robmcc posted:I certainly enjoy railfanning. If anything, watching and photographing 1:1 action helps drive my 1:48 passion. Like some have said, it's the few idiots that don't respect the right-of-ways and trespass that cast a dim light on the rest of us. Actually, there's been lots of stories of railroad employees liking some of the railfans hanging around. It helps deter some of the vandalism to their property.
Joe K. - I still like watching fire trucks too!
Rob
Exactly!! I keep CSX and NS toll free numbers (I got them off crossing signage) in case I spot something 'amiss' while I'm rail fanning... As with most things, a few idiots ruin things for the rest of us.. A friend of mine, now deceased, was an investigator for a major southeastern RR.. I found it hard to believe some of the stuff he told me that people do on/around railroad property.. Another friend, a retired CSX engineer, told me about some of the crazy/stupid stuff he'd seen while running freight trains....
