Re: "trestleking" and "endless tracks" anecdotes:
This is not intended as an upbraiding toward the above posters, I trust they learned a lot from their incident that they shared.
However, their incidents do bring up the point for us all to be very aware of, in that we are best served to never foul the tracks. On an operating RR, doing so is illegal (trespassing), and on a tourist operation where access is permitted, doing so is putting yourself at risk.
One of the most stressed rules in railroading is:
"Expect a train on any track in either direction at any time."
Enjoy your love of trains and knock yerself out doing so, but PLEASE, for your own safety: Do not foul the tracks.
Andre
