:37Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > My apartment is about 30 feet from a freight line. YIkes, 30 feet. How fast do your they go? Just a guess but the ones around here might reach 20mph. Typically two engines in front and often a pusher. Biggest one I’ve seen was 120 cars. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trains-a-moving-art-show/1020147/43 "2025-06-26T22:11:24Z")
He should change it to level, only backwards. ---
**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, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trains-a-moving-art-show/1020147/44 "2025-06-26T22:49:59Z")
I’m curious if you will ever see a Listen Bird in the rail graffiti. Google “listen bird graffiti” to see some examples. Apparently, the Listen Bird got his start in Edmonton in about 2003. I lived in Edmonton for a few years starting in 2005, and I remember him well, on everything from walls to mailboxes. But over the years, he’s been spreading to other cities. I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s made his way onto a few railcars by now. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trains-a-moving-art-show/1020147/45 "2025-06-27T00:42:58Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s made his way onto a few railcars by now. I’ll be looking for this critter the next time I’m waiting on a train! > [@enipla](#): > > but the ones around here might reach 20mph. Typically two engines in front and often a pusher. The freights through our town generally slow down to about 35-40 while travelling in the city limits, then get back up to speed in the open country. I’ve seen as many as four engines in front, but it’s generally 2-3 in front, with a pusher at the end, or sometimes in the middle. `100-120 cars is a common length; some are longer. (Yes, I still count the cars!) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trains-a-moving-art-show/1020147.md?page=2)