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This is pretty interesting. I must admit, though, I’m surprised more railroads haven’t already offered something like this:
BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) is recruiting rail fans to help keep BNSF properties safe by reporting suspicious activities and to help prevent possible security breaches.
“Keeping America’s rail transportation network safe from crime and terrorist activity is a high […]

Check this out: I shot this video a couple days ago while I was in Winder, Ga. (The video is about 3.4 MB)
Click here to read about the city’s railroad history.

It never fails. There I was standing inside a building no more than 50 feet away from the railroad tracks when the sound of a freight train breaks the evening silence.
I wait patiently, looking out the window in anticipation. Lo and behold, here comes the mixed with a Southern Pacific engine among the motive power. […]