Tom; apropos of your comment to be nice and polite; about two or so years ago I was set up across the NS Pittsburgh Line from the station in Huntingdon, PA. I was a good 20-25 feet back from the tracks when a Ford Explorer pulled up and the driver identified himself as an NS special agent. I introduced myself and shook his hand.
He told me he’d been watching me for about 15 minutes and had originally intended to cite me for trespassing on railroad property. (I’ll note I saw no signs indicating this when I pulled in off of 4th Street.) He then continued he had changed his mind as I was behaving in a safe manner, staying away from the tracks and maintaining good situational awareness. His only criticism, he said, was that I was wearing a CSX Atlanta Division trainman’s hat. 😉
We ended up chatting for about 30 minutes before he drove off, leaving me with the admonition to “stay safe!”
Curt
