Railfan is a theif

oskar

Member since
August 2003
1,092 posts

Posted by oskar on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 2:28 PM

that's bad that all I can think of

kevin

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tree68

Member since
December 2001
From: Northern New York
25,018 posts

Posted by tree68 on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 1:38 PM

While I'll agree that it may have been a railfan (logic leads us in that direction), let's not forget the egotist non-railfan who will be bragging to his friends at the cocktail party about how the sign with his name on it hanging over his mantle came from "some railroad station someplace." Odds are none of them will be railfans, and will think it's cool...

No different than someone making off with a street sign with their name on it.

Larry Whistling
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BNSFNUT

Member since
January 2001
From: US
437 posts

Posted by BNSFNUT on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 1:20 PM

Railfans are cross section of our society and this covers both the good and the bad. I hope nail this turkey and lock him up for a long time.

There is no such thing as a bad day of railfanning. So many trains, so little time.

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JoeKoh

Member since
April 2003
From: Defiance Ohio
13,315 posts

Posted by JoeKoh on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 8:36 AM

That bites. I hope they catch the people who did it.
stay safe
Joe

Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener").

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cypriano

Member since
September 2003
From: Beach Park
43 posts

Posted by cypriano on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 6:56 AM

Whew! When I saw the subject head, I thought you were complaining about Trains Magazine's competitor, not an individual.

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eolafan

Member since
December 2001
From: Aurora, IL
4,515 posts

Posted by eolafan on Tuesday, January 18, 2005 6:23 AM

Some people just can't resist ruining things for the rest of us...hope they get caught.

Eolafan (a.k.a. Jim)

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Anonymous

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April 2003
305,205 posts

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 17, 2005 11:14 PM

...keep an eye on ebay.

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cherokee woman

Member since
November 2003
From: Louisville, KY
9,002 posts

Posted by cherokee woman on Monday, January 17, 2005 10:07 PM

That is AWFUL!! This person is giving the rest of us railfans a very
bad name. Personally, I hope they catch the nincompoop, and
prosecute him BIG TIME.

cherokee woman "O'Toole's law: Murphy was an optimist."

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dwil89

Member since
January 2004
From: NY
913 posts

Posted by dwil89 on Monday, January 17, 2005 9:51 PM

Despicable.....probably someone who either thinks they can sell it for a profit, or mount it above their fireplace. Its a wonder that people like this can sleep at night....without a guilty conscience to guide them.....Dave Williams http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nsaltoonajohnstown

David J. Williams http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nsaltoonajohnstown

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robscaboose

Member since
April 2004
From: Terre Haute IN
199 posts

Railfan is a theif

Posted by robscaboose on Monday, January 17, 2005 9:45 PM

[:(!][xx(][:(][V][?] Haley Tower www.haleytower.org/ has been hit by theives. Someone unfortunately climbed the fence at Haley Tower & attempted to steal the "TO" (train order) signal which is mounted on the tower. The attempt was unsucessful. However, this person did steal the station sign off the Turner Depot which is located on the grounds. This person built a makeshift platform to reach the sign & carefully removed it, including the mounting brackets. Turner Depot is a 100+ yr old depot that we moved to the grounds several years ago. It was a PRR Depot located in Turner IND.

We believe it to be a railfan, because of the nature of the items stolen & those that someone attempted to steal.

If anyone sees a 1' x 3' sign in PRR colors with the name TURNER please contact the Haley Tower & Technical Society.

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