I can only laugh at the nonsense responses that occur on this site. Let's be clear about a few things here- as I didn't post the story, people are replying based on speculation with no knowledge of what happened, and as such much of your replies are based on little to nothing. It's funny how quick people are to place blame, like surely it must be the railfan's fault, jerks can be found everywhere in the world, but not on the RR, right? I was not trespassing, I was polite, I was not pointing my camera at anyone, I don't feel entitled to being able to talk w/ the crew, etc., etc., and said worker approached me where I was. Again, as already mentioned, regardless of situation it does not require one to be a jerk. I've talked to other NECR workers there who were more than happy to chat and were polite about setting a boundary on needing to get back to work or not answer questions. It's his choice not to, but again, no need to be a jerk. I already was nice enough to state in my initial post that perhaps he was having an off day, which didn't seem likely but I was willing to concede that perhaps it was that. I've dealt w/ all types around the RR and elsewhere but given this worker's attitude I decided to ask a trusted RR source who works for the RR and who has dealt w/ NECR before and his opinion was the people there are either real nice or a**holes, and that's coming straight from the rails. I guess the same could be said about people in life in general, it's just not what I've come to expect there. As for any NECR crew member reading this, sorry, but your coworker acted like a jerk. I have no problem saying that and have no worries about you, him, or anyone else reading it. If he doesn't like the characterization, change the attitude. A small amount of politeness goes a long way, it's common sense and common courtesy.
