Facts About The Great Depression That Aren’t As Dark And Gloomy As You’re Expecting

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Since no one could afford to take transportation, many people took the train. No, they didn’t buy tickets — in fact, it was much scarier than that. Jumping trains became very popular in the 30s. Daring guys would hang onto the outsides of trains so that they didn’t have to pay.

Close to 50,000 people were either killed or injured because of this. Almost 6,500 of those were from the “bulls.” These were brutal guards hired by the train companies to ensure that the only people riding the trains were paying customers.