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Bad idea, and here's why: Given what some of the airlines are about to do (CAPPS II, Delta and Northwest are already on board with this), which includes running credit and bank account checks and background checks before you can fly, do you really think that an ID card for railfans would be a fair system? Let's suppose somebody has a conviction from 15 or 20 years ago that is irrelevant today, they are denied an ID card, persist in railfanning anyway, and find themselves harassed and arrested every time they try to photograph a train? Is somebody going to be denied an ID card because they have a criminal record? A bad credit rating? Members of dangerous subversive groups like the Sierra Club or the ACLU that the Bush/Ashcroft regime does not take a liking to? This goes for groups on the right, too; if you're in the Libertarian Party or once went to a militia meeting, will you be denied a railfan ID card? What about an ex-freighthopper who is in the railroads' computer because they got thrown off railroad property 15 years ago? Now, on the other hand, let's suppose somebody with a perfect record slips through and gets an ID card, but they happen to be Al Quaeda sympathizers? Yet they can do all the photographing and casing that they want without attracting any attention, because they happen to have an ID card identifying them as a "railfan"? See my point? If such an ID card is ever started, I will refuse to carry one, I will not even bother trying toget one, and if this means I will be arrested for pursuing a hobby, I will take it all the way to the Supreme Court if I have to. The government is out of control with their I.D.state and background check mania, it's a far worse threat than terrorism is. Having said that, if I ever see a couple of Middle Eastern guys photographing trains I will report them to railroad security, just as a precaution. Anybody else will get a friendly wave from me as a fellow railfan as always. That is the best solution, just keep on doing what we're doing, and resist any threats to our freedom from *both* Middle Eastern terrorists *and* the Bush/Ashcroft regime.
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