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<p>[quote user="Semper Vaporo"]</p> <p>I've said it before and I'll say it again...</p> <p> </p> <p>Railfans may sometimes have small pins representing their favouite RR, or aspect of RR'ing, on their hats, but I have yet to see one paint their faces with greasepaint in the livery of a RR or wear a "cheese hat" or some other outlandish outward showing of their devotion to some aspect of RR'ing. (The way some Footballer's do.)</p> <p>I have yet to see one wearing a multi-color "rainbow" wig and clown outfit sitting at a grade crossing trying to influence the employees they are watching into making some particular move. (Like I see the dork trying to influence a pitcher at Baseball games on TV.)</p> <p>And I know of no railfan that needs scantily clad young women jumping up and down in front of them to keep their interest up in what is happening on the rails. (The likes of which basketball and football fans do.)</p> <p>As a "sport", train watching is rather self sustaining and not in need of artificially engendered excitement.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p>[/quote]</p> <p>Very well put. Thanks. I had a blast today catching a CSX run North up the Callahan Sub from Baldwin. I unexpectedly had the chance to pace it... Then catch it again at another crossing around MP17ish. Video can be found on my YouTube Channel Gracebeliever077. But I was like a little kid almost on that 17MP catch. I was heading to St. George, GA for some Norfolk Southern action and lucked up. It was a blast. I think I am still wiping a little foam off my sleeve. LOL. </p>
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