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Other than having volunteered as a brakeman on a tourist RR 5 years ago, I have never worked for a railroad but I am a big railfan and I'd like to help the railroads whenever possible. Are there any suggestions from "real" railroad employees out there on what a conscientious railfan could look for when watching a train pass by as regards severe defects that should be reported? Obviously, if I see a brake hose that has seperated or the F.R.E.D. is clearly damaged, that's something that should be reported immediately to the telephone number displayed on the signal box (if a number is shown at all - depends on the RR in question). And of course, it'd have to be something that is unquestionably a defect so the railroad is not bothered with erroneous reports. When I watch a train pass I try to look for anything wrong but other than looking at the brake hoses and the F.R.E.D. I'm not sure what else to observe. Ideas?
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