Railway Cops Hunt Riders Who Use Tracks as Trails

From the WSJ:

"HOLLAND, N.Y. – Railroad policeman Matthew Galas eased his cruiser behind a snowbank near a Norfolk Southern Corp. train line. He’d seen what he was looking for: fresh snowmobile tracks on the right of way. Lawbreakers had been there that morning.

“He settled in to await his prey. An hour later, a snowmobile slid to a stop at the edge of the woods. Its driver nosed toward the train track, as if about to follow alongside it through railroad property. Then he spotted Mr. Galas, and disappeared back into the snowy forest.”

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117209530415015287.html?mod=hps_us_pageone

Dave