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"Hobbist or Terrorist?" in Time Magazine

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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by tree68 People always fear what they don't understand. That ceramic thimble foamer hasn't a clue as to why we'd want to watch trains, so we are to be feared. I work with enough security specialists to know that they can be pretty paranoid. In times like this, people actually listen to their blathering. Groups such as us are our own worst enemies in one way - we keep a low profile, partly from years of doing a little surreptious tresspassing to get a little better shot, partly because people don't understand why we do what we do, so we don't even bother to try explaining. People don't know we exist, so when we come to the fore - watch out! When I visited the Durand, MI depot last fall there were several folks quietly watching the action, talking, and listening to their scanners; I had camera in hand. Hardly a threat, unless a fear-monger gets ahold if it. Then we are spies, and worse. I'd love some sort of ID, especially if it had an official flavor to it. Then, if you were sitting in an appropriate area, watching the action, and were challenged, you could show the ID and say "It's OK officer..." Of course, I'm sure that getting the ID would involve somehow acknowleging that you shouldn't trespass, etc, etc; so getting caught doing so would be that much worse. [/quote] That's an excellent idea! Maybe Trains could develope and sponser such (and pass the cost on to us) It could be a good standardized way to inform the rr police that your a fan and not the enemy.
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