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Posted: Dec 18 2023 (15:04)
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Train stations are transitory places where people are always leaving or arriving. And in their hurry to board the train to their destination, passengers may often miss the sight of a person or a group of people, pen and notebook or camera in hand, looking closely at trains as they pass by, jotting down something. This person (or group), who would have probably been standing around in the station for hours, are a special breed of rail buffs–the trainspotters or railfans. You may think ennui and boredom and no man's land when you think of rail platforms. Yet for this select group railway stations are magical kingdoms. What is trainspotting then? Urban Dictionary explains the popular hobby as–"observing trains and logging the numbers. Generally involves standing around in bad weather, watching the tracks
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