+Lafrog Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 I understand that a cache can't be hidden on or near a railroad, but is o.k to cross a railroad to get to the cache. We have a hiking/bike trail around our town which crosses a railroad at least twice. I've found a good spot along this trail, away from the tracks but need to know if it's alright to have cachers cross to get to this point Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 Crossing Railroad tracks is fine. The trail crosses them, people are expected to use the trail. No problem. Another situation came up where the best access to a spot was across tracks and there was no trail. Most (not all) thought it was ok to place that one also. You had the option of coming in from the other side. The real problem isn't crossing tracks. You can't criss cross the nation with RR's and not expect people to cross tracks. The problem is tresspassing on RR property. They are pretty anal about people hanging out on their property. Quote Link to comment
+Night Stalker Posted November 21, 2003 Share Posted November 21, 2003 As a railroader I can assure you that we are anal about railroad property. This is because we have more than enough fatalities among railroad employees who are supposed to know the dangers around our equipment. We don't need anymore. Quote Link to comment
+Cooter13 Posted November 21, 2003 Share Posted November 21, 2003 Ditto on the anal part, no disrespect, but it is private property. I would say 75' from the centerline of the tracks on either side would be okay. Standard width, in Oregon, is 100', but adding a "cushion" will not hurt either. Check with the county tax assessor or title/abstract company for the exact width of railroad property. They can provide the deed with descriptions for the railroad giving the width of said track. As for crossing, check with the RR. I know of a couple of "crossings" that are just there, not deed or granted. The RR is the final authority. Quote Link to comment
+JMBella Posted November 21, 2003 Share Posted November 21, 2003 The 3rd rail is usually a great spot to hide a film can for a multi. Quote Link to comment
+Team GPSaxophone Posted November 21, 2003 Share Posted November 21, 2003 If you keep your cache 150' away, you're generally ok, according to the guidelines. Quote Link to comment
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