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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by oltmannd</i> <br /><br />[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by drfizzix</i> <br /><br />Well, I found something along these same lines online not too long ago... there is a website that you can look up the location of every freight car (including haz-mat cars) on the Belt Railway of Chicago system.... the odd part is that it was on the BRC's public website... <br /> <br />http://4.BeltRailway.com/indinv.html <br /> <br />(All one has to do is enter the three digit code of a particular industry from the list on http://www.BeltRailway.com/industries.html). <br /> <br />So seems like rail security is not just an issue of rail fans, but maybe also some railroads too disclosing more than they should... [B)] <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />How is the info the BRC provides "disclosing more than they should"? Specifically, how would a bad guy use the knowledge that specific car with a specific commodity was spotted on at a specific industry at a specific date and time to do anything evil? <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />I was simply pointing out that for those that think posting train consist information online poses a security risk, that rail fans are not entirely to blame here, but some railroads themselves do effectively the same thing. <br /> <br />My personal opinion is that this issue is overrated anyway, since as several have already pointed out, any terrorist wanting to use certain railroad cars to execute their plan, can just as easily get the same information simply from watching trains trackside.
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