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Graffiti has probably become the most commonly practiced form of vandalism, next to busting out signal and crossing lights. A few months ago, I saw a group of kids placing rocks and bottles on the track before a train came and had sat off to the side waiting for the rain to come. It's obvious to tell that vandalism has gotten worse. Now most class 1 Railroads have there own police departments, some even with K-9 Units. Police have also taken more close watch to Railroad Right of ways and their property. About a year or two ago near my house, a teenager was spraying a car on a stopped train on a double track mainline - on a curve. He was standing on the other track doing his "work" when Amtrak clipped him at 70 miles per hour, kiling him. His parents Sued Union Pacific, saying that their son was just expressing his talent for art, and was not doing any harm to anyone. I'm not sure if they won or not, but it just goes to show how much trust railfans have lost from the railroads and the police. What is worse is that some policeman can't tell if you're a train watcher, or someone about to vandalize. I've become "friends" with BNSF's Springfield, Missouri Policeman, and the Franklin County Sheriff has my name and address. The Springfield policeman understood what I was doing, and did not have a problem, but the Sheriff did not. I would never do anything to harm any railroad, and I help whenever possible. The worst thing I've done, and still do sometimes, is put a penny on the track, -which I'm sure everyone has done! I just got my first 2002 penny, I can already tell you, it's doomed!
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