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Actually I worked for 2 years for the railroad, and also have my engineers card.  I know all about train crews and where you are trespassing on RR property.  The 50 feet does play a whole big part in the safety factor.  You are correct.  There are some portions like roads that the rail roads on that have signs posted.  I agree that some officers should go bullistick.  There is one railfan that I have seen in Peoria that was maybe 15 feet from the tracks.  If I was an officer of the law I would have went bolistic.  He would have been in the back of the car in just a matter of seconds.  Some think that nothing will happen so they can get the perfect photo.  9 times out of 10 they are correct, but then you have that one time when a car just rolls over.  Railroad employees are federal employees.  This is why if a train hits and kills someone the train crew does not have to obide by what the police officer says.  He will ask for a drivers license and the train crew is not supost to give it to them at all.  They can see the enginners card, but that is it.  Yes, you are correct that the trespassing is a sticky situation.  But 50 feet from the center of the track in either direction is railroad property.  Railroad officals have identifaction that states there position with the railroad.  If they ask you to go with them , then ask for the ID.  If they cant produce it, then you are right you dont know why they really are.
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