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News Wire: Trespassing a big concern for steam excursions, special events

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Posted by Penny Trains on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 6:17 PM

All too common unfortunately.

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Posted by A McIntosh on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 2:58 PM

This is the primary reason freight railroads wish to have nothing to do with steam, generally speaking. There are notable exceptions.

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Posted by Brian Schmidt on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 2:23 PM

Few things bring people down to the tracks quicker than a steam locomotive. But while old locomotives can often bring trainloads of positive publicity for railroads, they also can attract trespassers trying to get a closer look. That phenomenon was ...

http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2017/05/31-steam-and-trespassing

Brian Schmidt, Editor, Classic Trains magazine

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