Comments on: Three SD40-2s, BCR 762 758 and 757 are in the yard at Lillooet. It’s hard to believe we could wander around as freely as we did back then.

By: ngineered4u

ngineered4u — Sun, 28 Mar 2021 19:02:50 +0000

Sadly, its all about liability I remember as a kid being able to sign a paper that let me photograph trains at CN Spadina and CP Agincourt yard. Also in Roseville CA and Bakersfield CA. When I hired on I used to be able to bring friends for train rides and often did. I was even challenged at work a few times by shop staff that saw me taking pictures at Mac Yrd. The times sure did change.

By: Joe Harrison

Joe Harrison — Sun, 28 Mar 2021 15:05:04 +0000

Yes … I suppose some of the changes have come about for good reason although I can’t think of one, and common sense once played a large part in how we were able to shoot and stay safe at the same time. How times have changed …

By: awmooney

awmooney — Sun, 28 Mar 2021 14:26:13 +0000

Trying to explain to people we could wander like that is difficult as well. It is not just a ‘saying’ when we comment on “good old days.” The loss of personal freedom has been substantial in recent years.