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By:Gary Everhart
Dates:1/13/2014 - 1/13/2014
Album Info:Caught sight of two boxcars with one door open. According to some hobo slang dictionaries, these would be called "one eyed bandits" compared to "vista view" or "scenery cruiser" if both doors had been open!
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A CSX "One-Eyed Bandit"
Title:  A CSX "One-Eyed Bandit"
Description:  Great example of what a hobo would call a "one-eyed bandit" with the one open door.
Photo Date:  1/13/2014  Upload Date: 2/1/2015 10:06:20 AM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  73   Comments: 0
East Erie Commercial "One-Eyed Bandit"
Title:  East Erie Commercial "One-Eyed Bandit"
Description:  Here is a second example of what a hobo would call a "one-eyed bandit", a boxcar with one open door, compared to "vista view" or "scenery cruiser" if both doors had been open. This car also happens to be new to this site.
Photo Date:  1/13/2014  Upload Date: 2/1/2015 10:06:28 AM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  87   Comments: 1


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