Over the years, I have found that many "real railroaders" are quite pleasant to talk with once they see you are not being stupid and interested in what they do.. I've been invited into the locomotive cab by engineers on multiple occasions.. I carry a notebook of train pictures with me when I go 'train spotting' just in case the railroad police are curious as to what I'm doing.. I obey the rules and certainly don't act as if I 'own' the railroad.. 99% of my interaction with railroad employees has been positive....
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