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Re: Is Being a Railfan Un-American?
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Not exactly a reply to anything already written, rather a reply to the article in the April issue of Trains. At no time did I ever consider myself UnAmerican, before 9-11 and after 9-11. I do a lot of railfanning, taking photos and shooting video.. even produce train videos for sale. I'm amazed that such a term would even be considered for a true railfanner. I see what's going on in this country in the name of "Liberalism," abortion, child pornography, etc.,etc., and this is considered to be the American way in the land of the free. But heaven forbid that a couple of old "farts" should stand near the rails to admire and take photos of these majestic behemoths. I guess I am somewhat blessed in my neck of the woods (extreme Northern Ohio), our railfanning group has never been hassled. On occasion police have stopped to ask what's going on; and when told, smile, greet us with a "Have a nice day," and drive off. Infact, <br />more often than not, the locomotive engineers greet us with a few toots of the horn.. all of which is what makes this such a great country. <br />Happy to be a Real American!
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