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FOIA or Freedom of Infomation Request to the Homewood Fire department to get maps of Marham yard.
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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by Peterson6868</i> <br /><br />I dont mean to be a pain in the donkey but the fire department has track maps of Markham Yard . Also so does the Chicago MPO have maps of all the railroad yards. I have FOIAed them and they have refused saying that the maps belong to the railroads. This info is very valuble for historical purposes and if the info(maps) is in the hands of Goverment agencys is it not in turn in the hands of the Public Domain? I guess the anwser might lie in the Question of "If the fire department has floor plans of major private buildings in there office do they have to show them to you?". I will now proceed to duck under my desk and wait for the S to fly...[B)] <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />Perhaps instead of wasting everyone's time trolling, you should simply read the law pertaining to freedom of information in Illinois. <br /> <br />Try searching out the Illinois Freedom of Information Act. I found it in less than five minutes. Oh, and you are correct, it is a legal question. Oh, and one other thing...hint, hint. You're wrong. <br /> <br />The railroad created the maps. Merely providing them to someone in the government doesn't change that any more than giving someone a copyrighted work gives them ownership of it. <br /> <br />LC
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