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QUOTE: Originally posted by railfan619 OK now when a news crew can stand around train tracks with a camrea in hand no body questions them why are you standing around the tracks and nobody calls the cops or comes around and asks them a hundred questions about what they are doin.But now when a railfan stands next to the tracks with a camrea the next thing you know nine cops cars show up and start to ask you a million questions and everyone one on the block comes out and starts asking why are you there and what are you doing here. and also next thing you know the cops are breaking your flim and you are sitting in the back of cop car while they sit around asking everyone what are were you doin there.
QUOTE: Originally posted by larsend After 50 years in the Broadcast Industry, I can tell you that news organizations, especially local ones tend to sensationalize their stories. If you will notice, all of the “facts” presented in this story are all designed to show that the television station cares about its audience, and it has discovered an alarming situation that needs immediate attention. Nowhere in the story did they seek information from the railroad involved or any government regulating body. The only response from the railroad industry was from an engineer, from a nameless railroad, who may or may not work for the railroad involved. Also, we do not know of the agenda or the engineer. He may have issues with the railroad involved. If any of the footage that was aired in the news story indicates that the television crew was trespassing on railroad property, the railroad involved should get their legal department moving, if for no other reason to have the station air a more balanced story.
QUOTE: Originally posted by CSXrules4eva Hummm this is interesting. I do think the reason why people didn't question the news crew is because they had the apperience of a legit televison news crew. They also could of been doing a news special on something in that area. Also this particular crew, might of also been out in the middle of nowhere, or in a place that has a low population. These are things the report failed to mention with respect to security. As a note I am not for the limitation of chemical shipments by rail in certain cities. This is so because, if the governement decides to limit chemical shipments via rail, then we most likely are going to have more chemical hualing done by ships, or trucks. Then you would run into the same problem as you would if you shiped chemical via rail. More of these chemicals would be readily (sp) avalible to "terrorists" on our nations highways, then they could decide to blow up a bridge or a tunnel for that matter.
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QUOTE: Originally posted by kfuztv Check this out. This was a investigative report about security around railroads in the Fresno, Calif area. Report was done by KGPE CBS 47. http://www.cbs47.tv/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=AF32FC70-2EBA-46F2-91E8-6F78F737ADA4
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QUOTE: Originally posted by narig01 Don't know what to say. To quote Chicken Little "The sky is falling". How about the little boy who cried "Wolf"
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