We're not talking about the upper stratum of society here, and you could forget about a Miranda warning. Whatever your view of the ethics involved, any corporation today can be expected to be very concerned about liability and to take the steps needed to limit its exposure. Moreover, the isolated nature of freight yards makes them subject to theft. There are no safe places to sit on a modern train. Modern trains stop at few places, and those places tend to be carefully watched.
Personal transportation is as cheap as it's ever been.
Ride Amtrak if you need the sound of steel on steel. I saw a follow-up by someone taking me to task for gross inaccuracies. The whole point of this is to get the facts straight, so I asked that person to specify what they felt was wrong. I never got an answer. On the other hand, genuine railroaders have indicated that they agree with what is presented here.