The Amtrak Crescent #20 w/ 20th Century Horn & Awesome Crew! Austell,Ga 05-30-2009©

[trinityct]

That police car drove under the gates at :13 seconds.

If you have to get technical, HE was doing something illegal, not you. Which is rather ironic. Interesting horn salute. :) The police in my town are much nicer. They just make sure you aren't throwing anything at the train.

[DJGENEX71]

The local police are cool about us recording out there, that was a NS jerk officer that was just being a douche..or in his words 'doing his job'..

[Trainlover4ever2006]

Very nice horn salute.

[Amtrak798]

That was awesome.  What'd he throw to you?

[DJGENEX71]

Thanks! He threw us some Crescent gift bags left over from train day...

[NorfolkSouthern2653]

You know i was in Gainesville,Ga and a NS police officer said to leave when i was about 10 yards off the tracks and all i was doing was filming trains.God leave us railfans alone if we r not doing anything wrong

[DJGENEX71]

Yea they can be jackasses sometimes about being 'close' to the tracks...you actually should have been far enough from the tracks at the distance you said...

[railfanalways]

I don't know about NS but as for BNSF I contacted them by email and they said as long as I was at least 15 feet from the track they did not have a problem. They also said that they can not answer for state or local police because they are all different.

[DJGENEX71]

The guy was just being a douche bag...but it's OK I won't be out there for a while anyway and I might just go to Mableton when I go back to the area to film...

[BNSFbeagrett9647]

Once while I was in Lincoln NE, sitting on NON RR property next to the mainline, BNSF police made us leave because they said we were to close to the trains and becoming a "Saftey issue"

[DJGENEX71]

He gave us the 'safety' speech also, but Max worked for NS/Southern RR since 1973!

[guitars14]

I am real surprised that you got run off. Especially by a NS special agent. Technically they have every right to but I mean c'mon! Where are you supposed to go especially since NS demolished the RAILFAN gazebo!

[DJGENEX71]

Same here bro, he was a 'puppet' for NS...preaching propaganda!

[kenjr29mfl]

Great video Gene! 5***** what a major A-hole. Why did he make you leave?

[DJGENEX71]

Said we were on NS property and not a safe spot...BS if you ask me! I mean come the F on! HOW MANY videos have I filmed from right here??? 550 or so!

[Railfan19960]

lucky you:)

[Railfan19960]

awesome vid bud, looked like he threw a water bottle

[DJGENEX71]

Thanks! and Nope they were Crescent anniversary gift bags for me!

[NorfolkSouthernNS]

What did the conductor throw out of the window? Nice catch...

[DJGENEX71]

Thanks! He threw Crescent anniversary gift bags for me!

[AMTK6908]

he even ran the gates, screw him

[DJGENEX71]

Yea he was a douche bag, as MANY times I have recorded here...pffft!

[JgordonAmtrak1]

Nice vid but Thats crap from the NS police a bunch of bull.....

[DJGENEX71]

4 sure bro!

[hallcert]

i am sure train reported you. you should have filmed him telling you to leave

[DJGENEX71]

Nope was another 'so called' railfan taking pics and videos out there across the tracks, pretty sure...since I've recorded over 500+ videos from right there!

[Squawk7600]

Geez. Looks almost like he (NS Police) knew you were there... came down the road, crossed the crossing, and straight into the area where you were. Wonder if someone "reported" you??

[DJGENEX71]

There was another 'spaz' guy recording and taking pics, I think he called them...as MANY times as I have been out there they NEVER told me to leave before!