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I have to say first that I am dead against all this tresspassing nonsense. It makes good sense for the Railroad companies and Police to have "powers" of arrest on the Railroad property although the Police have those powers anywhere. If you tresspass on the railroad and get killed then that cannot be the fault of the railroad, people have to take responsibility for their own actions unless not judged old enough or mentally able. I cannot see any good reason to evict / arrest any railfan engaging in their hobby on areas of railroad property that are not immedietly dangerous without it being a waste of police resources. (by immedietly, I mean hanging about actually on the track) If these "Indicators of terrorism", and they are really just indicators as to how potential terrorists MIGHT behave, are used to harrass every railfan who exhibits one or more of these charecteristics, then how much of a waste of police resource will that be? There are a limited number of Railroad police as well as normal police who will all be kept quite busy enough by the changed security situation. Would it not make far better sense to use the thousands of railfans as extra eyes and ears to guard the Railroad by giving them easy access to contact the police if their suspicions are arroused. If you were hanging about by the railroad wanting to do some damage, woukd you put your car in a position where you can see up and down the line waiting for the next train engineer to call you in to the police or would you be a bit more secretive? Conversely, if you are out by the railroad, possibly staying in the same location for a couple of hours, I would suggest that you might notice someone hanging about who was not a railfan. Also, a lot of railfans have their favoured locations local to where they live and will possibly spot a stranger. Most of us go and have a chat with other railfans, whether they are known to us or not, you can tell if their not really into it. It's time someone realized that railfans have nothing but the best interests of the railroads at heart. I realize that keeping a watchfull eye on the railroads as a railfan does not give me any "right to be there" but I do see railfans as a huge assistance to the safety of the railroads. I would have no hesitation in alerting the police to and suspicious persons on the railroad before September 11th anyhow. Sorry if I've gone on a bit but I feel very strongly about this.
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