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As usual, it boils down to common sense, something that seems to be in short supply lately. Even before 9-11, there were things I did (and still do) to make myself less conspicuous around the tracks. I stick to public property, I try to stay highly visible (in view of a major highway, businesses, etc.), I bring along old pictures I've taken to prove I've been doing this as a hobby for a long time, I bring along a book about something other than trains to read (nothing says non-Muslim extremist like a Bible or Luther's catechism), and I usually keep a spare bottle of water, soda, or juice around to offer to an officer in case one happens to stop. This is usually a well-received gesture, especially in the summer. I guess my point is that some people deserve to have their rights limited (i.e. - breaking the law by tresspassing, etc.), but for those of us who choose to obey the law, not because some bureaucrat shoves them in our faces but because we have respect for others, then this should be a non-issue. Hasn't everyone been saying the best thing to do to prevent terrorism is to go about your lives as usual? Well that's what I intend to do, and if someone has a problem with this hobby, then that's their problem, but there's nothing they can do to make me stop watching trains as a good, honest leisure-time activity. Bryant Kaden Fremont, NE
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