Or risk equipment only with a winder and remote release.
tOM
On Thursday, July 10, 2003 at 22:54
Andrew Gullen <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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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