Two rail bikes were used to follow trains from the woods to put out fires caused by sparks from the locomotives on the Washington Idaho and Montana Ry Co.
Question? I Know that it is technically illegal to be on RR right of way. But how tight does the RR patrol or monitor abandoned or about to be , or unused rails. Making one of these and running down unused rails would be cool to do. I know of some rails that haven’t seen a train in years. What are the chances of getting caught and what would they likely do if caught.
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Here is a modern version of the above rail bike…
Cool
Do you have to blow a whistle and sound a bell at grade crossings with that thing?
Dave Taylor said:
Question? I Know that it is technically illegal to be on RR right of way. But how tight does the RR patrol or monitor abandoned or about to be , or unused rails. Making one of these and running down unused rails would be cool to do. I know of some rails that haven’t seen a train in years. What are the chances of getting caught and what would they likely do if caught.
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Dave,
Go to Youtube and take a look. You will find all kinds of videos taken on weird vehicles (mostly home-made speeders) running around on abandoned railroads.
I doubt anyone is patrolling or monitoring abandoned railroads. (If it is unused track near an operating railroad, that’s another story.) You are much more likely to get caught after a bystander calls the local sheriff. Not sure what they can do except tell you to go away - most jurisdictions require the land-owner to post No Trespassing signs before they can prosecute.
To do anything on railroad property, without permission from the railroad in writing, is called TRESPASSING, and is illegal.
Stay off the property
The sad truth is exactly what Fred eluded to. Not to mention, the way the courts think in this country, the land owner is liable even if the property is posted.
Bad form Pete.
You can get one, then contact a local historical / tourist railroad and ask for permission to use it on their property if your a member