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Larry: <br /> That makes a lot of sense....I am also sure, now that I think about it, that it woud seem stupid, for example, that I would see a loco in a UP yard and either 1)know what kind it is and have an opinion about it even though I had never been on it or know anything about operating it (see any "EMD vs GE debate) or 2) take the time to look it up on the UP website....after all it is just a tool the real railroader works with....I don't know or care about the specs on the forklifts in the storeroom where I work..... <br />I guess I can also see someone in a yard drooling over some 4000+ hp monster and not bothering to notice another one bearing down on him.........I am also sure railroading is not always as "cool" and adventurous as it looks, and what is the foamer gonna do when he hires on and finds out that the "cool" EMD is kinda hot and uncomfortable inside, and most of the time your'e not highballing @70 mph but crawling @7?As far as trespassing and vandalism goes, I grew up 200'from RR tracks (Southern) and other than crossing them have never trespassed, hopped a moving or stationary freight, stolen anything etc.I realize that all of those negative issues exist but I just hate that the worst is often assumed with regards to people who admire your profession.
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