You
Know You're a Railfan If...
excerpted courtesy of Ray Dankowski
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1. On your railfan outings, the four food groups become: McDonalds,
Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and Mr. Donut.
2. Your car has a bumper sticker that says "This vehicle
stops at all railroad crossings."
3. Your car's license plate is customized with a locomotive designation,
railroad initials, or both.
4. You've been known to stand on the roof of your car to get that
shot over the fence.
5. Your scanner is on 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
6. Your cat's name is "Chessie".
7. Your dog's name is "Conrail".
8. You can tell the difference between a U23B and a B23-7.
9. If the dispatcher loses track of a locomotive consist, he usually
calls you at home for help.
10. You hang out at the same hobby shop so much that people mistake
you for working there.
11. You've ever bargained for a cab ride with a warm pizza and
a six-pack of Coke.
12. You believe that your status as a railfan is proportional
to the number of cameras around your neck.
13. You have a web site set up on railfanning.
14. When you talk about "Big Macs" you are not referring
to a McDonald's burger.
15. You and your railfan buddies get into EMD vs. GE arguments
the way rednecks get into Ford vs. Chevy brawls.
Original source apparrently via Trainweb.org.
Posted: April 4, 2003.
