tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post115818721483243467..comments2023-11-05T04:03:35.548-08:00Comments on BART Musings: Smile, you're on the newspaper....bartmusingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327844700926513435noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post-1158817937215319642006-09-20T22:52:00.000-07:002006-09-20T22:52:00.000-07:00Good points and information. The only problem is t...Good points and information. The only problem is that if there really was a security issue and no BART police officer happened to be on-site, who knows how long it would take for one to respond? It is simply amazing, particularly in these supposed security-conscious times, that BART does not have police on-site at every station. Clearly there is plenty of work that BART police could be doing at the stations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17347513.post-1158626779512865662006-09-18T17:46:00.000-07:002006-09-18T17:46:00.000-07:00I can fully understand your desire to be disinclud...I can fully understand your desire to be disincluded in any random BART photography. However, a larger issue is at stake here. <BR/><BR/>As Train Operators, for security reasons and to keep the system safe for our passengers, we are constantly on the lookout for things out of the ordinary, including those shooting photographs or video of BART trains, stations, etc. Other than the obvious tourist snapping a photo or two with his cell phone or disposable camera, we ask that you kindly report to the train operator or station agent IMMEDIATELY any person or persons taking pictures in/around BART property, regardless of how professional or well-intentioned they seem. If you have to, call from an intercom in another car on your train, or call BART police at 510-464-7000. <BR/><BR/>We, as employees, report these things immediately to BART Operations Control Center on our radios and they are check out. Even the press has to have a clearance with BART police to photograph on BART property and many times they are escorted by a BART safety monitor while doing this.<BR/><BR/>It's a team effort. Thanks for helping to be the 'eyes and ears' of our BART system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com