In the 1930s the economic situation was bad for poor people all over the United States. There was no work for men or for women. Hoboing, also called riding the rails, was a common method of traveling for people with no money who were looking for work. People jumped onto moving trains then climbed into an empty freight train box; that is unless they were lucky enough to sneak on while the train was at a stop. A lot of traveling was done this way by people looking for jobs so they could afford to eat.
The Event and Immediate Aftermath
On March 25, 1931 two ...
