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[AltonFan]

Historic Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago used to have a train station with an elevator to deliver caskets to the cemetery. (The railroad line is elevated and forms a "wall' for the cemetery.) This picture http://www.graveyards.com/rosehill/stairs.html shows all that's left of the station.

A number of notable people are buried at Rosehill, including George S. Bangs, the originator of railroad postal service. http://www.graveyards.com/rosehill/train.html

[Anonymous]

Dan [:)]

I love history. Thank you for adding this and sharing it with us.

Keep up the good work. [;)]

[Anonymous]

Dan [:)]

I love history. Thank you for adding this and sharing it with us.

Keep up the good work. [;)]

[Anonymous]

I'm a history buff too. Those links were really interesting Dan. Thanks!

Alex, I agree with Jim in that I really like that picture. It's unusual that there would be a railroad going right through a cemetery.

About 10 years ago a CP freight derailed in Churchbridge, Saskatchewan (very close to where I live). The town's cemetery is right next to the railroad and some intermodal cars ended up landing in the cemetery. Thankfully none of the tombstones or graves were disturbed. I actually have pictures of the derailment I could scan if you guys wanted.

[Anonymous]

I'm a history buff too. Those links were really interesting Dan. Thanks!

Alex, I agree with Jim in that I really like that picture. It's unusual that there would be a railroad going right through a cemetery.

About 10 years ago a CP freight derailed in Churchbridge, Saskatchewan (very close to where I live). The town's cemetery is right next to the railroad and some intermodal cars ended up landing in the cemetery. Thankfully none of the tombstones or graves were disturbed. I actually have pictures of the derailment I could scan if you guys wanted.

[Anonymous]

I like the pic too. But i'm just saying that thats one of the places where I would never expect to see a train.

[Anonymous]

I like the pic too. But i'm just saying that thats one of the places where I would never expect to see a train.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Alaskaman

I like the pic too. But i'm just saying that thats one of the places where I would never expect to see a train.

Alex [:p]

Do you think anyone was waiting for a ride? [:D]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Alaskaman

I like the pic too. But i'm just saying that thats one of the places where I would never expect to see a train.

Alex [:p]

Do you think anyone was waiting for a ride? [:D]

[Anonymous]

Well I guess I might have been wrong. But we still have about 5 hours left. Who knows someone might pop in a link yet.

[Anonymous]

Well I guess I might have been wrong. But we still have about 5 hours left. Who knows someone might pop in a link yet.

[brilondon]

QUOTE: Originally posted by bryan9664

I would go more with yes because you have the right AS A AMERICAN to go anywere and do any thing(without breaking the law) and clearly that not breaking the law so there you have it. You can take pic there just not every single day. Do it every oncce in a while like once a week or twice a week.
Theres my input for now so there you have it.
Hope this wasn't confusing.

Whether you are an AMERICAN or not you should beable to photograph from what ever place you want. You really aren't disturbing any one there. I do believe though that you probably should not be taking pictures during a service or special ceremony. There are not a lot of funeral photograhers that I know of.

[brilondon]

QUOTE: Originally posted by bryan9664

I would go more with yes because you have the right AS A AMERICAN to go anywere and do any thing(without breaking the law) and clearly that not breaking the law so there you have it. You can take pic there just not every single day. Do it every oncce in a while like once a week or twice a week.
Theres my input for now so there you have it.
Hope this wasn't confusing.

Whether you are an AMERICAN or not you should beable to photograph from what ever place you want. You really aren't disturbing any one there. I do believe though that you probably should not be taking pictures during a service or special ceremony. There are not a lot of funeral photograhers that I know of.

[AltonFan]

Cemeteries, by and large, are private property. And one thing that we take seriously here in America is the right of a property holder to decide who may come on his property and on what conditions.

In most instances, cemetery officials will not object to photographers (railfan or otherwise) on the property, as long as they behave in an appropriate manner. But they would be well within their rights to prohibit photographers for any reason or none at all.

I am told that several cemeteries in the Los Angeles area will expel visitors looking for celebrity graves. The (Roman Catholic) Archdiocese of Los Angeles, probably for similar reasons, prohibits photography in its cemeteries. And these rules were probably imposed because the jerks ruined it for everyone else.

Again, use common sense and common decency when railfanning in cemeteries.

[AltonFan]

Cemeteries, by and large, are private property. And one thing that we take seriously here in America is the right of a property holder to decide who may come on his property and on what conditions.

In most instances, cemetery officials will not object to photographers (railfan or otherwise) on the property, as long as they behave in an appropriate manner. But they would be well within their rights to prohibit photographers for any reason or none at all.

I am told that several cemeteries in the Los Angeles area will expel visitors looking for celebrity graves. The (Roman Catholic) Archdiocese of Los Angeles, probably for similar reasons, prohibits photography in its cemeteries. And these rules were probably imposed because the jerks ruined it for everyone else.

Again, use common sense and common decency when railfanning in cemeteries.