#RIPbonesFUA

Still doesn't feel true that BONES is no longer with us.  We hope he's Resting In Paint above!  He was a real burner and had a simple but complex style that is difficult to bite.

He was a freight king! He didn't earn that by tags, throwies and whatevers... he did full burners and killed it every time!

RIP bones FUA

Train Hopping

Have you seen the videos we uploaded last month?  Check out our YouTube Page where we have posted several new videos.  Part 1-4 of our Train Hopping series is up and gaining views!  Like and follow us and help support as we grow and try and bring you more content!

Tuesdays Underground Lowdown

Short 2:59 clip of legend KING157 getting up on an ARMN.  Even though it's so short, it's also dope to see a legend in action, especially getting up what they're known for.  He even threw in one of his well known characters for good measure.  We just want to know why not any kind of interview?  Seriously, just a 30 seconds whatever about anything would have completed this video.  Definitely a recommend...

(7 out of 10)

BazookaFilms77 on YouTube has a lot of short videos we'll be scoping out and will try and post the better ones.

Freight Friday

For this Freight Friday we have 3 heavy hitters who burned down this ran auto train.   Starting with SIZE21 then COUPER and last SONE.

Tuesday's Underground Lowdown

It's been a minute since our last post but we're back.  A lot of personal setbacks have put Graff Inc Trades on hold.  This is a force that can't be stopped thought so it's moving forward.

For this Tuesday's Underground Lowdown we are looking at Dirty Handz.  We were not expecting such a sick video to come out of Europe, but we seriously underestimated the European creativity and style. This dude narrates as he goes to most major European cities and destroys passenger train after passenger train! The narrator and the artists he meets up with puts most U.S. writers to shame especially when they travel to New York City and destroy the MTA's subway cars.  They even manage to get up and do 4 whole cars! This video was really well put together and organized and we have watched this video many times.  Along with their graffiti Euro styles, the soundtrack in this video has European style too it, but that should be a given and is definitely not a minus. 

(8 out of 10)

Freight Fridays Feature Fix

 This weeks Freight Fix is a recently buffed former St Lawrence Railroad car.  From WikiPedia, "The St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad (reporting mark SLR), known as St-Laurent et Atlantique Quebec (reporting mark SLQ) in Canada, is a short line railway operating between Portland, Maine on the Atlantic Ocean and Montreal, Quebec on the St. Lawrence River. It crosses the Canada-U.S. border at Norton, Vermont, and is owned by short line operator Genesee and Wyoming.

The line was built by the Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad in the U.S. and the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railway in Canada, meeting at Island Pond, Vermont south of the Canada–United States border. Major communities served include Portland and Lewiston in Maine; Berlin, New Hampshire; Island Pond, Vermont; and Sherbrooke and Montreal in Quebec."
  The markings of the old NSL were for the St Lawrence and Raquette River Railroad.  We weren't able to find any information regarding this railroad which we find to be compelling.

Freight Fridays Feature Fix

Todays Freight Fridays is meant to be served with some syrup.  It's all about the waffle cars and how delicious they can be to the freight world.  Helps give the car some character and any piece to stand out that much more.
This weeks freight is a small burner piece by REPAE (1UP).  Enjoy the weekend and stay safe!.

Freight Fridays Feature Fix

 Todays Freight Fridays Feature Fix is brought to by the letters, U-P-F-E.  The letters stand for, Union Pacific Fruit Express which was a mechanical refrigerated boxcars (reefers) owned by the Union Pacific Railroad Company.  This car was equipped with a mechanical apparatus for furnishing protection against heat and/or cold. The apparatus was operated by diesel power rather than from the car axle.  The diesel fuel stain on the tank that hung below the car was a signature look for these cars.  These cars were either scrapped or painted and converted to what is now the Union Pacifics, ARMN's.

It was around 2005 that the Union Pacific company started to convert and scrap these style of reefers.  The purpose was to replace the mechanical apparatus to a more high-tech/fuel efficient, modern cooling equipment.  Reefers are hard sought out by graffiti writers and the UPFE's were loved but the fact the UP railroad company painted the converted cars to white makes them more desirable.  The ARMN identification letters come from the former American Refrigerator Transit Company that the UP took over in the 70's and is now a subsidiary of them.

The Freight Fridays Feature Fix tributes are pieces done by MECA and COLT45.  The MECA freight (above) was a cleanly done silver simple style piece dissed by an unknown assailant.  The COLT45 piece is pretty fresh but being it was inbetween the lines made the photo difficult to get but it's a perspective any freight graffiti writer understands.  The last image is a before and after of the UPFE's.  As dope as the white ARMN's are, there will always be a special place for the UPFE's.

Enjoy your Freight Fridays Feature Fix and stay safe!