Western Railroad Discussion > Brought the camera "just in case"

Today I went to Looking Glass Photo in Berkeley, CA and bought their entire stock of Fuji Provia slide film--all 2 rolls. (They assure me they'll have more later, "hopefully.") I decided to go home via Franklin Canyon in case BNSF had something in the offing, and caught this westbound Z train at the west end of Collier siding. Gorgeous day, but we haven't had enough rain yet to turn the hills green. BNSF has found a new way to tell you to go away, by stencilling "NO TRESPASSING" on the side of the rail about every 20 feet the length of the switch. What will they think of next?

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Next will be BNSF Police drones that will take your picture and yell at you to leave the property!


Maybe this was sarcasm, maybe it wasn't.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/14/21 19:51 by PHall.

The equipment hut at Stampfli Lane on the BNSF Gateway Sub has a new "No Trespassing, Railroad Property, blah, blah" sign. The Sign Police have been very busy!

TJY

Might have to do with being able to arrest people if they get caught...or some other legal deal that requires signage of some kind. Makes me think of some cases where owners of vacant land are sued by for a permanent easement over their land and the cases hinge on whether the property owner had taken the right steps to prevent trespassing. I think a certain number of no trespassing signs protect against that sort of thing. 

Thank goodness BNSF painted these on the rails instead of putting up signs a la Caltrain.  

Its to prevent squirrels from crawling over the tracks. It's been used quite effectively on the east coast.

Robert Morris
Dunsmuir, CA
Robert Morris Photography

phthithu Wrote:
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> Might have to do with being able to arrest people
> if they get caught...or some other legal deal that
> requires signage of some kind. Makes me think of
> some cases where owners of vacant land are sued by
> for a permanent easement over their land and the
> cases hinge on whether the property owner had
> taken the right steps to prevent trespassing. I
> think a certain number of no trespassing signs
> protect against that sort of thing. 
>
> Thank goodness BNSF painted these on the rails
> instead of putting up signs a la Caltrain.  

Signs are easy to steal, rails not so much.

The UP is doing this as well.... Fewer materials required.

James Nelson
Thornton, CO
www.flickr.com/mojaveflyer

This assumes the miscreants can read. Amtrak had to post Hi Voltage signs on catenary poles that carry power distribution lines even if they no longer have catenary or even track account of a trespasser that got fried attempting to steal copper from live high tension lines that remain along a former PRR right of way and another that climbed onto a box car and grabbed hot catenary and also fried. Yup, legal notice required but you can't cure stupid. The surviving families living the good life now.
Go

BNSF has been stenciling the rail like that in all the areas where trespassing is common, including Glen Fraser, Nichols etc. New signs have been put up as well in certain spots.

Gary

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Gonut1 Wrote:
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> This assumes the miscreants can read. Amtrak had
> to post Hi Voltage signs on catenary poles that
> carry power distribution lines even if they no
> longer have catenary or even track account of a
> trespasser that got fried attempting to steal
> copper from live high tension lines that remain
> along a former PRR right of way and another that
> climbed onto a box car and grabbed hot catenary
> and also fried. Yup, legal notice required but you
> can't cure stupid. The surviving families living
> the good life now.
> Go


Same kind of metal thief idiots that got fried because they tried to steal the copper cables from a working wind generator.

PHall Wrote:
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> Next will be BNSF Police drones that will take
> your picture and yell at you to leave the
> property!
>
>
> Maybe this was sarcasm, maybe it wasn't.

I was at a Washington legislative event at Interbay (BN Seattle) a couple of years ago (a date of 1 BC - Before Covid?). BNSF police demonstrated their drone. The officer was an FAA licensed drone pilot, allowed to fly anywhere, even out of direct sight.

You are not far off in your observation.

TAW

Or you could just buy a Fuji camera and then you could dial in the Fuji film type you wantt:  Sometimes Velvia, sometimes something else.

TAW Wrote:
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> PHall Wrote:
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> > Next will be BNSF Police drones that will take
> > your picture and yell at you to leave the
> > property!
> >
> >
> > Maybe this was sarcasm, maybe it wasn't.
>
> I was at a Washington legislative event at
> Interbay (BN Seattle) a couple of years ago (a
> date of 1 BC - Before Covid?). BNSF police
> demonstrated their drone. The officer was an FAA
> licensed drone pilot, allowed to fly anywhere,
> even out of direct sight.
>
> You are not far off in your observation.
>
> TAW


Just needs the loud speaker so they can yell at you / ruin your video.

Gonut1 Wrote:
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> This assumes the miscreants can read. Amtrak had
> to post Hi Voltage signs on catenary poles that
> carry power distribution lines even if they no
> longer have catenary or even track account of a
> trespasser that got fried attempting to steal
> copper from live high tension lines that remain
> along a former PRR right of way and another that
> climbed onto a box car and grabbed hot catenary
> and also fried. Yup, legal notice required but you
> can't cure stupid. The surviving families living
> the good life now.
> Go

I know this story....you can thank the lawyers involved.......