"Riding the Rails" on CBS News Sunday Morning

This Bill Geist segment on the National Hobo Convention held in Britt, Iowa appeared on the CBS News Sunday Morning television show on September 28, 2008.

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[sjtom57]

Had the makings of a great story but fell flat within the first 2 minutes. Most of those guys remind me of a bunch of wannabees who going riding with their laptops, cell phones and all the other modern useless junk. Thumbs way way down.

[mountholyoke]

RESPECT to Stretch and Burlington Dog K-9

[BURNERUGK]

Is water bed lou alive???

[headmouse]

@sjtom57 How many cell phones and laptops did you see in this video? I didn't see any either.

[dinoateme]

I met Stretch in a McDonalds parking lot and gave him he asked for a bowl of dog food for Burlington

[MrWorminater]

when is the next one, I want to go. I'm working on a documentary idea.

[TheMALT211]

fuck ya, i make there one day. if i can ever catch the right train

[klorel400]

thanks for not putting a negative aspect on us.

[Masterphonic]

Nice, Elizabeth Cotten singing Freight Train at the end

[logansryche]

fortunate to meet Stretch and Burlington at this years railroad days in rochelle. good turn out.

[slamminhole69]

the rails are a lonely, lonely place...at least they were for me