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What are you so worried about? At age 45, I've been "nabbed" by railroad police perhaps half a dozen times, with the worst outcome being an escort off the property. Last year I got nailed by a maintenance of way superintendant, who "had" to do something, cause his 6 subordinates were looking on, so I just told him the truth, it was a lil journey down memory lane, we had a talk anout "foamers" and how crazy they all were with their radios, train logs etc,...and then he wished me well, told me to be careful, and that was about the end of it. Bear in mind that if a railroad cop is the one to catch you, there's probably a good chance that's because the RR has experianced high theft or vandalism in the area, and "that" is why the cop is there in the first place, and running away is tantamount to saying "I'm guilty" in their mind. Instead, walk right towards them like they have something to tell you that is interesting, act like you didn't know it was wrong for you to be where you were, and gladly leave when he tells you to beat it and you should be ok. Also, display the behavior of staying well away from moving equipment, so that "switcher" crew doesn't have to worry about you getting yerself hurt if they "fail to call you in" and you should be OK, aa far as my own experiances have proven. I think the railroads have come of the opinion that "bystanders" are a part of the equation they can never totally eliminate, and you can greatly improve your prospects by knowing your place, being a cooperative member of the "team", and just reralize that the RR cop has a job to do to, let him do it, even if that means waliking up to him so he can tell you to get the @R%&$@ out of there. And realize that if the RR has been experiancing lits of signal lights being vandalized in the area, a pellet pistol in your pocket is gonna do you no good at all. Leave it at home.
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