BigRig Wrote:
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>
> Climb on top of a locomotive with a handful of
> tools and steal a horn, no problem. Drag a dozen
> spray cans track side and vandalize the entire
> side of a freight car, nobody cares. But try to
> stand near the tracks to take a picture or two of
> a passing train and the heat is all over you.
>

In the 39 years I've stood along tracks taking photos of trains, I've rarely been bothered. The few times it happened, I was on railroad property. In recent years, I've taken photos in Pennsylvania, California, Colorado and Minnesota - no problems.