West Texas Reviewer: Hi cityfolks,
I am the area reviewer for Geocaching.com and your existing cache, "Hello Texas" (GC15PY3), has been brought to my attention, and I must to advise you that it is placed too close to an active railroad track and on re-review it must be archived. It is well within 150 feet of two active rail line and two active sidings.
A railroad's right-of-way generally extends a good deal beyond just the rail roadbed. The general rule is to keep geocaches at least 150 feet from any railroad tracks, including elevated tracks.
It is a Federal offense to place an object like a Geocache near an active rail line. A geocacher has been arrested, jailed, had to go to court and paid a large fine for placing a cache near an active railroad line. The local bomb squad destroyed his cache. You can read about the cacher's experience here: http://tinyurl.com/3mg8n
The State of Texas also has laws concerning trespassing on railroad property. You can view the details of [url=http://tinyurl.com/29y2rul]Texas Penal Code, Title 7, Sec. 28.07[/url].
I am sorry to have to do this as I know it is an old geocache hide. I, however, must abide by Federal and State laws and the safety of all concerned.
Thank you for your understanding in this matter.
West Texas Reviewer
A Groundspeak Volunteer Reviewer