Here is a bit of good info if you ever imagined and dreamed photographing on abandoned train tracks. Got this on Facebook from fellow photographer; Tonya Cozart of Tonya Cozart Photography.
"yup, I see photogs do it all the time, you are not even supposed to be "on the property" which is a significant amount of space. Does not matter if a train has been on the tracks yesterday or 50 years ago. I was at texas school of photography one year and the cops came in and arrested a photographer for his images. He submitted them for competition or something, and he was turned in and they came right in and got him. They can also issue tickets like [another poster] said, and yes, everyone gets in trouble, not just the photog. There is no way around it, there is no excuse. It is because the railroad is property owned by the rail road commission, it IS NOT public property in any way. No one but rail road personnel are supposed to be on the property. Too many injuries and deaths occur needlessly on RR, and they can be very dangerous. A train can be coming, the tracks can be unstable, the ground could give way underneath them, you could fall and cut yourself or worse on the metal, you could get an arm or leg caught in the railing, I could go on and on,...I just see so many photogs using tracks...this is why you need to be educated about your job, it is not just about the camera...."
Great points, Tonya! Check out her blog...she is an awesome photographer!
Facebook: Tonya Cozart Photography
Website: http://www.tonyacozart.com/
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