Originally Posted by the_traveler
As long as the photos are taken from public property, I don't see any problem!
UP just made an agreement that photos can be taken from the platforms of their stations near Chicago of METRA trains (that UP operate). But if is on private property, the photograhers must first get permission.
UP didn't make an agreement about that, they tried to ban photos completely from the platforms on their lines, as well as tell people that they couldn't photograph their trains from any public place. With the uproar caused by that, and no doubt some consultation with their lawyers to find out that there would be no way that they enforce such a ban, much less win a court case; they then comprimised with this new postition. Except that the new position was basically what existed before, they just put a new spin on it to save face.