--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "bobbartop" <bobbartop@...> wrote:
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> Mickey, I'm still curious, didn't any of these weekend warrior yuppies carry a gun with them in their backpack? I mean, the FTRA may be some tough hombres, but they're still going to have difficulty stabbing me if I've got at least a .380 in my pocket. It's difficult for me to imagine putting oneself in that environment without packing roscoe.
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Some guys did pack. But I've never owned a gun in my life. The problem with packing weapons is you are always subject to being arrested for trespassing on railroad property. Packing a weapon could get you another charge. The Santa Fe Railroad for instance, which connected southern California with Texas had an absolute zero tolerance policy against freight tramps. You get caught on Santa Fe you get arrested, period.
Burlington Northern connected Chicage with Seattle. It's the northern most track in the U.S and known as the HiLine. Union Pacific connects Los Angeles and San Francisco with Chicago. Southern Pacific connected Seattle with Sacramento, Reno, Salt Lake City, Pueblo, Colorado and Kansas City. They could be pretty lenient at times. But if any kind of thievery was going on with their cargo the heat was on. Packing a weapon could get you another charge.
