We Ride By Train Volume 2 is complete, and for sale! The second edition in this epic series has arrived. We have been working non stop to bring a taste of the huge West Coast movement taking place on the railroad. This is not your run of the mill film, this will be a classic!
The We Ride By Train film concept began as something simple. Initially we wanted to make a film documenting the artwork on freight trains that circulate the Northern Nevada area so we went to work collecting footage of railroad activity in our vicinity. We wanted to present to the public this colorfully ubiquitous movement In hopes of giving the average citizen a glimpse into a largely secretive subculture. We here at WRBT find the volume of work that has been produced on North American trains in the last 20 years astounding and decided to use this fascination of ours as an impetus to document this phenomenon that’s spreading nation wide with absolute vigor.
Throughout the creative process, the film began to expand and take on a life of its own. While spending time on the rails we bumped into a menagerie of characters ranging from overzealous Railroad Police to weathered tramps with tales of wide travel and the hardships that come with life on the rails. We walked miles of tracks, hunted down abandoned train yards, spoke with various graffiti writers and explored ghostly and obscure railroad lines. Through all these experiences our perspectives grew as well as our respect for the numerous dedicated and prolific writers pursuing the freedom that follows the iron road into an endless horizon. We Ride By Train offers a glimpse into a mysterious side of life that most people don’t get to see, and quite possibly, a side that some never wanted to.
The long awaited
second edition of the documentary, We Ride By Train has finally arrived! Since the huge success of Vol.1 we have been working diligently to up the ante, and push the envelope of what a freight train DVD looks like. Vol.2 promises to do just that.
The action packed DVD features many of the West Coast’s finest and most active Train Artists along with others from all across the nation. With over 60 minutes of footage, we hope that you can visually experience some of the beauty and brawn that freight trains display.
With over 1 million freight trains scattered across North America, it seems there will never be a shortage of clean panels for artists to create their work on. For us this is good news because we’ll be trying our best to document and show case many more miles of painted steel for the cultural preservation and viewing pleasure of many.
