To the fan I had arrested today...

So, now that you spent the afternoon in jail, and have to post a bond tonight to get out…

Was it really worth arguing with me about being in my yard, taking photographs of that locomotive?

Have you finally figured out that why I was angry with you was not because I dont like fans, but because you were standing in the center of live yard tracks?

Smack dab dead center of track 43, between the rails.

Did it ever click with you how much danger you were in?

Didnt you understand that we were down in the yard working, not just hanging out on a locomotive?

Have you any idea how dumb you were, and how mad it made me when the answer to all my questions about why you were here was “All I want to do is to take some photos” .

I politely explained to you why you couldnt be where you were, I even offered to take your camera, and take some photos for you…but you insisted you had the right to drive into private property, park in the middle of our emergency road, and block it with your car (which is why your car was towed) then wander across live tracks that I was switching into, climb around on a flat car that was part of a track we were kicking cars into…because “all I want…”

Your “want” in no way supercedes the safety, and well being of my crew.

You put yourself in harms way, with total disregard to your safety, and the safety of my guys…

I tried to get you to leave, on your own…but no, “All I want is to take some photos” must, in your mind, justify you breaking the law, and getting yourself killed.

You refused to listen to me when I explained what we were doing, and what was happening in those tracks…

Didnt the railcars crashing into each other give you any clue as to how dangerous a place it is?

I really dont care if you saw that locomotive in California years ago, nor do I care that you feel it is safe to stand in the middle of live tracks "be

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*** ! I mean …WoW !

Ed, you’ve hit the nail on the head, BIG TIME!! I’m proud of you. You had every
right, legally AND morally to do exactly what you did.[tup][tup][tup][tup]

Sounds like you had a interesting day Ed.

Another jerk giving railfans a bad name. That sucks.[:(]

Oh yeah…what locomotive was it? lol

Dont use the word retard and no it wasnt me but idiot is more appriot.

Zach,
Its a old Cotton Belt GP40, with three axel trucks replacing the original two axel trucks.
Its on a flat car, it and a few of its sisters are on their way to another country…

Ed

Cool…what number…lol…just wanted to know if I have a pic of it somewhere.

Cotton Belt GP40 #7272, stenciled Los Angeles…in old style lettering, not the speed letters.
Looks like it has never been repainted, and this one is clean, by SP standards!

Ed

so what your saying is…it was someone that posts in here?
csx engineer

Ya done good, Ed! When will these people ever learn?? It’s not about harassment when a train crew tries to get you to move for the sake of safety.[banghead][banghead]

Yep, the old “I’m here, so it must be OK” defense…

The fact that this person was standing in the middle of a live track in an active yard is far less disturbing than the fight he put up when politely requested to leave…

You hit the nail on the head. I can’t believe they were on the yard tracks (yeah I can)

10 years ago I was on SP property at Englewood yard ( their parking lot and didn’t know it) and we were told " you can stand over there, but not here" we moved to over there for obvious resons stated above. No its not me I am 800 miles north now.

Sometimes ya just gotta do that…have them arrested that is.

Some people are just so selfish, and I hope the judge throws the book at him. Pity it’s not a very big book though. I’m sure we’d all be interested in the sentence…

Ed,
You did YOUR job.
As Joe always says;“Stay Safe”;and one the very first things I saw,and understood
around railroads,was:“Safety First”.

Very sorry you had to do it,but hopefully some lives have been saved because of.
Or at least one.

If you want to “railfan” stay in public areas,if you are lucky enough to get permission
to be on their property,PLEASE listen to the people that you see.
I honestly would like to THANK; Ed for posting that one.
Maybe other people will/can see what can happen.

CSX…
Yup, it is…here and on model railroader forum.
they know who they are…
I know because I overheard him trying to use the excuse of “I wasnt hurting anyone, just wanted some photos to…for my model collection”.
I did have to make a written statement, and got his name from that.

Of course, thats one of the risks that we, railroaders, take when we post about something like that.

Some folks seem to think because we share here, on line, that is some sorta invitation…

And I think our police officer made it real clear that it wasnt personal, but a matter of safety for the offender.

Ed

He could be like the knucklehead railfan who killed himself on BNSF in Arizona within the past few days (forgot about trains moving on any track at any time). I think he owes you his thanx for saving his brainless, worthless, scurvy, useless keester.

http://railroadnews.net/news/4-11.html

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Good choice of words Hugh - selfishness causes so much trouble, especially for everyone else…

Dave