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What a bunch of crap. Maybe you hadn't noticed, but railfans are just about the only "fans" that your employer has. Ask just about anyone about rail "service" and the subject will be quickly changed to something else. Most "good, loyal" RR employees can do nothing but complain bitterly about how hard they've got it and what a crummy outfit this is to work for. In case you hadn't noticed, most railfans are middle-aged, white, and probably relatively well off. Maybe people like you and the AAR consider this to be a good description of a typical middle-eastern terrorist, but the idea is absurd beyond belief. Protect rail infrastructure? Of course, but why harass the very people who are the most likely to call the cops if we do see something out of the ordinary. I think you need to wake up and smell the coffee; the guy taking your picture (while you're probably giving the camera the "bird") just might be the guy who is going to pick up the phone Sunday afternoon to save your sorry butt and call the dispatcher and report a problem with your train, or a crossing signal that isn't working, or some idiot shooting a gun at trackside signals for target practice. By all means arrest the trespassers, but leave the people alone who are watching from a public (public--get it?) vantage point. And people thought that the Politically Correct-crowd was responsible for the death of common sense. We ain't seen nothin' yet.
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