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[quote user="RRKen"][quote user="Bucyrus"] Quick question: Why has trespassing become such a hot issue all of a sudden?  Is it all in reaction to 911?[/quote] As Zugman said, Liability.    I for July,  for every railfan seen, we had 11 trespassers a day on the average around the yard.   I noted that on one day, 21 people using the yard as a short cut.      Just for the mere reason they  did not want to walk up the overpass.   Twice in July, we had people, non-employees,  walking across the service tracks to take photos.  Twice in July, we had people on ATV's on the tracks of an industrial lead (arrested finally, ATV's confiscated for reasons other than trespassing).     Attempted theft of wire in town, three cases, one subject detained (caught in the act by a signal maintainer).   Five kids playing chicken on a RR bridge in town.   Four cases of illegal dumping.   One case of attempted theft of bridge bolts (foreman interupted him).    One case of stolen ties.   One case of damage to warning devices (arrested for various warrants).   Attempted theft of a stop sign  (held by police for warrants).  One case of shopping cart left on tracks (now scrap).  One case of a brush fire started on the property.  Numerous people chased off of railroad property because they were trying to hop a train coming from a "hobo convention".    No count on the number of near misses at grade crossings in town.   Thanks to MCPD and all crafts involved for the information.   Does this answer the question?   [/quote]I understand that liability is the main reason that railroads enforce no trespassing laws.  My question asks what has changed since the 1960-1980 period, for instance, that has placed the trespassing issue on the front burner.  Perhaps it is because there are more people and more trespassing today than in the past.  But, even so, that trespass increase would have happened gradually, whereas the trespassing enforcement issued seems to have exploded onto the scene just recently.
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