Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub
QUOTE: Originally posted by spbed From all the horror stories about police bothering railfans that were posted on this forum I was really concerned about going all the way from Florida to California/Utah/Arizona & Nevada to watch trains as I was afraid that I would be stopped & chased from any train watching spot I chose. Well if you check up on my website you will see that I saw maybe over 100 or so trains & at NO TIME was I ever bothered or told to move or banned from the where I was. Seeing over 100 trains meant that each one ot the trains engineers I saw could have reported me & they did not. At one place in the Cajon Pass I was like 2.5 miles from where the BNSF has offices & no BNSF engineer reported me when the train reached the BNSF offices. In fact at one time there was a UPRR train stopped at my spot for like 15 minutes because the train in front of it was also stopped & I was not reported.
Originally posted by fuzzybroken Originally posted by spbed [ Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply fuzzybroken Member sinceOctober 2002 From: Milwaukee, WI, US 1,384 posts Posted by fuzzybroken on Wednesday, September 7, 2005 9:33 AM I know it DOES happen, I've been approached twice about "what I was doing", although never by Milwaukee's finest. I think most of the local cops know better. But I'm sure sometimes it's just a trainman who's having a bad day, or watched one too many dumb*** railfans being where they're not supposed to, or had some kids throwing rocks at the train, or something like that. Or, a "concerned citizen" reports you, and then the police HAVE to check things out. Of course, as always, the key is to be cooperative, move on if need be, and the outcome is usually never reported. -Mark www.fuzzyworld3.com -Fuzzy Fuzzy World 3 Reply spbed Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Austin TX 4,941 posts Posted by spbed on Wednesday, September 7, 2005 9:49 AM Yes I got I also got reported twice once in Colton CA & the other time I just got unlucky as a UPRR *** was going into the offices in the yard at Grand Island NEB. Each time they took my vitals but did not chase me. Just look from the pix how close I was to some of those moving trains & to not get reported means that at least the engineers on the trains I saw had no concern that I was doing anything but enjoying myself watching the trains go by. You can see how clse I was by looking into my website that I jhave listed for you in this post. http://vgalleries.com/members/railfan1/The+Trainfan.vrg Originally posted by fuzzybroken Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply TheS.P.caboose Member sinceMarch 2005 From: Canoga Park (Los Angeles) 494 posts Posted by TheS.P.caboose on Wednesday, September 7, 2005 9:57 AM The only time I was bothered was because there was some police activity going on unrelated to the trains and I had my scanner with me. Other than that no problems at all. Those Southern Pacific guys were really cool to us railfans!! Regards Gary Reply spbed Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Austin TX 4,941 posts Posted by spbed on Wednesday, September 7, 2005 10:01 AM H'mm seems you do not live to far away from Colton or Riverside if the adress you have listed is correct. [:o)][:p][:)]. Originally posted by TheS.P.caboose Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
Originally posted by spbed [ Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply fuzzybroken Member sinceOctober 2002 From: Milwaukee, WI, US 1,384 posts Posted by fuzzybroken on Wednesday, September 7, 2005 9:33 AM I know it DOES happen, I've been approached twice about "what I was doing", although never by Milwaukee's finest. I think most of the local cops know better. But I'm sure sometimes it's just a trainman who's having a bad day, or watched one too many dumb*** railfans being where they're not supposed to, or had some kids throwing rocks at the train, or something like that. Or, a "concerned citizen" reports you, and then the police HAVE to check things out. Of course, as always, the key is to be cooperative, move on if need be, and the outcome is usually never reported. -Mark www.fuzzyworld3.com -Fuzzy Fuzzy World 3 Reply spbed Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Austin TX 4,941 posts Posted by spbed on Wednesday, September 7, 2005 9:49 AM Yes I got I also got reported twice once in Colton CA & the other time I just got unlucky as a UPRR *** was going into the offices in the yard at Grand Island NEB. Each time they took my vitals but did not chase me. Just look from the pix how close I was to some of those moving trains & to not get reported means that at least the engineers on the trains I saw had no concern that I was doing anything but enjoying myself watching the trains go by. You can see how clse I was by looking into my website that I jhave listed for you in this post. http://vgalleries.com/members/railfan1/The+Trainfan.vrg Originally posted by fuzzybroken Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply TheS.P.caboose Member sinceMarch 2005 From: Canoga Park (Los Angeles) 494 posts Posted by TheS.P.caboose on Wednesday, September 7, 2005 9:57 AM The only time I was bothered was because there was some police activity going on unrelated to the trains and I had my scanner with me. Other than that no problems at all. Those Southern Pacific guys were really cool to us railfans!! Regards Gary Reply spbed Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Austin TX 4,941 posts Posted by spbed on Wednesday, September 7, 2005 10:01 AM H'mm seems you do not live to far away from Colton or Riverside if the adress you have listed is correct. [:o)][:p][:)]. Originally posted by TheS.P.caboose Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
Originally posted by fuzzybroken Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply TheS.P.caboose Member sinceMarch 2005 From: Canoga Park (Los Angeles) 494 posts Posted by TheS.P.caboose on Wednesday, September 7, 2005 9:57 AM The only time I was bothered was because there was some police activity going on unrelated to the trains and I had my scanner with me. Other than that no problems at all. Those Southern Pacific guys were really cool to us railfans!! Regards Gary Reply spbed Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Austin TX 4,941 posts Posted by spbed on Wednesday, September 7, 2005 10:01 AM H'mm seems you do not live to far away from Colton or Riverside if the adress you have listed is correct. [:o)][:p][:)]. Originally posted by TheS.P.caboose Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
Originally posted by TheS.P.caboose Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
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