>From: Andrew Gullen <andrew.gullen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>Now it turns out that the sign I had positioned myself near was marked 'W'.
>I know the sign doesn't get hit, so this is part of my calculation. I know
>the railways have a thing for alphabetic names and signs, so I think little
>of it. Well, it seems it stands for 'whistle'. As in, 'whistle here'. Just
>at the point I am taking in the dramatically enlarged train, it is
>unbelievably loud, and unexpected. Holy s--t.
>
>I still shoot this way, but now I expect all this. Still feel like a bug
>beside a train though.
>
>Andrew
Andrew,
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!!
Steve Troy
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