and...does something bother you all about this pic? http://upload.wikimedia.org/wi...ief_%40_Raton_NM.jpg
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The tear, or the scout out of uniform?
I'm having a heart attack. A passenger - likely a minor - wearing some kind of sandals, is being allowed by an Amtrak employee to get on or off of the baggage car with no assistance at all. Yes, right there stands the Amtrak Conductor while an untrained Scout in sandals tries to use the side stirrup. The risk of injury to the Scout is substantial.
And of course there are railroad rule violations so numerous that the Notice of Investigation to the Conductor would require an extra page.
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I'm having a heart attack. A passenger - likely a minor - wearing some kind of sandals, is being allowed by an Amtrak employee to get on or off of the baggage car with no assistance at all. Yes, right there stands the Amtrak Conductor while an untrained Scout in sandals tries to use the side stirrup. The risk of injury to the Scout is substantial.
And of course there are railroad rule violations so numerous that the Notice of Investigation to the Conductor would require an extra page.
If you look closely the scout on the left is sporting a Philmont pack tag. They most likely are on their way back from Philmont Scout Ranch. Philmont is scouting's High Adventure backpacking base (outside of Cimarron NM) where scouts spend 10 days backpacking over rugged back country terrain. A typical trek is 50-120 miles. I myself have done three 90 mile+ treks as an adult and I can assure you that these scouts can handle climbing on a baggage car. Scouts who have hiked Philmont are the cream of the crop.
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Yeah...the liability is huge. I am sure they are capable of climbing up onto a train car but still. They wont even allow someone to safely walk into a locomotive and sit under normal circumstances.
