When the train starts movin, HOLLER!
Aug 2001 I believe. Western Montana.
When the train starts movin, HOLLER!
Aug 2001 I believe. Western Montana.
My "hobo buddy" Cliff. Photo taken under piggyback trailer in 1986 eastbound over lake Pend Oreille just south of Sandpoint, ID.
Same situation 15 minutes later. On the east side of the lake now headed to Missoula, MT.
Last edited by kc7jty; 01-19-2011 at 03:20 AM.
You ought to write a book.
Seriously.
That bit of Americana is probably gone forever.
"Everyone wants to be an AM Gangsta until it's time to start doing AM Gangsta shit."
Why do you say it is "gone forever?"Originally Posted by N8YX
I still see people riding freight trains pretty regularly whenever I get out of S.D. County (not much of it here because it's sort of a railroad dead-end).
All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.
I've been wondering how all the DHS stuff has affected rail hopping.
In our post-911 society, the "railroad dicks" are taking an extremely dim view of hobos and other trespassers - at least on the roads which I'm familiar with.
Prior to then I would see the occasional boxcar rider on his way to who knows where. It's been several years - possibly a decade - since one has been spotted riding through town.
As an example, CSX now prohibits railfans from accessing their property. Want pictures of their operations? Better have a telephoto lens and do it from a public spot. Hell, not too long ago their engine crews would gladly give you a tour around the locomotives if the head end was stopped for an appreciable length of time.
Gone. Due to paranoia, insurance regulations, whatever...the end result is still the same.
"Everyone wants to be an AM Gangsta until it's time to start doing AM Gangsta shit."
Hello.
A lot of it is due to the fact that video cameras are now cheap, and mounted everywhere!
I'll say 9/11 changed everything. Some railroad dicks and cops will threaten railfans just for taking pictures from a public place. There have been several commentaries and words of advice about this in Trains magazine.
Can't wait to get home where I can see those pix!
But...isn't it "I've Been Workin' on the Railroad?"
If it's a war on drugs, then free the POW's.
Hello.I'll say 9/11 changed everything. Some railroad dicks and cops will threaten railfans just for taking pictures from a public place. There have been several commentaries and words of advice about this in Trains magazine.
Can't wait to get home where I can see those pix!
But...isn't it "I've Been Workin' on the Railroad?"
Yes, railroad cops have done this in Texas also.
But it is not just railroad cops, it is nearly all cops, both on duty as well as off.
The solution is very simple, do what the cop says and if at all possible record the incident.
Next find an attorney who will contact the legal department of the railroad in question and present your complaint, use an attorney to begin with as this will assure that a lawyer sees it before anyone else.
Make it clear that you were on public property, if need be return to the scene and take both stills and video, a quick few snapshots are all you will need, 30 seconds and you are done, someone else can do this if there are questions.
I had an incident at a government installation and my voice only recording made the difference, confronted with the evidence 2 people entered a plea of guilty.
Remember, document this, document this, document this!
The FBI may take interest, talk to your attorney first and make this clear but at no time be rude.
If the local police ask questions be sure to inform your attorney right away, that minute is the time, cops know cops.
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