"Ya gotta put something ON the table, before you can put your feet UNDER the table."

Video - WGBH documentary Riding the Rails

PBS | At the height of the Great Depression, more than a quarter million teenagers were living on the road in America, many criss-crossing the country by illegally hopping freight trains. This film tells the story of ten of these teenage hobos -- from the reasons they left home to what they experienced -- all within the context of depression-era America.