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[quote user="petitnj"] The most contradictory statement is that CSX provided the film crew with a "schedule". Has anyone ever heard of that as a means of permission to be on the track? I would like to hear if any of you have had contact with a railroad that just said "there will be a couple of trains thru here".[/quote] No. This is illegal under FRA regulations. They can and will fine railroads and/or workers who foul tracks without proper protection. "Fouling" is coming within fifteen feet of the track centerline. Proper protection is provided by a railroad flagman giving an audible warning or protection by a train dispatcher (more info in my post in the middle of page 1). [quote user="petitnj"] If the film crew were to blame, it is time to start skewering these folks who use the tracks for their fun and profit. I have warned all of the professional photographers in the area that graduation pictures of coeds on the rails is an admission of a crime. [/quote] I'm with you there. As a photographer, this frustrates me to no end! I'd like to know who started the ridiculous fad of shooting portraits on tracks and give them a piece of my mind. Forget the photographers' safety, I'm worried about these morons working with clients on the tracks: teens, newlyweds, even infants! In a photographer-client relationship, the former is in a position of power and very few clients will question their judgement, because the photographer is the expert. Sadly, that's not always true...
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