Sunrise on the rails

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Raymond Cunningham

Flickr:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/zaruka/36284629114/in/photostream/

[Karadeniz]

1. Woo woo!

[yonder]

2. What a shot.

[Fla Dem]

3. WOW! They're lit!!!!

[mnhtnbb]

4. Amazing shot!

[MLAA]

5. So beautiful

[mahatmakanejeeves]

6. Raymond, get off the tracks.

Photographer and Filmmaker Safety

PHOTOGRAPHER SAFETY

Operation Lifesaver, the nonprofit rail safety education organization, urges professional photographers to refrain from taking photos of high school seniors, wedding parties, and other subjects on train tracks or trestles.

Here are Operation Lifesaver's six “must-know" facts for professional photographers considering a photo shoot near the tracks:

Trains can’t stop quickly to avoid people or vehicles on the tracks.
An optical illusion makes it hard to determine a train's distance from you - and its speed.
The average train overhangs the track by at least three feet.
Railroad tracks, trestles, yards and rights-of-way are private property.
No tracks should be assumed to be abandoned or inactive.
People mimic your behavior when they see your photos on the web and social media.

For more information, view our webinar with Professional Photographers of America.

VIEW OUR SAFETY TIPS FOR FILMMAKERS

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Mon Nov 10, 2014: Liberty University student killed on train trestle in Amherst County