A teen’s hobo castle — the 1930 decrepit boxcar that a high school sophomore bought for $1 to restore and donate to a museum — can stay in the side yard of the 15-year-old’s family home despite ...

There are two versions of the story of how Britt, Iowa, became the Hobo Capital of America. The official version, as told by Bill Eckels, a volunteer guide at Britt’s Hobo Museum who also answers to ...

He s rubbed shoulders with the likes of Boxcar Debbie, Florida Boy Blue, Pinky and, of course, Road Hog USA, who robbed a bank and gave the money to the homeless. His own name is Frog, nothing more, ...

A “boxcar denizen” (aka hobo) was apprehended in a freight car at the Spokane International Depot, along with some intriguing reading material. Roscoe Nichols, 27, was reading “The Truth About Mind ...