FAMOUS: A Portrait Of A Freight Train Graffiti Legend

A moving portrait of freight train graffiti legend FAMOUS

Created by : James Williams

[areeff]

This whole video is like a lesson on what not to do, how not to act, and why being humble is so important.

[thomash]

If you have to call yourself a legend you’re not actually a legend.

[bsat]

Love it. I work at a coal mine and see tons of train cars a day with some awesome stuff. Big ups to PYRE!

[richrichard]

Word up, bro - I agree with you on nearly every point you make. I especially like your philosophy on hitting trains. When I'm painting, I'm in in the zone - it's just me and the train, and nothing else matters, as you put it. That's one reason I've always preferred to paint alone. Even when I used to go out with my partner, or a crew, I'd usually find my own car and spot in the yard away from the other writers so I could get into that mind-frame. BTW, I've seen your work running before. Glad I found you here on the YouTubes. For the past ten years I've mostly just been shooting pictures, and I just recently started recording videos. Though I do still get up every once in a while when the circumstances are right. I'll keep an eye out for your work and I'll be watching your videos. Peace and respect.

[Culture_Conservationist]

FAMUS: a portrait of a toy with an overinflated ego.

[CANControlGRAFFITI]

Don't paint on freights when your learning, that's wack.

[dani]

I LOVE seeing graffiti on the boxcars as I wait for the train to pass. The talent of these people is

[onlychld]

Sounds like he just regurgitated every graff movie he has ever seen. never seen a famous piece before watching this video and i bench all day. idk man feels this video is opposite of "LEgEnD". feel bad for those panels lol

[davidday]

train legend should equal 2000+ or at least 10 or more whole cars. when you think of legendary you should point to people like ICH that have done like 4500 panels not even including hollows or single throws. just my 2 cents. 500 panels isn't no small feat by any means but just keep the talk of legends to the people that actually put decades of work out there.

[JoeFpoc]

I like the graffiti, i work next to a rail yard so it gives me something to read while we have down time.

[Lillulu.]

The feeling of being in the train yard and being in between trains is one of the best feeling ever

[michaelhargis]

Typically, how much money does a good train artist spend on paint? Where do you buy the paint in large quantities and with regularity purchases? Do paint suppliers/stores suspect that the paint is going to be used for graffiti? I've thought for years of doing a book on train art. Pictures of art, interviews with the artists and possibly the train companies input on it all. I may do it someday soon. I dig the art.... It's cool. Keep up the good work and best wishes to you all. Peace ☮️

[RogueExploration]

This is so cool..I am not a writer but I am a huge fan of graffiti I travel around the bi state area Illinois/Missouri exploring various structures and obscured area's buildings and so forth and I always make sure to feature graffiti in my videos... subbed your channel 👍

[jimmace]

I work at the union pacific railroad yard in North Little Rock AR and I take pictures of what I call railroad art

[bugbomb]

I like it don't understand most of it but when your setting at a crossing it cool to recognize the same work elsewhere or maybe it the same

[ADHD_Viddys]

As a conductor, this is funny. But it makes work a little more fun I guess, looking at some of the paint lol

[jesusmarquez]

Hey James Williams ima huge fan of benching freights graffiti artist/tagger photographer i really like your videos keep em up i’m currently 19 already graduated from high school and now i wanna do what you do looks fun advice tips recommendations pls i’ve been practicing sketches on a canvas sick 💯💯💯👍👍👍👍👌👌👌🔥🔥🔥

[patswayze]

Legend? Just cause his name is famous doesnt mean he is...

[KGrind]

I go to the train yards just to see the artwork & I always pull my phone out if a train is crossing

[Culture_Conservationist]

If this guy is a legend then so am I and everyone in my crews. This shit is a joke. I've been writing for twenty years and have about 10K bench flicks and have NEVER come across one of this dude's panels. Funny guys.