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Well, I guess its time for me to add my 2 cents. I am a deputy sheriff and have been for 11 years now. As most people have already said, and contrary to popular belief, WE DO have much better things to do than bother railfans, and most of the time it is easy to detect by sight someone who is suspicious vs. railfans just for looking for nervous behavior as we are trained to look for from the very beginning of our jobs. Being a railfan myself, I enjoy "meeting" other railfans and often do speak to them when I do come across them during the course of my duties, not to "harass" but just to strike up some friendly conversation. As in any job, there are rude law enforcement officers who do thrill on throwing around authority, but much more in the majority there are genuine polite law enforcement officers who really are interested in what you are doing whether the officer appreciates trains or knows nothing about them. I am employed by a relatively small department and am the only deputy who really appreciates and studies trains. And one other thing, if the railroad does report suspicious activity even though it may be railfans, every law enforcement agency that I know of will send a unit to check on it but needless to say, I am sure we all appreciate that in the troubled waters we in the United States have been through the past 3 years. Have fun!
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