Riding+the+Rails

=Riding the Rails =

PBS Teen Hobos Video

In the PSB video those who rode the rails talked about the reasons that they left home. The two main reasons was to find work and adventure. Because of the crash of the stock market, October 29, 1929, a lot of families found themselves homeless and hungry. Older children would leave home to find work to help support the family or they left so as not to be a burden to their families and support themselves. There were others who left home for the adventure of riding the trains and seeing new things as they traveled from city to city.