Visiting Toronto

[Fred W. Schneider III]

Kenneth Josephson wrote:

> Here is a reply from Roger DuPuis concerning visiting Toronto:
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> And as for going onto TTC property...As a polite caution, please do
> yourselves and the rest of us a favor and don't ruin a good thing. TTC
> streetcar staff usually are very polite and reasonably understanding when it
> comes to railfans, but good pictures can be had from the street, so
> trespassing onto carhouse property is dangerous, wasteful and foolish.
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> The subway is much tougher. The yards are strictly verboten, and security
> does not always take kindly to photogs in the stations--which are not very
> photogenic to begin with. Bridges over some of the open-cut sections are your
> best bet. The bridge over the Yonge line south of Davisville affords nice
> views of the mainline and Davisville yard, and it's safe and legal.
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I never had any problem getting into TTC yards legally as long as I had a clear
purpose in mind and expressed it first in the company offices!  I have been
allowed in Hillcrest and Davisville to photograph men at work and equipment.
I've photographed control equipment ... having permission to remove covers.  I've
done the wash rack inside Russell on a winter day (when 6 of 7 cars on the
streets were white from salt) and Russell's wheel lathe.  Of course, working on a
book or magazine project makes getting in much easier!  Pretty much the same is
true anywhere.  At one time I even carried a New York City Transit Authority
annual photographer's pass.  The point being made by Mr. DuPuis is, TTC regards
its land as private property like you and I do our own homes.

Thanks Ken, for having Roger update us.