Against the law to photograph train tracks?
KCook wrote: It's true. Next time find an abandoned track. Or take your chances sneaking onto RR property. And yes, they can have you arrested. All RR companies have their own security department to cover this.
100% correct.
Yeah the RRs are really touchy about this after 9/11. You can take photos from a crossing though since it is a right of way. Also you need to know how much right of way each line has, they are different. For me I have never had a problem with the rail guys, but then in northern Arizona I know most of them from Santa Fe, and our company has done a lot of work for them. You are fine as long as you are not off the right of ways/roads or sidewalks.
StephanieW wrote: I vaguely remember a clip from one of those late night comedy central shows (can't remember if it was Stewart or Colbert) that there was a guy who was arrested for suspicious activity for taking pictures of trains, but he was actually taking pictures of the trains as part of a photo contest sponsored by the rail company. It's been years since I saw that story, but I always thought that was sort of funny in a depressing sort of way.
Yeah the was Amtrak that the incident was over. And in NY if memory serves me. All of the charges were dropped, and the Transit Police who arrested the guy were read the riot act about the legality of people being able to shoot photos.
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