For the last week, there had been circulating amongst other rail forums known for their "rumonmongering" stock in trade, a story that Union Pacific has banned amateur (railfan) photography at its Chicago area METRA stations. Lest we forget, Union Pacific, as successor to the C&NW, operates service on their three lines under a purchase of service agreement with METRA and has considerably greater control over activities at stations than does, say the Norfolk Southern, where METRA operates to SW Suburban communites such as Orland Park.
The story has now been reported by the Chicago Sun Times; additionally I heard a radio report yesterday morning over WBBM 780.
http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst ... pix28.html
During the time that only rumormongering rail forums "carried" the story, there was always the possibility such was a hoax; however now that such has been confirmed by major newssources, I think that even ardent photographers (of which I am not - last rail photo was taken during 1984) must accept that the story is the "real deal".
The story has now been reported by the Chicago Sun Times; additionally I heard a radio report yesterday morning over WBBM 780.
http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst ... pix28.html
During the time that only rumormongering rail forums "carried" the story, there was always the possibility such was a hoax; however now that such has been confirmed by major newssources, I think that even ardent photographers (of which I am not - last rail photo was taken during 1984) must accept that the story is the "real deal".