cct24 Wrote:
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> by cct24
>
> Posted: 6 years ago
>
> santafeandrew
> Wrote: -------------------------------------------
> ------------ > Whatever you do, if you spend
> sometime out there > fanning. Be careful!
> Stockton's rail's and filled > with nothing but
> druggies! I have worked in > Oakland, Richmond,
> Stockton, and Fresno yards and > facilities...and
> all of them come no where close > to the crime,
> drug, abuse, homicides and other > crimes near/on
> the RR as Stockton. Be careful! 
>
> Yawn..Here we go again...
>
> Time for the annual "Bash Stockton" Thread..C'mon
> people...you who railfan the area once a year and
> know how it really is down there..spill your
> guts. It really is amazing...ONE guy gets killed
> near the then Santa Fe Tower and all of the sudden
> Stockton is the worst place place to be
> around...nevermind the fact that the one guy that
> got killed got himself killed because it was 1am
> and he tried to play super security guard and
> stepped out of his arena. I have railfanned
> Stockton all my life and never once have I ever
> been bothered by anyone other than the inebriated
> "Whacha doin?" question that when answered they
> just nodded and moved on.
>
> I was a Paramedic in Stockton, and EMT in
> Richmond. I'd stay out of Richmond before I'd stay
> out of Stockton and my area in Stockton included
> the tower area. Just as a comparison, AMR's
> station in Richmond on Rumrill has the nickname Ft
> Rumrill because it is surrounded by a 15' concrete
> wall topped with concertina wire...you don't see
> that in Stockton.
>
>  Being safe while railfannning is common
> sense. I'll leave it at that.


Well there you have it. Stockton is better than Richmond. That should make you feel safe...