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A railfan, rail buff, or train buff (American English), railway enthusiast or railway buff (Australian/British English), trainspotter or anorak (British English, usually derogatory) is a person interested, recreationally, in rail transport.[1][2] Railfans of many ages can be found worldwide. Railfans often combine their interest with other hobbies, especially photography and videography, radio scanning, model railroading, studying railroad history and participating in railway station and rolling stock preservation efforts. Magazines dedicated to railfanning include Trains and Railfan & Railroad. Other names{{refimprove section|date=November 2014}}The term metrophile is used by some to identify a railfan with a particular interest in metro systems. The study of railways, or a general interest in them as a hobby, is sometimes jokingly known as "ferroequinology" (literally, "study of iron horses").{{fact|date=January 2019}} In the United States, the term foamer is used as a derogatory term for railfans.[3] In the United Kingdom, railfans are usually called trainspotters or anoraks. The term gricer has been used in the UK since at least 1969, and is "said to have been current in 1938 amongst members of the Manchester Locomotive Society", according to the Oxford English Dictionary. There has been speculation that the term derives from "grouser", one who collects dead grouse after a shoot, but other etymologies have also been suggested.[4] A rivet counter is someone obsessed with the technical details of railways (and by extension, other matters). In Australia, they are sometimes referred to as "gunzels".[5][6] ActivitiesThe hobby extends to all aspects of rail transport systems. Railfans may have one or more particular concentrations of interest, such as:
Indeed, the scope of the subject is so large that fans may additionally concentrate their interest on a particular country, town, operating company, field of operations, or era in history – or a combination of any of the above. Railway photographyTrain photography is a common activity of railfans. Most railfans do their photographing from public property, unless they have permission to use a specific private property owner's land. Occasionally, they run into problems with law enforcement, especially due to post 9/11 paranoia, because they are sometimes viewed as suspicious. In 2004, for example, the New York City Subway attempted to institute a photo ban. This was met with fierce opposition, and was ultimately scrapped.{{citation needed|date=December 2014}} Some railroad photographers have become well known for their works. Many railfans are familiar with the works of H. Reid, Otto Perry and O.Winston Link; in the UK with Derek Cross (1929–84), John Whitehouse, Maurice W. Earley (1900–82), Rev. Alfred H. Malan (1852–1928), Brian W. Morrison, Ivo Peters, Jim Spurling (1926–Present), H. Gordon Tidey and Rev. Eric Treacy; in New Zealand, with W.W. (Bill) Stewart (1898–1976); or in Germany with Carl Bellingrodt (1897–1971).{{citation needed|date=December 2014}}
Digital manipulation
Digital manipulation of railway photographs is the practice of image editing using graphics software to correct flaws or improve the aesthetics of a photograph of a train. The ethics of the practice are debated amongst railway enthusiasts, as it allows the creation of images that may appear to be other than their actual subjects. Modern features may be removed so that an image of a surviving locomotive hauling a modern special is made indistinguishable from a period photograph. As well as the usual corrections such as adjusting the brightness or color balance, or cropping to improve the composition, often more drastic photo manipulation is undertaken. This manipulation can involve the removal of items in the image, or changing the livery (paint scheme) or other identifying marks of railway vehicles in the image. Manipulation is common in the photography of steam locomotives and heritage railways. Photographers often remove anachronistic objects from the scene in order to portray a more authentic setting, or change the liveries of engines or coaches to match historically accurate coaches and locomotives, or simply to suit personal preferences. Steam railway photographers often remove unwanted overhead lines and their pylons, modern lineside equipment or signals. Vehicle liveries are often changed to achieve uniformity for all the coaches in a train (the rake) where dissimilar colour vehicles have been used. In the situations where a railtour operator is able to supply a uniform rake, on longer mainline tours the train will often still include a different colour support coach. Other rakes will contain dissimilar coaches when modern generator cars are required for train heating. When a diesel locomotive has been attached to the train for operational reasons such as assistance on a bank, shunting, or for generation in the heating role, this is also often removed. The locomotive livery may also be changed to simply demonstrate what a locomotive would look like in an alternative, and possibly extinct or never used, livery. Photographers also often compensate for poor weather conditions at the time of the photograph, for example when the wrong wind direction causes the smoke trail from the locomotive chimney to obscure all or part of the train. Livery changes or scene reinstatement for smoke removal is often achieved through the use of short term rephotography, where the photographer takes two images at the same site and overlays one onto the other. Trainspotting{{Redirect|Train spotting|other uses|Trainspotting (disambiguation)}}Those who are "trainspotters" make an effort to "spot" all of a certain type of rolling stock. This might be a particular class of locomotive, a particular type of carriage or all the rolling stock of a particular company. To this end, they collect and exchange detailed information about the movements of locomotives and other equipment on the railway network, and become very knowledgeable about its operations. A trainspotter typically uses a data book listing the locomotives or equipment in question, in which locomotives seen are ticked off. In Great Britain, this aspect of the hobby was given a major impetus by the publication from 1942 onward of the Ian Allan "ABC" series of booklets, whose publication began in response to public requests for information about the rolling stock of Southern Railways.[16] Sometimes, trainspotters also have cameras, but railway photography is mostly linked to railfans. Moreover, in contrast to modern railway companies' attitudes, at its inception in 1948 British Railways handed out free copies of a locomotive data book to school-children.{{citation needed|date=December 2013}} Some trainspotters now use a tape recorder instead of a notebook. In modern times, mobile phones and/or pagers are used to communicate with others in the hobby, while various internet mailing lists and web sites aid information exchange. Railbuffs can maintain private computerised databases of spotting records as well. Radio scanners are common equipment for listening to railroad frequencies in the US to follow rail traffic.{{citation needed|date=December 2014}} It is a misconception that all railfans are trainspotters. Many enthusiasts simply enjoy reading about or travelling on trains, or enjoying their rich history—this may extend to art, architecture, the operation of railroads, or simply modelling, drawing or photographing them.{{citation needed|date=December 2014}} Trainspotters make a less-than-complimentary appearance in the novel No One Must Know by Barbara Sleigh, which concerns children living in a row of houses sandwiched between a warehouse and a railway.[17] Railway tripsBashing{{Prose|section|date=December 2014}}The term "bashing" is used by railway enthusiasts to mean several different things.
Complete ridingAnother enthusiast activity is attempting to ride the complete railway network of one or more cities, state, or countries. This may take months or years in the case of dense networks. The definition of 'complete' riding may change from person to person, and non-passenger routes may be included by travelling on locomotives, freight trains or special excursion trains, others may attempt to ride on each individual track and curve, rather than the route as a whole, some may not include riding during night, and others may require visiting each station rather than just passing through. British enthusiasts who attempt to cover a railway network are usually referred to as "gricers" or "track bashers".{{citation needed|date=December 2014}} There are informal competitions for visiting all the stations in a particular network in the shortest time; examples include the Tube Challenge on the London Underground and the Subway Challenge on the New York City Subway.{{citation needed|date=December 2014}} FantripsMany railway preservation groups run special trips for railfans using restored trains, often on "rare mileage" locations that do not see regular passenger service.[20] These trips are both social events, as well as an opportunity for railfans to photograph unusual trains. Chasing a fantrip by road for the purposes of photography is often referred to as "Motorcading" in Australia. [21][22] Collecting railroadianaMany railfans also collect "railroadiana" or "railwayana". Railroadiana refers to artifacts from railroads and railroad operations and could include nearly anything to do with a particular railroad, including public or employee timetables, locomotive number boards, dining car china, passenger train tickets, tools and pieces of equipment such as lanterns, or sometimes items as big as train horns, or track speeders. Although few can afford the acquisition cost or the space for storage, some railfans collect full size rolling stock or locomotives.{{citation needed|date=December 2014}} Exploring abandoned railwaysSearching for and exploring abandoned railways is another area of railfan interest. Using old maps, one may find the former route, and the abandoned railway stations, tunnels and bridges may remain after a railway closure. Some abandoned rail rights-of-way have been converted to rail-trails for recreational use such as bicycling, walking, hiking, running or jogging. This would be considered railbanking, where the right-of-way is preserved, by keeping it intact, for the potential reactivation of rail service in the future. Other activities{{See also|List of railroad-related periodicals}}Some railfans are interested in other aspects of railroads not directly dealing with the trains. They may be interested in studying the history of the railroad companies, their infrastructure, law, financing and operations, including never-built plans. Abandoned railroad grades can often be found long after the railroad stops using them. Trams (and occasionally even monorails) may also be of interest.{{According to whom|date=December 2014}} Some enthusiasts combine their interest in trains with the hobby of monitoring radio communications, specializing in listening to radio communications of railroad operations using a scanner.[23] Various magazines, clubs and museums are designed mainly for railfans, concentrating on the history of trains and railroads. Some clubs organize fantrips, either by car or by train; the New York Transit Museum owns some old equipment with which fantrips are occasionally run on the New York City Subway.{{citation needed|date=December 2014}} Origins of interestThe motivation for someone developing an interest in railways can come from many sources.[24][25] Many railfans have a fixation with steam locomotives, which sometimes also fascinate the general public, as seen by the attendance at stations to view steam-hauled railtours. Sometimes the appeal of trains is nostalgic, recalling an earlier era when the railroads played a central role in commerce and transportation, and the station was the center of every town. Nostalgia may also result from the long, lonesome wail of the train's horn, which mimics vocalizations that want for a more simple time reminiscent of home, as heard in country or folk music worldwide.[26] Sometimes the appeal is due to a fondness for large machinery that can be inspected and photographed up close. Sometimes there is an appeal of the scenery of the railroad running through open, uninviting terrain, or the gritty ambiance of the urban train yard. In this case, urban exploration poses a similar appeal. Some people were raised near streetcar tracks or railways. Everyday activities were associated with railroad, which seemed to be a part of life. This may lead to an interest in railcars, how they move, numbering, and other rail systems in the world and how they compare with their native ones. If these people move to another locale, their interest in railroads might be nostalgic.{{citation needed|date=December 2014}} Another appeal of the railroads is the business side of railroading.{{According to whom|date=December 2014}} Railroads were long central to economic growth and commerce, and still are to some extent. The history of railroads and railroaders (such as James J. Hill) is a fascination for some, whether they view them in a positive way as capitalist heroes or in a negative way as robber barons. SafetyRailfans in America have been asked to keep railroad areas safer by reporting crimes and suspicious activity.[27] In the United Kingdom the British Transport Police have asked trainspotters to report any unusual behaviour and activities at stations.[28] In the United States, concerns about terrorism have led to situations where railfans are followed or confronted by local law enforcement or transit police.[29][30] This has also led to situations where certain transportation agencies has implemented photography bans systemwide. The BNSF railway instituted the "Citizens for Rail Security"[31] (CRS) program for the general public to report suspicious activities on their railways. Obtaining this card is common for railfans and is a derivative of the BNSF "On Guard" program for employees. However, this card does not recognize members as employees or contractors, and asks them to keep off railway property. Amtrak offers a similar program, "Partners for Amtrak Safety and Security" (PASS).[32] Network Rail, the British rail infrastructure owner and station operator, has produced guidelines for the behaviour and responsibilities of railway enthusiasts at its stations.[33] In May 2010, the dangers of acting carelessly in the vicinity of an active railway were highlighted after an enthusiast, standing next to a double track line photographing the Oliver Cromwell, failed to notice a Turbostar express train approaching at 70 mph on the nearer track in the other direction, and came within inches of being struck by it.[34][35] JargonRailfans have jargon that can be foreign to others:
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Similar hobbies
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Season 4, Episode 5, 39:00. |publisher=Duke University Press Books |date=2004-10-04 |accessdate=2013-10-12}} 27. ^{{cite web |url = http://www.bnsf.com/media/news/articles/2006/06/2006-06-07a.html |title = BNSF Railway Asks Rail Fans for Cooperation To Keep America's Rail System Safe |accessdate = 2008-02-04 |date = June 7, 2006 |work = BNSF Railway |deadurl = yes |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080208210827/http://www.bnsf.com/media/news/articles/2006/06/2006-06-07a.html |archivedate = February 8, 2008 |df = }} 28. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.btp.police.uk/advice_and_info/travelling_safely/rail_enthusiasts.aspx |title=British Transport Police advice to Rail Enthusiasts |publisher=Btp.police.uk |date= |accessdate=2014-08-13}} 29. ^{{cite news|last1=Ripley|first1=Amanda|title=Hobbyist or Terrorist?|url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,638410,00.html|work=time.com|date=May 16, 2004}} 30. ^{{cite news|last1=Phillips|first1=Don|title=`Railfans' Love Trains, But They Draw Stares From Cops After 9-11|url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2002-11-17/news/0211170082_1_railroads-whitenight-union-pacific|work=orlandosentinel.com|date=November 17, 2002}} 31. ^http://www.citizensforrailsecurity.com/ 32. ^{{cite web|url=https://pass.amtrak.com/ |title=Partners for Amtrak Safety and Security website |publisher=police.amtrak.com |date= |accessdate=2014-09-25}} 33. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.networkrail.co.uk/aspx/777.aspx |title=Railway enthusiasts |publisher=Network Rail |date= |accessdate=2012-03-15}} 34. ^{{cite news|url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8683750.stm|title = Train spotter in narrow escape|accessdate = 2010-05-14|date= May 14, 2010|work = BBC News}} 35. ^{{cite news|url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/suffolk/8682769.stm|title = Railway buff filming in Suffolk fails to see express|accessdate = 2010-05-14|date= May 14, 2010| work = BBC News}} References
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