Park Junction, Philadelphia, PA, 2010.Too many pixels, not enough focus, at flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/44#photography

A single railroad track, receding into the distance, in a lonely urban area behind some houses. Almost everything is in soft focus. A railroad milepost, marked "O QA" is in sharp focus at left. There's a hobo-style graffiti tag on the milepost.
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@mattblaze @davebiff I think I still have my Symbol Sourcebook here somewhere. It’s a designer’s reference book of symbols across a fair bit of history. It includes a section on many of these hobo symbols. If I recall, this one means something like “railroad police/others will rob or assault you here”. At least I hope I still have the book, checking out used copies and they’re not inexpensive!

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