What does trespasser on the track mean?

It is illegal to access private railroad property anywhere other than a designated pedestrian or roadway crossing. Trespassers are most often pedestrians who walk across or along railroad tracks as a shortcut to another destination.



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In one study conducted at the BNSF Railway Hobart Railyard in Los Angeles, the California Environmental Protection Agency estimated that residents living near a railyard experienced a higher risk of carcinogen exposure.

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To avoid the immediate destruction from train cars derailing and striking buildings near the tracks, you would want to be at least 500–1,000 feet away from the nearest track. In the case of chemical spills, hazardous gas releases or fires and explosions, you need to be almost ten miles away from the tracks.

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Railroad tracks are private property, not public trails. It's illegal and dangerous to walk on or near tracks unless you're using a designated crossing.

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Our advice, don't be a loud talker. By all means chat it up (not if you're in the quiet car… obvi), just do so quietly.

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What Happens If You Fall Asleep on Amtrak. If you fall asleep on Amtrak and your destination is coming up, an Amtrak conductor will wake you up.

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Amtrak's worst wreck in terms of deaths was the Sept. 22, 1993, derailment outside Mobile, Alabama, when the Sunset Limited plunged off a bridge and caught fire in the pre-dawn hours. Forty-seven passengers and crew were killed and 103 injured in what became known as the Big Bayou Canot rail accident.

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The train is faster, bigger, and more powerful – it can't stop fast enough to avoid you. People have died because they tried to outrun a train. Pedestrians have died because they were walking on the tracks and did not realize how fast the train was coming.

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The easiest ways to reduce these noises is by installing sound blocking products at the source of entry into your home.
  • Soundproof curtains are one of the easiest ways to combat train noise. ...
  • You can also abate noise by creating outdoor barriers. ...
  • Check your exterior doors, as well as any outlets and openings.


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