hepkema Wrote:
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> I take train photos too, so I'm equally guilty of
> doing what you were doing. We also need to
> remember what each one of us do for a living. I
> just might have a problem with somebody visiting
> my office, sitting at a chair next to my desk, and
> snapping photos of me at work. (Dang, that would
> be boring). We need to remember that it's not just
> "innocent" railfans that take photos or
> railroaders at work (whether our lens is pointed
> at a person as the object of the photo or
> not)--there are people out there who, by capturing
> an image of a train moving without some aspect of
> safety equipment functioning, are possibly there
> for the sole purpose of getting somebody in
> trouble. From personal experience, most crews
> don't have a problem, but some think of us as
> pests, and some as the poperatzi--hoping to get a
> shot that might have consequences. If somebody
> doesn't like what you are doing, it's probably
> best to respect their request to move on (unless
> you'd like a cameraman watch you work). You did
> the best thing possible in that situation. What we
> don't need is for some of "us" to start mouthing
> back at these guys because we have a "right" to
> watch them work.
>
>


Very well put. I also believe it is better to be respectful when contacted by railroad employees. Getting confrontational in my opinion is a worse situation for everyone involved. But that is just my opinion.

Robert