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[quote user="Ted Marshall"]If I could offer a suggestion to reduce the likelyhood of being 'hassled' it would be to dress the part when railfanning, especially if you're going to find yourself on railroad property or in a bad part of town adjacent to railroad property. By this, I mean wearing jeans vs. shorts, steel toe boots vs. sneakers or flip-flops, safety glasses and  a reflective safety vest. It's been my experience that by dressing safely and conspicuously the authorities and otherwise undesired company (bums, transients, hoodlums, etc.) tend to leave me alone and the train crews usually give me a big wave or a toot on the horn. You may think that's a little over the top, perhaps it is, but it works for me. I draw the line at wearing a hard hat though... That would definitely be over the top, pun intended. [(-D][/quote]A shirt with a train photo or a railroad logo would help too, provided it doesn't look like you're trying to pretend you're working for that railroad... that would be hard to explain. You could put a rolled up TRAINS magazine in your back pocket too...
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