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Alright there, "hommie". Perhaps we aren't all as luckey as you, to have a job on the Railroad, but I can tell you right now, I have pitched a tent trackside more times than I can count containers on a "stack train". I have never been awakened by an exploding tank car of toxic chemicals landing in my lap in the middle of the night. Railfanning is by nature, a somewhat risky hobby, but I think you are getting a little carried-away here. <br /> Once in a while we even help the railroads. I recall one night at Schoolcraft Michigan, when my cousin and me went to the diamonds to watch trains at about 2:00 am. We noticed about a 6 inch chunk of rail missing in the diamond, and luckily, the "Trunk" still had lineside dispatcher phone boxes, (this one was not locked) <br />and I was able to reach the dispatcher and warn the railroad of the defect. We probably prevented a disaster, but were met with skeptisism from all the officials, except the train crew. They were the only ones that were grateful for our effort. <br /> Todd C.
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