by marcusp81996
This is my first post, Not sure if I'm breaking any rules by posting a question like this. I'm well aware in any form of forum, the quote "Naming and shaming" is a rule most forums take seriously on a moderator level.
The reason why I chose this section is because it happened on a class 1 rail-line.
Anyways, don't want to say names nor give out a location, but just to give you guys a scenario, this is real of course, it really happened, but lets look at it this way.
My friend and I were at the table, he had his scanner. It was starting to get dusk out, he didn't have proper nightly wear. So he told me if a train does come, he's going to put on a vest so cars can see him. Me being a railfan myself I did concern him a little, asked him if the train crews will mind him wearing one. He told me he filmed over 30 trains in that area, not one engineer or crew said anything about his vest they were cool with it, as well as a hi-rail crew that got off the crossing he filmed at.
While we were talking, his scanner went off, a track warrant was issued from the yard, to a town 10 miles up track, he said He'll be back in a few mins to go film that train.
So as he was out there, I was cooking dinner and making food for him and I, and I heard two short blasts on the horn, I immediately recognized it as a departure signal, not a horn salute given to railfanners because after that, I heard the long long short long. The train went by our place at 15mph. I was like "Thats odd." trains out here do 30-35. Trackspeed in the area we were in. Within a few mins my buddy comes back inside and the first thing I noticed was he was a little pale.
I asked him, What was wrong? he said the train crew reported him as a "Trespasser" I was like "WHAT!? Tell me what happened."
He said he saw the headlight 3 or 4 miles down the track, it was a long straight track.
He stood 10 feet away from the tracks, behind the gates, off the road but by it. As the train got closer, he said he crawled to a stop, a couple hundred feet from the crossing, the train crew actually talked to him via scanner. He the engineer said, *someone's name* "Is that you?" to in which he looked at his scanner, and nodded No slowly to in which they departed. And as the train passed him he made the call.
CN #3118 to 43 dispatch over. 43 dispatch go ahead, We've been having weird signals since we left "Last known location" We're at the crossing at MP 190.27, there's a guy out there with a vest wandering by the tracks. Okay CN 3118 could you describe him? Yeah he's wearing a class 2 vest, black pants, blonde hair, approx 30 years of age. CN #3118 are you reporting a trespasser over? Yes We're reporting a trespasser."
He didn't hear anymore after that, He told me he turned off his camera, and walked back to the house, he panicked. I've seen his videos, he does everything by the book.
Any thoughts or opinions? He told me already he doesn't plan on ever wearing a vest again. So you guys can rule that out if you planned on saying that.
Thanks guys.
The reason why I chose this section is because it happened on a class 1 rail-line.
Anyways, don't want to say names nor give out a location, but just to give you guys a scenario, this is real of course, it really happened, but lets look at it this way.
My friend and I were at the table, he had his scanner. It was starting to get dusk out, he didn't have proper nightly wear. So he told me if a train does come, he's going to put on a vest so cars can see him. Me being a railfan myself I did concern him a little, asked him if the train crews will mind him wearing one. He told me he filmed over 30 trains in that area, not one engineer or crew said anything about his vest they were cool with it, as well as a hi-rail crew that got off the crossing he filmed at.
While we were talking, his scanner went off, a track warrant was issued from the yard, to a town 10 miles up track, he said He'll be back in a few mins to go film that train.
So as he was out there, I was cooking dinner and making food for him and I, and I heard two short blasts on the horn, I immediately recognized it as a departure signal, not a horn salute given to railfanners because after that, I heard the long long short long. The train went by our place at 15mph. I was like "Thats odd." trains out here do 30-35. Trackspeed in the area we were in. Within a few mins my buddy comes back inside and the first thing I noticed was he was a little pale.
I asked him, What was wrong? he said the train crew reported him as a "Trespasser" I was like "WHAT!? Tell me what happened."
He said he saw the headlight 3 or 4 miles down the track, it was a long straight track.
He stood 10 feet away from the tracks, behind the gates, off the road but by it. As the train got closer, he said he crawled to a stop, a couple hundred feet from the crossing, the train crew actually talked to him via scanner. He the engineer said, *someone's name* "Is that you?" to in which he looked at his scanner, and nodded No slowly to in which they departed. And as the train passed him he made the call.
CN #3118 to 43 dispatch over. 43 dispatch go ahead, We've been having weird signals since we left "Last known location" We're at the crossing at MP 190.27, there's a guy out there with a vest wandering by the tracks. Okay CN 3118 could you describe him? Yeah he's wearing a class 2 vest, black pants, blonde hair, approx 30 years of age. CN #3118 are you reporting a trespasser over? Yes We're reporting a trespasser."
He didn't hear anymore after that, He told me he turned off his camera, and walked back to the house, he panicked. I've seen his videos, he does everything by the book.
Any thoughts or opinions? He told me already he doesn't plan on ever wearing a vest again. So you guys can rule that out if you planned on saying that.
Thanks guys.