Thanks Stephen. I'll chew on this.
This is also food for thought when waiting for train pickups after canoe
trips in Northern Ontario. Frequently we end up waiting for the
Transcontinental in a tiny trackside station or in the bush. Usually half a
dozen freight trains go by before the passenger train. A fabulous way to get
into and out of the bush for a trip, BTW.
Andrew
> Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 08:25:58 -0400
> From: Stephen Troy <sctroy@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> Please don't do this! You are putting yourself in great danger. Many
> railroad cars (especially center-beam lumber cars) use metal strapping to
> hold down the load. These metal straps break on occasion and flap around.
> If one of these on a 30mph or greater train hits you as you stand along the
> tracks, you will *at best* be in the hospital for a long, long time and *at
> worst* you will be very, very dead.
>
> I reapeat - do not get close enough to the tracks to use a wide-angle
> lens!! I have seen many whistle posts damaged from things hanging off
> freight trains. Use a longer lens and stay away from the tracks!!
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