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Well, it's a shame that rail nuts are getting lumped into the categorie of thieves but you have to look at it from the railroad's side. Everyday we are faced with "railfans" tresspassing on private property in order to get a good picture or possibly a piece of memorbilia. Besides from being extremely dangerous, employees of the rr don't know what your intentions are. I've had railnuts approach me in the middle of the night, in absolute darkness, and ask if maybe they could have a copy of an old switch list or a peek at the inside of the locomotive. I once cracked a guy in the head with my lantern because he snuck up on me and scared the crap out of me. It turns out all he wanted was to throw a switch but my safety comes first. He's lucky to only get a black eye out of the ordeal. What I'm saying is that you may feel that your rights are being taken but really they just want a safer enviroment (theft, injuries or accidents).
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