Eddy Joe Cotton on the Hobo Life

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Eddy Joe Cotton has been riding the rails for almost a decade. He’s the author of “Hobo: A Young Man’s Thoughts on Trains and Tramping in America.” He tells Steve Paulson that the a hobo spends most of his life waiting for one of three things: a bottle, love and the next freight. He says the hardships of life on the road are matched by the allure of the freedom.