I'm sleepy too.....what's the question again ?

I have had 2 altercations with railway security. One they threatened to take my film and when I called
there bluff they backed down, the other was a little discussion and they left. I was shooting from
public land. I know how you feel. My personal project involves old railroad towns. Some still have
stops and others don't even have railroads going through them anymore. I use B&W film or color print
(type and speed of film depends on what feel I'm looking for and what the light conditions are). I
seldom filter anything I shoot, unless it's a polarizer to cut down on glare on the equipment (trains
etc.) or glass. I shoot with a fully manual Nikon F3 and a 20mm, 50mm, and 70-200 f2.8. I don't shoot
in the rain because I don't have to, but other than that I shoot any time of day or dusk that I feel
will give me what I want. If I were shooting inside the train cars as a passenger I would use B&W film
and a slight wide angle (35mm maybe) with no filtration. Security issues may be the toughest for you.
Good Luck in your shooting. Hope this helps.
Stan
Visual Arts Photography

The railroad wouldn't have much of a basis for suing you just because
you photographed an employee's face.  Neither can the employee.  If you
misuse the image, the employee might be able to win a lawsuit, and in a
few cases, the railroad (this mainly concerns non-editorial,
non-informational use).

I'm not a lawyer, and this is not legal advice.

02. Nov 2003 05.26 -- Tim:

Learn photography in general, and you'll have the answers yourself.

Ah, you want to be a railroad paparazzi? ;-)

-espen