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  • 01/26/2004 at 3:50 pm #1721228
    GrouseTales

      As many of you know, or may have found out the hard way, Geocaches are not allowed within 150′ of railroad tracks. (150′ is the considered the right-of-way for railroads).

      Sometimes Geocaches appear to be on the railroad tracks, when in fact, they are off of a bike path. Many of these converted rails-to-trails projects still show up as RR’s on topo maps, etc.

      I came across a very relavent cache log today. It may be old reading for some of you, but it clearly demonstrates why we need to enforce this rule.

      Read the cache log Here

      Many times people feel the approvers are being too anal in enforcing certain rules. This just goes to show what can happen when rules aren’t adhered to. Many of the Guidelines are in place to protect the cache owner and the cache hunters from getting in legal trouble.

      Admin-Brian
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      01/26/2004 at 4:15 pm #1746636
      Folk Trakers

        Wow! Thanks for checking out the site and pointing this out to us.

        Rules are for a reason and should be followed. We want to thank you, Brian, and the WGA for keeping up to date with all the goings-on in other communities to make sure we are playing this game in a smart and safe manner. Your time and effort in reviewing caches and keeping up to date with landmarks and topo maps ensures that all of us are playing safely and keeping this a fun and harmless sport.

        THANK YOU!

        04/06/2004 at 5:00 am #1746637
        GrouseTales

          Last week hundreds of people were killed in terrorist attacks targeting trains. Security has been increased in the USA along RR’s. This is a timely reminder to stay at least 150′ from RR’s when placing caches. The further the better I think a poorly placed cache could have disasterous effects on our sport if it caused a terrorist scare!

          04/20/2004 at 1:33 pm #1746638
          GrouseTales

            Over the past two weeks, security has been greatly increased at railway stations and along the tracks.

            All law enforcement agencies in the United States have been asked to keep a close eye on Railroads and report any suspicious activity near RR tracks.

            You can guess the rest of my lecture

            04/20/2004 at 7:54 pm #1746639
            Geotrippers

              This weekend I went down to Illinois for some caching and ran across a series placed along a bike path. I was suprised that the first three out of four caches were placed right next to an active railroad. I got to the first one (Trail Junction #1) and saw it was on top of a tunnel that went under the tracks. There were a lot of people on the path and working in their yards nearby. I spent about two minutes looking for the cache and gave up because I felt self conscious being so close to the tracks. I read the logs for the other three caches and two of them had notes from other cachers saying they were also very near the tracks. I just skipped the rest of the series and moved on. I guess every approver is different but it would be very obvious looking at any map the caches were aroud ten feet from the tracks.

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