[2] Born to a broken home in Ohio, he was shunted from father to mother to aunt to married siblings.
In 1931, at the age of 14, Graham began riding the rails as a hobo during the Great Depression.
In 1969 he returned to the hobo life for another eleven years, finally retiring in 1980.
[3] Maury Graham adopted the nickname "Steam Train" in 1969, when the "Golden Spike Special" steam train came through Ohio, returning home from the 100th anniversary of the completion of the first US transcontinental railroad.
[2] Mr. Maurice Graham died due to complications from a stroke at the Northcrest Nursing Home in Napoleon, Ohio.