It seemed so innocent when it started. We saw a train on accident, and my son fell in love; so we started looking for trains “on purpose.” Now we are hunting them down whenever we can find them. The most frustrating thing for all of us is a chase that ends with… nothing.
If you find yourself constantly “chasing trains” but not finding them, try listening to their radio communications to find out where they are and where they are going. You do this with a “scanner” radio receiver—a hand-held radio that rapidly searches all of the railroad radio channels, and lets you hear anyone talking on them.
It’s easy, inexpensive, and (depending on your circumstances) might dramatically increase your success rate. With this new series, I’ll give you all the details.
On to part 2…
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1 Find trains with a scanner: buying the radio (part 2) // Jul 2, 2007 at 9:53 am
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