Check this out, my freind and I took this shot today in Romulus, MI.
Actually I think that would be the conductor…[:P]
I guess he had a bad day on the rails. BNSF engineer or conductor said ---- you and flicked somebody off a couple of months ago in Illinois.
kevin
Some guys just dislike railfans. And make such jestures to spoil thier pictures.
Nick
So did you return the salute?
Send a copy to NS HQ and see how they respond.
Did you catch a moon from CSX crews?
I guess that conductor is not a railfan! The anti-railfans out there usually can be laughed at but with today’s paranoia, fueled by the drive-by media, every railfan needs to be circumspect at trackside. Some Railroaders are looking to [censored] with us and we cannot let them get away with it. This guy, hey, let the [censored] slide![:)] BTW Where are the monitors, that usually do not let this sort of thing out here? Hello…[|)]
Hey ,hey now.I work for the NS and am also a rail enthusiast.But not all people in this world were brought up right,if you know what I mean.You know,I like taking pictures of railroads in action,but never really gave a thought to something.I don’t go to other peoples places of work or house to photograph them in action.In some cases people could say it’ an invasion of privacy,or the Gov. may say it’s terroriost plotting.But anyway,no the guy or gal should not have flew the bird.And is it so bad that it could cause the man disciplanny action or his job if it was reported? Get over it and keep taking pictures…[:)]
it just shows how much ppl will actually look at the picture and analyse it before they start ranting about it. the guy is not being rude hes waving, the part that looks like a finger is the railing in the background, with some photoshop help you can see the color difference between hand and railing. Come on ppl use common sence here and get all the facts.
Nick
Looking at it again, Nick I do believe you are correct…
Yeah, it looks like the railing interfered with his hand to give the look of him flipping the bird.
it just shows how much ppl will actually look at the picture and analyse it before they start ranting about it. the guy is not being rude hes waving, the part that looks like a finger is the railing in the background, with some photoshop help you can see the color difference between hand and railing. Come on ppl use common sence here and get all the facts.
Nick
Heh, oh, wait, you’re kidding right?
Matt
Well, time to once again quote Homer Simpson: D’OH![B)]
By George,I think he’s got it!
These days, you never can tell if an individual is kidding or lacking in intelligence. Not a stab at anyone, mind you.
sorry if i sounded mean or anyhting but i just hate it when ppl just to conclusions
sorry guys
Nick
Looked at it again. He’s still saying you’re Number 1.
Nick
Hell, if im having a bad day, ill flip off railfans just to ruin their picture=)
Uh, guys,
I downloaded the picture onto my computer and Zoomed in on the photo.
He’s not flipping a bird. His thumb and all 4 of his fingers are up. As nutty as it sounds the railing is actually directly behind the middle and 4th fingers. The man is waving…not giving a one finger salute.
I’ve met a lot of railroaders in the past 2 decades. A few even had the rough “Fred Flintstone” personalities, but these guys took pride in their jobs–even during labor disputes–and unless you were a “punk” holding a bottle or rocks to throw at them; these railroad professionals usually gave either a wave, or head nod to shutterbug railfans.
A one finger “bird” salute to a photgrapher would not make any sense; especially since the locomotive’s numbers are clearly visible and all a photographer would have to do is send the photo to the local paper or even the railroad officials. From my understanding railroad brass have low tolerance for this kind of stuff from railroaders on duty in the public eye. Union Stewards get aggravated at having to defend union members in hearings that are charged with doing “idiotic stuff” like flipping off the public.
While I’m sure it does happen, it doesn’t seem to be the case here. Again, if you have a quality photo viewer and can zoom-in download this photo and look carefully.
You right he is not giving the bird at all and the railing is totally in the way of the 4th finger.