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Retired hobos life on rails told by Jerry Buck
Richmond AP report profiles Al Gamby known as knight of the road a longtime hobo who rode freight trains from youth to retirement. He explains life on the rails the risks the camaraderie and the shift from hitchhiking to modern travel while reflecting on a century of hoboes and his own final career building a massive centrifuge simulator in Downey California.
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Jerry Buck
America
Richmond
Anind
Florida
Alter
Milwaukee
al Gamby
Dloven
Bradenton Herald
Freshimenis
Tom Getis
Thea
Devi
Arapdenton
Tom
Aif
Jiko Miyself
Pho
Jeff Davis
Bob
Elkhart
Ind
Toledo
Ohio
Tg 4
Calif
Downey
Mary
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