FYI
----- Original Message -----
From: Robert C. Del Grosso
To: BNSF@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 12:16 AM
Subject: [BNSF] A Trespasser - Is You Is or Is You Ain't
Something every railfan should keep in mind.
If you are watching trains while on public property and the BNSF Asset
Protection unit calls the police because where you are and maybe what you are
doing looks "suspicious," and the local police responds and ID's you and says
goodbye because you are on public property and legal, the event may not be
over. That local policeman is going to report back to the Asset Protection
Office and give them the ID information he got from you. The Asset Protection
Office will feed your data into the computer on their trespasser list.
This may not mean anything to you - but - I was stupid enough to do some train
watching in an open area which I knew was railroad property. I had used that
same spot for 15 years, so figured no one would bother me. How stupid I was!
Asset Protection shows up and takes my ID. His big question was, "Have you ever
been caught trespassing on BNSF property before?" I said "no" because I hadn't
in well over 7 years. He dials in to the information office, gives them my
name, and the response was "He trespassed four times in the past." The officer
got really ticked because I "lied." And with the comment, "It seems that you
really haven't learned your lesson and will not keep off our property. Because
of my "record," he almost had me arrested. Horror of Horrors, what if Homeland
Security showed up instead?
Thinking back, there were four previous instances in the past four years where
BNSF had called me in. A local cop came and checked me out each time, took my
ID, and because I was on public property and legal, "Have a nice day." On each
of those occasions, however, my data was given over to BNSF when the officer
reported back to BNSF and cleared me. I still ended up in the computer as a
trespasser, but had never trespassed.
So guys, is you is or is you ain't a trespasser while watching trains on public
property? You ain't but you is. A trespasser you is if that policeman passed
your info back to BNSF. Why does this happen? Because Asset Protection wants to
record the event so if something happens in the future, BNSF has on record as
to when you were there and at what time and can contact you. It's a routine
action on any police force.
I'm also one of those Friends of the BNSF. To become a "Friend" I passed on
private info (like many of you did) and now its in their computer. If I was
smarter and more cautious, I never would have become a "Friend" because now I'm
unsure as to how they might use my data in the future.
Robert C. Del Grosso
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