Next time some RRcop complains about you being too close to the track show them this…
http://www.jokeroo.com/funnyvideos/train_runs_through_bangkok_market.html
In Wexford, Ireland, the main Dublin - Rosslare line runs thru the streets by the harbour.
Some one in our fair city must have seen this video. They want to build a convention center right next to the BNSF railroad tracks. Ah the mind is a terrible thing to waste.