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Posted by Semper Vaporo on Monday, February 13, 2017 5:07 PM

BaltACD
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How do we stop the vandals from defacing railroad property with their unsightly graffiti?

 You can't.  You can't be everywhere all the time.

 
You might reduce the vandalism if you increase the gun violence... not that advocate shooting holes in the sides of tank cars.Clown

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Posted by BaltACD on Monday, February 13, 2017 5:00 PM

tree68

Where else can you have a fresh "canvas" delivered every few days?

Providing the security that would be necessary to fully protect the cars from determined taggers would probably cost more than repainting the cars from time to time.

And the taggers would relish the challenge!  In the 'less than adult' mind there is nothing quite like doing something that the 'old fogies' are trying to prevent you from doing.

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Posted by tree68 on Monday, February 13, 2017 3:56 PM

Where else can you have a fresh "canvas" delivered every few days?

Providing the security that would be necessary to fully protect the cars from determined taggers would probably cost more than repainting the cars from time to time.

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Posted by CandOforprogress2 on Monday, February 13, 2017 3:42 PM

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Posted by BaltACD on Monday, February 13, 2017 3:34 PM

writesong
How do we stop the vandals from defacing railroad property with their unsightly graffiti?

The same way you stop gun violence.

 

You can't.  You can't be everywhere all the time.

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Vandalism
Posted by writesong on Monday, February 13, 2017 11:27 AM

How do we stop the vandals from defacing railroad property with their unsightly graffiti?

John Robert Mallernee, Ashley Valley Shadows, Vernal, Utah 84078

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