Anatomy of a railfan? As per The Hindu article these are:
1. Gets goose bumps whenever a train passes by.
2. Prefers staying in a house close to the railway station.
3. Always wants the window seat, preferably side lower berth.
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more... Has ringtones which are horns of a engine or clickety-clack of his favourite trains.
5. Cities are often referred to in railway codes – R for Raipur, G for Gondia, NGP for Nagpur, and so on.
6. Twitter handles /mail ids clearly display love for anything related to trains — @sidelower, etc.
7. Uses passwords which may be combination of railway codes of three or four railway stations.
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