Is the glass half full or half empty ???? Here we have some young railfans which we don't have enough of, letting off some steam and YES they knew the time table and only had about 40 minutes before the goose arrived at the spot they are at MP 326. They probably were on the road bed for about 30 yards and then in the field the rest of the way. The goose was probably around the MP 323 and both the goose and the train were going to do a run by at the Los Pinos bridge.
No disrespect intended but with out knowing the circumstances why think they must be doing something wrong ??? Not all young folks use up their energy in negative or dumb ways. When you saw the photo why did you not think they are running to help a old guy that had fallen and maybe was hurt ???