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The yardmaster was out of line.
 
You can take photos of anything or anyone from public property unless it a  
military facility or very unusual situation. That's the law. If you are on 
their  property they can tell you no, but not from a public area. 
 
On the Amtrak issue they have had a few "misunderstanding" that they are  
trying to get worked out.
 
Richard D. Shell
Troutville, VA
 
 
In a message dated 5/27/2010 11:17:09 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org writes:

 
Skip Salmon in his post to the group wrote  this: 
Passed around also was the latest "Trains"  magazine which has an article 
"Amtrak plans photo program" which outlines the  new policy of Amtrak for 
rail fans to photograph trains from their platforms.  Now you must "notify 
Amtrak officials BEFORE taking  pictures". 
I’m not an avid photographer, so I don’t keep  abreast of these things.  
What’s  behind the policy? 
Just 2 days ago a friend of mine related his  photography experience around 
the Norton, VA, area.  Recently he was taking pictures of the  yard area 
from PUBLIC right-of-way.  The yardmaster saw him, and  intentionally went out 
of his way to tell the photographer that photos were  NOT allowed! 
Comments? 
Kim Hensley 
Huntsville



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