I see no need to.RBB wrote:Hmm, no. There was even a security guard walking around the Forest Park-Debaliviere station. She didn't say a thing.
Think I should take these down?
-RBB
Right - definitely do not take them down. I was just relating what I've seen in the past. The last time I saw it the conductor was literally yelling "DO NOT TAKE PICTURES OF METROLINK" as the train came into the Big Bend station. People were looking around like What?!?!MattnSTL wrote:I see no need to.RBB wrote:Hmm, no. There was even a security guard walking around the Forest Park-Debaliviere station. She didn't say a thing.
Think I should take these down?
-RBB
I enjoy taking pictures of rapid transit, especially buses. I even posted a thread in the "Photography - Showcase St. Louis" with pictures and videos of the variety of transit we have in STL. I've had my share of encounters at various TAs across the nation. I can remember one time I was nearby the Shrewsbury Metrolink transit center taking pictures of those now retired Neoplan CNG buses back in 2007. After I left I was followed by a Metro thug in a Chevy Impala. He honked at me and asked what I was doing. Then he told me I could get arrested for taking pictures of Metro buses and Metrolink. I explained to him I was a transit enthusiast and showed him some of my work (I sometimes carry a small photo album of bus pics from around the world) and he still insisted that taking pictures of Metro was prohibited. I told him I was on public property and not at their center, therefore he couldn't challenge me on trespassing on to their property. One time I even had Metro communications director Diane Williams write me a letter allowing me to take pictures and videos of Metrolink, yet I still got hassled by security, one even went on as far as saying I forged the letter.MattnSTL wrote:They cannot take your camera or make you delete pic once they are taken. This is a good question for Jennifer from Metro. Why is the policy so strict? Personally, I think it's a bit heavy handed and pretty ridiculous. Images of the Metro system are great advertisement, and a lot of people enjoy photographing public transit and trains. Most of the time, those people are also looking out for the good of the system, so they are not the type of people that Metro or freight railroads want to alienate.
Some don't seem to care, but most guards will nicely tell you to put the camera away and say no picture taking of Metrolink trains or stations. Then there are other guards who will hassle you i.e. threatening you or making you delete the pictures.RBB wrote:Hmm, no. There was even a security guard walking around the Forest Park-Debaliviere station. She didn't say a thing.
Think I should take these down?
-RBB
That would be great. As an aside, I've been on Olive in the CWE taking pics and had several people suspicious of what I was doing. There were attending a church service and crossed the street to question me. I was making an effort to not get people in my pics. I basically told them that I love buildings and they looked at me like I was some kind of kook! They hung around a bit and I kept shooting.10-intuition wrote:If you want I can add my pictures of Metro on to this thread.
Metro's photography policy does not prohibit taking pictures of the trains themselves. Just be careful not to get the tracks into the shot.Alex Ihnen wrote:Right - definitely do not take them down. I was just relating what I've seen in the past. The last time I saw it the conductor was literally yelling "DO NOT TAKE PICTURES OF METROLINK" as the train came into the Big Bend station. People were looking around like What?!?!MattnSTL wrote:I see no need to.RBB wrote:Hmm, no. There was even a security guard walking around the Forest Park-Debaliviere station. She didn't say a thing.
Think I should take these down?
Photography of critical infrastructure including MetroLink tracks, bridges, and tunnels is not permitted.
