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Train arriving at Arlington Cemetery station

Tactile warning strip at King Street station

Railroad track through JMU

King Street station and Alexandria Union Station from Masonic Memorial

Hains Point [01]

Hains Point [02]

Fort Totten station, lower level

Tracks at Arlington Cemetery station

Glenmont station [01]

Train at Judiciary Square station

Faregate at Arlington Cemetery station

Arlington Cemetery station [01]

Anacostia station entrance pylon

Outbound platform at Forest Glen

Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, westbound [01]

Interstate 64 westbound in Hampton, Virginia

Metro and CSX tracks in Northeast DC

Metro D Route pocket track [01]

Green Line train entering tunnel portal

Greenbelt interlocking

Green Line at University Blvd.

College Park interlocking [01]

Tunnel portal north of West Hyattsville station

College Park interlocking [02]

Dupont Circle station entrance pylon

Partially completed bridge pier

Tracks descending into a tunnel

East Falls Church interlocking

Short section of track in cages

Largo interlocking

Vienna interlocking

Tunnel portal outside Addison Road station

Metro D Route pocket track [02]

New Carrollton rail yard

CSX high rail truck at Greenbelt

CSX Capital Subdivision tracks

Emergency number sign at Greenbelt MARC station

View from Sears Tower [01]

Going up the escalator at Metro Center [02]

Going up the escalator at Metro Center [01]

Branch Avenue shops [02]

Branch Avenue shops [01]

Amfleet railcar at Union Station

Amfleet passenger coach [01]

Amfleet restroom

Amfleet dining car

Amtrak Superliner dining car [01]

Acela Express quiet car

Acela Express business class seats with table

Acela Express business class coach [01]

Dupont Circle station entrance pylon, stripped [01]

Dupont Circle station entrance pylon, stripped [02]

Arlington Cemetery station [02]

Buckingham Branch track through Staunton

Uncovered Dupont Circle station entrance pylon

Platform at Eastern Market station [01]

Blue Line train at Arlington Cemetery

Yellow Line train departing King Street station

Yellow Line train approaching King Street station

Yellow Line train at L'Enfant Plaza station [01]

Yellow Line train at L'Enfant Plaza station [02]

Metro Center station [06]

Amfleet passenger coach [02]

Amfleet business/cafe coach [01]

Amtrak Superliner II fire alarms [02]

Amtrak Superliner II roomette in daytime configuration

Amtrak locomotive 822

Auto Train smoking lounge

Amtrak Superliner coachclass seating

Auto Train lounge car

Amtrak Superliner dining car [03]

Amtrak Superliner dining car [02]

Amtrak Superliner bedroom

MARC EMD GP40 locomotive

Superliner coaches at Union Station

Acela Express door mode switch

Acela Express accessible restroom

Acela Express restroom

Acela Express business class coach [02]

Amtrak locomotive 406

Third rail at Metro Center station

Amfleet business/cafe coach [02]

Acela Express business class coach [03]

Acela Express at Washington Union Station

Hell Gate Bridge

Astoria Generating Station

Westbound Cardinal train in Staunton, Virginia [01]

Westbound Cardinal train in Staunton, Virginia [02]

Staunton Amtrak station [02]

Amfleet coachclass car, on the westbound Cardinal train

Westbound Cardinal train departing Staunton, Virginia [03]

Westbound Cardinal train departing Staunton, Virginia [02]

Westbound Cardinal train departing Staunton, Virginia [01]

Westbound Cardinal train in Staunton, Virginia [03]

Rust on steel beams over Walnut Street

Platform at Eastern Market station [02]

Marker coil at Fort Totten station

Third rail at Fort Totten station

Amtrak signage at Cumberland station

Railroad tracks through Cumberland

CSX "No Trespassing" sign

Railroad crossbuck

CSX locomotive 578 [01]

Railroad signals in Cumberland [01]

Railroad crossing lights at Baltimore Street

CSX locomotive 578 [02]

End of a CSX freight train

Railroad signals in Cumberland [02]

Amtrak locomotive 201

Railroad tracks through Cumberland

Last car of the Capitol Limited

Potomac River at Cumberland [01]

Interior of Washington Metro car 4090

Railroad tracks at Harpers Ferry Amtrak station [01]

Railroad tracks at Harpers Ferry Amtrak station [02]

Railroad tracks at Harpers Ferry Amtrak station [03]

Railroad tracks at Harpers Ferry Amtrak station [04]

Railroad tracks at Harpers Ferry Amtrak station [05]

Railroad tracks at Harpers Ferry Amtrak station [06]

Railroad tracks at Harpers Ferry Amtrak station [07]

Haagsche Tramweg-Maatschappij 1329 [04]

DC Transit 1101

Haagsche Tramweg-Maatschappij 1329 [01]

Haagsche Tramweg-Maatschappij 1329 [02]

Haagsche Tramweg-Maatschappij 1329 [03]

Red Line tunnel between Metro Center and Gallery Place

Undercarriage of Thomas Built MVP ER school bus [01]

Undercarriage of Thomas Built MVP ER school bus [02]

Blue Line train arriving at Arlington Cemetery station

Eastbound Capitol Limited at Harpers Ferry [01]

Eastbound Capitol Limited at Harpers Ferry [02]

Winchester and Potomac Railroad Bridge [01]

Winchester and Potomac Railroad Bridge [02]

Winchester and Potomac Railroad Bridge [03]

Freight train on CSX Shenandoah Subdivision

View from Maryland Heights overlook [01]

View from Maryland Heights overlook [02]

View from Maryland Heights overlook [03]

Confluence of Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers

View from Maryland Heights overlook [04]

View from Maryland Heights overlook [05]

Abandoned bridge piers and CSX Shenandoah Subdivision bridge

Winchester and Potomac Railroad Bridge [04]

Abandoned bridge piers at Harpers Ferry [04]

Abandoned track at Harpers Ferry

Fashion Centre at Pentagon City [01]

Fashion Centre at Pentagon City [02]

Buckingham Branch Railroad [01]

Buckingham Branch Railroad [02]

Buckingham Branch Railroad [03]

Buckingham Branch Railroad [04]

Buckingham Branch Railroad [05]

Buckingham Branch Railroad [06]

Buckingham Branch Railroad [07]

CSX Shenandoah Subdivision bridge

Abandoned bridge piers at Harpers Ferry

Freight train on CSX Cumberland Subdivision track

Harpers Ferry tunnel portal

Freight train at Martinsburg [01]

Freight train at Martinsburg [02]

Freight train at Martinsburg [03]

Eastbound Capitol Limited arrival at Martinsburg

Eastbound Capitol Limited at Martinsburg [01]

Eastbound Capitol Limited at Martinsburg [02]

Eastbound Capitol Limited departing Martinsburg

Westbound Capitol Limited arrival at Martinsburg

Westbound Capitol Limited at Martinsburg [01]

Westbound Capitol Limited at Martinsburg [02]

Westbound Capitol Limited departing Martinsburg

Bridge to Johnson Street parking garage

Staunton Amtrak station [03]

Staunton Amtrak station [04]

Staunton Amtrak station [05]

Staunton Amtrak station [06]

Sears Hill footbridge [01]

Sears Hill footbridge [02]

Roanoke River Bridge

West overlook at Mill Mountain Park

M. Carl Andrews Overlook [01]

M. Carl Andrews Overlook [02]

Parking area behind the Roanoke Star

Southwest end of Tanglewood Mall, from second floor

M. Carl Andrews Overlook at night [01]

M. Carl Andrews Overlook at night [02]

Pedestrian walkway on CSX Cumberland Subdivision bridge

Intersection of Shenandoah and Potomac Streets in Harpers Ferry

Waiting room at Harpers Ferry train station

Railroad tracks through Harpers Ferry

Platform at Martinsburg train station [01]

Platform at Martinsburg train station [02]

NYC Subway car 9104

"TO HUDSON TUBES"

World Trade Center PATH station

MARC locomotive 24 at Point of Rocks

MARC locomotive 20 at Point of Rocks

Point of Rocks station building

VRE locomotive V58 at Franconia-Springfield

Franconia-Springfield VRE station

Société des Transports Intercommunaux de Bruxelles (STIB) 1069

Haagsche Tramweg-Maatschappij 1329 [05]

Haagsche Tramweg-Maatschappij 1329 [06]

Haagsche Tramweg-Maatschappij 1329 [07]

7000-Series train at Fort Totten

7000-Series train at Shady Grove

Siemens ACS-64 locomotive at Harrisburg [01]

Siemens ACS-64 locomotive at Harrisburg [02]

Amfleet cab car at Harrisburg

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad yard and shops [02]

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad yard and shops [01]

Freight train in Cumberland, Maryland

Eastbound Capitol Limited at Rockville [01]

Eastbound Capitol Limited at Rockville [02]

Eastbound Capitol Limited at Rockville [03]

MARC train at Martinsburg

CSX freight train at Martinsburg

Amtrak Capitol Limited at Martinsburg [02]

Amtrak Capitol Limited at Martinsburg [01]

Railroad crossing signal at Route 608 [02]

Railroad crossing signal at Route 608 [03]

Milepost 153 [01]

Milepost 153 [02]

Vintage US&S railroad signals [03]

Vintage US&S railroad signals [04]

Vintage US&S railroad signals [02]

Train derailer [02]

Railroad crossing signal at Route 608 [01]

Train derailer [01]

Vintage US&S railroad signals [01]

WMATA railcar 4021 at Montgomery County Public Safety Training Academy

WMATA collector shoe assembly

WMATA coupler assembly [02]

WMATA railcar 4020 at Montgomery County Public Safety Training Academy [03]

WMATA coupler assembly [01]

WMATA railcar 4020 at Montgomery County Public Safety Training Academy [02]

WMATA railcar 4020 at Montgomery County Public Safety Training Academy [01]

Graffiti-covered guardrail

Vintage railroad crossbuck [08]

Vintage railroad crossbuck [07]

Maryland Midland Railway track

Vintage railroad crossbuck [06]

Vintage railroad crossbuck [05]

Vintage railroad crossbuck [04]

Vintage railroad crossbuck [03]

Vintage railroad crossbuck [02]

Vintage railroad crossbuck [01]

Union Pacific Big Boy locomotive X4012 [01]

Union Pacific Big Boy locomotive X4012 [02]

Canadian National No. 47

Reading Company 902

Reading Company 903 [01]

Reading Company 903 [02]

Vintage railroad crossbuck

Platforms at Rosedale station [02]

Woman standing on the platform at North York Centre

Car 3005 on the Scarborough Line

Car 5086 on the Bloor-Danforth Line

Platforms at Rosedale station [01]

Interlocking signal at Sheppard-Yonge

1 train approaching 135th Street

New Jersey Transit train at Penn Station

Baltimore Metro Subway train

Toilet on railroad caboose

Horseshoe Curve funicular

Freight train at Horseshoe Curve [05]

Norfolk Southern 7023 and 7024

Freight train at Horseshoe Curve [04]

Freight train at Horseshoe Curve [03]

Freight train at Horseshoe Curve [02]

Freight train at Horseshoe Curve [01]

Norfolk Southern 7278 and 6909

Green Line train at Fort Totten [03]

Glenmont station, viewed from escalators

Green Line train at Fort Totten [02]

Green Line train at Fort Totten [01]

Unsafe sign on an escalator

Buckingham Branch locomotive 13 [02]

Buckingham Branch locomotive 13 [03]

PNLX locomotive 9619 [01]

PNLX locomotive 9619 [02]

PNLX locomotive 2107 [01]

PNLX locomotive 2107 [02]

PNLX locomotive 2107 [03]

Steel rail at Shenandoah Valley Railroad

Buckingham Branch locomotive 13 [01]

Vintage US&S railroad signals [06]

Vintage US&S railroad signals [05]

Former Union Pacific locomotive 2104

Former MARC locomotive 57 [01]

Buckingham Branch track in downtown Staunton [01]

Buckingham Branch track in downtown Staunton [02]

Buckingham Branch track in downtown Staunton [03]

Buckingham Branch track in downtown Staunton [04]

Buckingham Branch track in downtown Staunton [05]

Vintage US&S railroad signals [07]

Vintage US&S railroad signals [08]

Vintage US&S railroad signals [09]

Norfolk Southern track through Stuarts Draft, Virginia [01]

Norfolk Southern track through Stuarts Draft, Virginia [02]

Norfolk Southern track through Stuarts Draft, Virginia [03]

Norfolk Southern track through Stuarts Draft, Virginia [04]

Switch at west end of siding in Stuarts Draft, Virginia

Shepherdstown rail bridge [07]

Shepherdstown rail bridge [02]

Train crossing Shepherdstown rail bridge [02]

Shepherdstown rail bridge [01]

Shepherdstown rail bridge [05]

Shepherdstown rail bridge [06]

Train crossing Shepherdstown rail bridge [03]

Shepherdstown rail bridge [08]

Shepherdstown rail bridge [04]

Train crossing Shepherdstown rail bridge [05]

Train crossing Shepherdstown rail bridge [01]

Train crossing Shepherdstown rail bridge [04]

Shepherdstown rail bridge [03]

Buckingham Branch locomotive 5 at Staunton Amtrak station

Buckingham Branch track in downtown Staunton [06]

Ilchester Tunnel [01]

Ilchester Railroad Bridge [01]

Ilchester Tunnel [02]

Ilchester Railroad Bridge [02]

Former B&O locomotive 6512 [03]

Railroad wheel chock

Former B&O locomotive 6512 [01]

Former B&O locomotive 6512 [02]

Former C&O caboose 3260

Shenandoah Valley Railroad locomotive 367 [01]

Shenandoah Valley Railroad locomotive 367 [02]

Former Canadian National locomotive 9177

Former MARC locomotive 57 [02]

Shenandoah Valley Railroad locomotive 367 [03]

Waiting room at Brunswick MARC station [02]

Elyse films trains at Brunswick [01]

Rail crossing at South Maple Avenue [03]

Rail crossing at South Maple Avenue [04]

Waiting room at Brunswick MARC station [01]

Rail crossing at South Maple Avenue [01]

Rail crossing at South Maple Avenue [05]

Rail crossing at South Maple Avenue [02]

Elyse films trains at Brunswick [02]

MARC locomotive 21

Intersection of Main Street, Liberty Street, and Railroad Avenue [06]

Maryland Midland Railway track [13]

Maryland Midland Railway track [12]

Maryland Midland Railway track [11]

Maryland Midland Railway track [10]

Maryland Midland Railway track [09]

Intersection of Main Street, Liberty Street, and Railroad Avenue [05]

Intersection of Main Street, Liberty Street, and Railroad Avenue [04]

Railroad Avenue

Maryland Midland Railway track [08]

Railroad signal and crossbuck [03]

Railroad signal and crossbuck [02]

Railroad signal and crossbuck [01]

Maryland Midland Railway track [07]

Maryland Midland Railway track [06]

Maryland Midland Railway track [05]

Maryland Midland Railway track [04]

Maryland Midland Railway track [03]

Maryland Midland Railway track [02]

Intersection of Main Street, Liberty Street, and Railroad Avenue [03]

Intersection of Main Street, Liberty Street, and Railroad Avenue [02]

Maryland Midland Railway track [01]

Railroad signal and crossbucks

Intersection of Main Street, Liberty Street, and Railroad Avenue [01]

Mouth of the Trent River [02]

Railroad crossing at Williams Road [02]

Mouth of the Trent River [01]

Railroad crossing at Williams Road [01]

Swing bridge over the Trent River

Amtrak Carolinian near Halifax, North Carolina

Abandoned rail bridge in CSX Clifton Forge yard

CSX Clifton Forge rail yard [04]

CSX Clifton Forge rail yard [01]

CSX Clifton Forge rail yard [05]

CSX Clifton Forge rail yard [02]

CSX Clifton Forge rail yard [06]

CSX Clifton Forge rail yard [03]

Warning on the side of a railcar

Former MARC locomotive 57 [03]

Shenandoah Valley Railroad

Downtown Lititz, Pennsylvania [03]

Signal governing exit to siding in White Sulphur Springs

Downtown Clifton Forge, Virginia

CSX Clifton Forge rail yard [07]

CSX Clifton Forge rail yard [08]

CSX Clifton Forge rail yard [09]

CSX Clifton Forge rail yard [10]

CSX Clifton Forge rail yard [11]

Snow-covered mileage sign on US 250

Snow-covered speed limit sign on US 250

Norfolk Southern 742 and 3057 [01]

Norfolk Southern 742 and 3057 [02]

Manual track switch

Crossbuck with bent arm

Tank cars on an industrial spur in Hopewell, Virginia

Weathered railroad crossing sign [01]

Weathered railroad crossing sign [02]

Weathered railroad crossing sign [03]

Weathered railroad crossing sign [04]

View east down the Canal

Stuarts Draft, Virginia above Wayne Avenue [01]

Spring Garden Swing Bridge [01]

Spring Garden Swing Bridge [02]

Spring Garden Swing Bridge [03]

Spring Garden Swing Bridge [04]

Spring Garden Swing Bridge [05]

Spring Garden Swing Bridge [06]

Spring Garden Swing Bridge [07]

Spring Garden Swing Bridge [08]

Benjamin Franklin Bridge [10]

Benjamin Franklin Bridge [09]

Benjamin Franklin Bridge [08]

Benjamin Franklin Bridge [07]

Benjamin Franklin Bridge [06]

Benjamin Franklin Bridge [05]

Benjamin Franklin Bridge [04]

Benjamin Franklin Bridge [03]

Benjamin Franklin Bridge [02]

Benjamin Franklin Bridge [01]

Sunsphere observation deck [01]

Sunsphere observation deck [02]

Main corridor of Tanglewood Mall, October 2022

Northeastern end of Tanglewood Mall, December 2022

Southwestern end of Tanglewood Mall

Tanglewood Mall upper level, facing southwest

Double railing at Westfield World Trade Center

Blue Ridge Tunnel [15]

Blue Ridge Tunnel [05]

Blue Ridge Tunnel [04]

Blue Ridge Tunnel [09]

Blue Ridge Tunnel [08]

Blue Ridge Tunnel [11]

Blue Ridge Tunnel [03]

Blue Ridge Tunnel [02]

Blue Ridge Tunnel [07]

Blue Ridge Tunnel [06]

Blue Ridge Tunnel [14]

Blue Ridge Tunnel [10]

Blue Ridge Tunnel [13]

Blue Ridge Tunnel [01]

Blue Ridge Tunnel [12]

Blue Ridge Tunnel [16]

Train arriving at Marcy Avenue station

Train at Frankford Transportation Center [02]

Train at Frankford Transportation Center [03]

Fire beneath Market-Frankford Line

Broad Street train at NRG station

Broad Street train at City Hall station [01]

Broad Street train at City Hall station [02]

Signal FT8 at 15th Street station

Train at Frankford Transportation Center [01]

40th Street trolley portal

Train at 15th Street station

Ottawa Via Rail station

Faregates at Lyon station

Fire alarm at Lyon station [01]

Fire alarm at Lyon station [02]

Fire alarm at Lyon station [03]

Fire alarm at Lyon station [04]

Escalators at Lyon station

Eastbound platform at Lyon station

Eastbound platform at Parliament station

Escalators at Parliament station

OC Transpo railcar 1106

"Do not hold the doors" signage

Folding seat on OC Transpo car 1106

DJI Air 2S at Grandview Overlook [01]

DJI Air 2S at Grandview Overlook [02]

"Pecos" graffiti on a railing

Toronto Union Station

Train servicing St. George station

Bloor-Yonge station

Riding car 6091, part of a Toronto Rocket train

College station

Toronto streetcar 4542 services College Street at Spadina Avenue

Toronto streetcar 4542 departs from College Street at Spadina Avenue

Toronto streetcar 4420 turns onto Spadina Avenue

Toronto streetcar 4592 services Spadina station

Train at Christie station

Stairs leading to an escalator at Christie station

Exit sign at Christie station

TTC railcar 5144 at Bathurst station

Red Line train at Gallery Place-Chinatown upper level

Handwritten completion of "BLOOR"

Rail bridge over the Rappahannock River [01]

Rail bridge over the Rappahannock River [02]

Rail bridge over the Rappahannock River [03]

People Mover sign outside Fort/Cass station

Entrance to Fort/Cass station

Detroit People Mover token [01]

Detroit People Mover token [02]

Platform at Fort/Cass station

Trackside signage at Fort/Cass station

Interior of Detroit People Mover car 11

Alley west of North Oakley Avenue [02]

Alley west of North Oakley Avenue [01]

Alley parallel to North Lincoln Avenue

Davis Street Metra station

Maintenance vehicle just north of Davis Street station

Metra train arrives at Davis Street station

Interior of Metra railcar

Industrial area north of I-90 in Gary, Indiana [01]

Industrial area north of I-90 in Gary, Indiana [02]

RTA railcar 827 at Tower City

Interior of RTA railcar 827

Farebox on RTA railcar 827

Builder's plate on RTA railcar 827

Rules sign at East 55th Street station

No smoking sign at East 55th Street station

Emergency call box beacon at East 55th Street station

Signal X-238 at East 55th Street station

Route selector box at East 55th Street station

Cleveland RTA rail yard

Marker graffiti at East 55th Street station

Marker graffiti at East 55th Street station

Green Line train at East 55th Street station

Red Line train arriving at East 55th Street station

Interior of RTA railcar 199

RTA railcar 199 at Tower City [01]

RTA railcar 199 at Tower City [02]

Lighted wall signage at Tower City station

Elevator to RTA at Tower City Center

Holmesburg neighborhood

NYC Subway car 5587

N train departs Jay Street-MetroTech station

Tunnel graffiti between City Hall and Brooklyn Bridge stations

Column signage at 5th Avenue-Bryant Park station

Train arriving at 5th Avenue-Bryant Park station

Column signage at Jay Street-MetroTech station

Marker coil at National Airport station

National Capital Trolley Museum tracks

MD 200 east of Layhill Road interchange

"Stairs of death" at JMU

Norfolk Southern track through JMU campus

Norfolk Southern 4426 at JMU

Train passes through JMU campus

World War II Lookout Tower [07]

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Author: Ben Schumin

Copyright: All Rights Reserved

Created on: Friday 3 November 2023

Dimensions: 2656*1992

Albums: Photos by date / 2023
Photos by date / 2023 / Midwest road trip, November 2-9, 2023
Photos by location / Michigan / Wayne County / Detroit
Photos by subject / Transportation / Transit / Transit agencies / Detroit People Mover

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