It looks like the situation with railfans is really getting out of hand, as these photos, taken at the Kiski Junction RR, in Schenley, PA. illustrate. (The photos were taken from the fan's confiscated camera.)
While KJRR GM Charlie Bowyer walks ahead to throw a switch, an intrepid railfan hopped aboard the track inspection vehicle, brazenly snapping this photo:
He even managed to get this shot...
....before being unceremoniously ejected from the car while attempting another photo....
At least the walk back to Schenley offered additional scenic views of the Kiski River:
The next day, undeterred, the out-of-control rail buff returned, hopping aboard the line's well maintained S-1 diesel locomotive as it departed Schenley, with empties for the Allegeny Ludlum plant at Bagdad, PA.:
Wanting neither to leave the controls, nor to provoke an incident, Marty, the engineer, agreed to pose for a photo:
But, seconds later, the rogue railfan wrested the throttle from his grasp....
Fortunately, Charlie, the GM, managed to enter the cab, and with Marty's help, was able to subdue the maniacal fan and gain control of the runaway loco:
With the day's work done, the crazed fan was turned over to authorities, who later learned that he was a foreigner, who had somehow managed to slip by local security forces.
He's currently being held in a state correctional facility, with this view of the Norfolk Southern line:
To paraphrase an old safety adage, "Expect a railfan, on any track, at any time, and in any direction."
Wayne
While KJRR GM Charlie Bowyer walks ahead to throw a switch, an intrepid railfan hopped aboard the track inspection vehicle, brazenly snapping this photo:
He even managed to get this shot...
....before being unceremoniously ejected from the car while attempting another photo....
At least the walk back to Schenley offered additional scenic views of the Kiski River:
The next day, undeterred, the out-of-control rail buff returned, hopping aboard the line's well maintained S-1 diesel locomotive as it departed Schenley, with empties for the Allegeny Ludlum plant at Bagdad, PA.:
Wanting neither to leave the controls, nor to provoke an incident, Marty, the engineer, agreed to pose for a photo:
But, seconds later, the rogue railfan wrested the throttle from his grasp....
Fortunately, Charlie, the GM, managed to enter the cab, and with Marty's help, was able to subdue the maniacal fan and gain control of the runaway loco:
With the day's work done, the crazed fan was turned over to authorities, who later learned that he was a foreigner, who had somehow managed to slip by local security forces.
He's currently being held in a state correctional facility, with this view of the Norfolk Southern line:
To paraphrase an old safety adage, "Expect a railfan, on any track, at any time, and in any direction."
Wayne
:mrgreen:
Charlie can probably supply some photos, but you're pretty observant regarding those mirrors: if I recall correctly, power is from a Ford straight 6, so there are probably other Ford parts in use. 
on the day of the famous Amtrak Mooning, i dont member for sure, but i know i wasnt at the "event" :mrgreen: