Benching Freights, Part 2

Here are 3 photos scanned from negatives from some of my early rolls of film. That was also one of the first of many Onorok freights I caught during those early years. Circa, 2000.

Richmond’s railroad history goes way back! Today we still see a fair amount of rail traffic. Norfolk Southern’s single track runs through Richmond from Cincinnati, Ohio to Ft. Wayne, Indiana, in what they call the New Castle District. Watching trains is called “benching” by graffiti writers. Benching freights was my first exposure to graffiti from outside the area, and even still today you can see graffiti from all over the country, Canada, and even Mexico roll by. From time-to-time I will be posting classic photos of freight train graffiti passing through Richmond, IN.