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Interior of a bi-level Metra railcar, operating on the Union Pacific North Shore Line towards Chicago.

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CTA Davis station [01]

CTA Quincy station

Riding on CTA car 3440

Skokie Swift at Howard

Exit for Lake station

View from Sears Tower [01]

View from Sears Tower [02]

John Hancock Center, with fog at the top [01]

John Hancock Center, with fog at the top [02]

CTA California station (Green Line)

CTA Roosevelt station (Red Line)

Purple Line train at Davis station [01]

View from John Hancock Center [01]

View from John Hancock Center [01]

View from John Hancock Center [01]

View from John Hancock Center [01]

Fire alarm speaker/strobe at John Hancock Center

Stairs sign at John Hancock Center

Couple making out on the ice

CTA Davis station [02]

Dan Ryan Expressway

Purple Line train at Davis station [02]

CTA Red Line train arriving at Morse

Jarvis station platform

Eight-car clearance marker

Nonrevenue train passing by Jarvis station

Work vehicle at Jarvis station

Berwyn station platform

Purple Line express train

Simplex pull station at Museum of Science and Industry

Wheelock speaker strobe at Museum of Science and Industry

Macy's at Water Tower Place [01]

Lily at Lincoln Park Zoo

Giraffe at Lincoln Park Zoo [01]

Family Matters House

Giraffe at Lincoln Park Zoo [02]

Chicago-approved exit sign [01]

Hibiscus at Navy Pier

Recording of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

Chicago Union Station [01]

Six-car clearance marker

Ft. Dearborn on the Chicago River [01]

Chicago Union Station [02]

Brown Line at State/Lake station [01]

Ft. Dearborn on the Chicago River [02]

Chicago Union Station [03]

Brown Line at State/Lake station [02]

Chicago Union Station [04]

Willis Tower [01]

Chicago Union Station [05]

Willis Tower [02]

Skylight in Chicago Union Station

Forever Marilyn statue

John Hancock Center [01]

CTA Davis station [03]

900 North Michigan Avenue

Taking photos at the Marilyn Monroe sculpture

Photographing a couple

Flags in Chicago

Cloud Gate [01]

Cloud Gate [02]

Cloud Gate [03]

Six feet on Cloud Gate

Selfies on Cloud Gate [01]

Cloud Gate [04]

Selfies on Cloud Gate [02]

Fullerton station

Former Skokie Swift cars

John Hancock Center and surrounding buildings

Beach along Lake Michigan [01]

Beach along Lake Michigan [02]

Chicago as viewed from the John Hancock Center [01]

Chicago as viewed from the John Hancock Center [02]

Traffic at a signal on North Lake Shore Drive

Whole Foods in Lincoln Park

John Hancock Center [02]

Sailboat on Lake Michigan

View from John Hancock Center, facing southwest

View from John Hancock Center, facing northwest

North Lake Shore Drive and ramp from Michigan Avenue

Apartment buildings along East Lake Shore Drive

North Avenue Beach

Glenwood Sunday Market [06]

Glenwood Sunday Market [01]

Glenwood Sunday Market [07]

Glenwood Sunday Market [08]

Glenwood Sunday Market [02]

Woman waiting for her dog

Glenwood Sunday Market [03]

Lifesaving rowboat [02]

Glenwood Sunday Market [04]

Glenwood Sunday Market [05]

Dog swimming in Lake Michigan

Dog sniffing dead fish

Woman walking along Lake Michigan

Dead and decaying fish

Dogs in Lake Michigan [01]

Dogs in Lake Michigan [02]

Lifesaving rowboat [01]

Helicopter delivering a rooftop HVAC unit [01]

Helicopter delivering a rooftop HVAC unit [02]

Helicopter delivering a rooftop HVAC unit [03]

Helicopter delivering a rooftop HVAC unit [04]

Helicopter delivering a rooftop HVAC unit [05]

Helicopter delivering a rooftop HVAC unit [06]

Dog retrieving an object in Lake Michigan [01]

Dog retrieving an object in Lake Michigan [02]

John Hancock Center [05]

John Hancock Center [04]

Rusted water tower [02]

Rusted water tower [01]

John Hancock Center [07]

John Hancock Center [06]

Macy's at Water Tower Place [02]

Dog shakes itself off

Dog retrieving an object in Lake Michigan [04]

Dog retrieving an object in Lake Michigan [03]

View of Chicago from Touhy Beach

Woman napping on the beach

"Be barefoot, color barefoot, live barefoot"

Helicopter delivering a rooftop HVAC unit [07]

Rusted water tower [03]

Water Tower Place [01]

Water Tower Place [02]

Water Tower Place [03]

Water Tower Place [04]

John Hancock Center exterior bracing

John Hancock Center [03]

John Hancock Center and flags

Cloud Gate [01]

Cloud Gate [02]

Cloud Gate [03]

Cloud Gate from beneath

Cloud Gate self portrait

Child at Crown Fountain

Traffic on East Monroe Street

Ostrich at the Lincoln Park Zoo [01]

Ostrich at the Lincoln Park Zoo [02]

Gorilla at the Lincoln Park Zoo [02]

Gorilla at the Lincoln Park Zoo [01]

Sea gull at Lincoln Park Zoo

Steeple at St. Pauls United Church of Christ

Lighted arrow on Uncle Julio's building

Traffic lights at North Avenue and Fremont Street

Yellow traffic signal

Glasses on a rope

Lincoln Park Conservatory

Chicago-approved exit sign [02]

Garbage outside of a Walgreens

Stop sign graffiti

Man laying on the beach in Chicago

Seagull near Lake Michigan

Glenwood Sunday Market [03]

Glenwood Sunday Market [04]

Glenwood Sunday Market [05]

Glenwood Sunday Market [06]

Glenwood Sunday Market [07]

Glenwood Sunday Market [08]

Glenwood Sunday Market [09]

Glenwood Sunday Market [01]

Glenwood Sunday Market [02]

Glenwood Sunday Market [10]

Stand-up paddleboarding on Lake Michigan

Three people on a pier

Chicago Police boat

Water tower at 30 East Wacker Place

Carpenters Building

Cloudy skies over Lake Michigan [03]

Cloudy skies over Lake Michigan [04]

Former Borders Books in Evanston, Illinois

324 Davis Street

Cloudy skies over Lake Michigan [01]

Cloudy skies over Lake Michigan [02]

Fire alarm speaker/strobe at Navy Pier

Ingrid Bergman Hybrid Tea Rose [02]

Ingrid Bergman Hybrid Tea Rose [01]

Turk's Cap Lily

Hybrid Rugosa Rose [02]

Hybrid Rugosa Rose [01]

Rosa Dainty Bess (with bee)

Hybrid Tea Rose

Purple Coneflower

Lilli Marleen Floribunda Rose [03]

Lilli Marleen Floribunda Rose [02]

Lilli Marleen Floribunda Rose [01]

Love and Peace Hybrid Tea Rose [02]

Love and Peace Hybrid Tea Rose [01]

Honey Perfume Floribunda Rose

Orange Daylily [03]

Fern Leaf Yarrow

American Water Lotus

Arc-en Ciel Waterlily

English Shrub Rose

Korean Abelialeaf

Black-Eyed Susan

Sunshine Hollyhock [03]

Sunshine Hollyhock [02]

Sunshine Hollyhock [01]

English Lavender

Moroccan Mountain Eryngo

Montgomery Florist's Spiraea

Peruvian Lily [02]

Peruvian Lily [01]

Spike Gayfeather [02]

Spike Gayfeather [01]

Autumn Colors Black-Eyed Susan

Orange Daylily [02]

Orange Daylily [01]

Summer Wine Daylily [02]

Summer Wine Daylily [01]

Alaska Shasta Daisy

Rose Beauty Japanese Thistle

Matthew Allen Dahlia [02]

Matthew Allen Dahlia [01]

Golden Shower Threadleaf Coreopsis [02]

Golden Shower Threadleaf Coreopsis [01]

Fuji Blue Balloon Flower [02]

Fuji Blue Balloon Flower [01]

Ultra Violet Tropical Waterlily [02]

Ultra Violet Tropical Waterlily [01]

Day-Blooming Tropical Waterlily

Candelabra Grandiflora Rose

Love Grandiflora Rose [02]

Love Grandiflora Rose [01]

Heron at Chicago Botanic Garden [02]

Duck at Chicago Botanic Garden

Heron at Chicago Botanic Garden [01]

Home Alone house [01]

Garage of Home Alone house

Home Alone house [02]

Construction of SKYlofts building

Damaged traffic signal in Evanston, Illinois [01]

Damaged traffic signal in Evanston, Illinois [02]

Interstate 94 westbound [02]

Interstate 94 westbound [01]

Water tower in Northbrook, Illinois

Motorcycle riders on Touhy Avenue

Ammons Transportation school bus [01]

Ammons Transportation school bus [02]

Wrigley Building [01]

Wrigley Building [02]

Carpenters Building

Tribune Tower [01]

Chicago River from DuSable Bridge, facing southwest

Tribune Tower [02]

Carbide & Carbon Building

Historic Route 66 sign

InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile

Tribune Tower [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

Room 625 at the Hilton Garden Inn [01]

Room 625 at the Hilton Garden Inn [02]

Room 625 at the Hilton Garden Inn [03]

Room 625 at the Hilton Garden Inn [04]

Room 625 at the Hilton Garden Inn [05]

Chris and Juni in Evanston

Elyse looks at the maps

CTA Red Line train at Belmont

Apartment balcony decorated for Halloween

Alley between North Claremont and North Oakley Avenues [01]

"THRU TRAFFIC PROHIBITED" sign at an alley entrance [01]

"THRU TRAFFIC PROHIBITED" sign at an alley entrance [02]

Power line configuration sign on a utility pole

Alley between North Claremont and North Oakley Avenues [02]

Graffiti on a utility box in an alley

Leaves on a vine across a fence

Alley between North Claremont and North Oakley Avenues [03]

Amazon box containing free items

Utility worker in an alley

Cadillac Brougham D’Elegance [01]

Cadillac Brougham D’Elegance [02]

"DO NOT ENTER" sign with religious graffiti

Two-way traffic sign on North Oakley Avenue [01]

Two-way traffic sign on North Oakley Avenue [02]

CTA bus 1620 at West Lawrence Avenue and North Oakley Avenue

CTA bus stop sign at West Lawrence Avenue and North Oakley Avenue

Pedestrian call button at West Lawrence Avenue and North Oakley Avenue [01]

Flag flying outside of Wintrust Bank

Traffic signal at West Lawrence Avenue and North Oakley Avenue [01]

Traffic signal at West Lawrence Avenue and North Oakley Avenue [02]

Traffic signal at West Lawrence Avenue and North Oakley Avenue [03]

Pedestrian call button at West Lawrence Avenue and North Oakley Avenue [02]

2301 West Lawrence Avenue

Public notice for 2301 West Lawrence Avenue

Discarded beer bottle at 2301 West Lawrence Avenue [02]

Rat poster in an alley

Alley west of North Oakley Avenue [02]

"SPEED HUMP AHEAD" sign [01]

Speed hump in an alley west of North Oakley Avenue

Alley west of North Oakley Avenue [03]

Discarded beer bottle at 2301 West Lawrence Avenue [01]

Alley west of North Oakley Avenue [01]

"SPEED HUMP AHEAD" sign [02]

Van traverses a speed hump

Electric meters on the back side of a shopping center [02]

Turn signage at the intersection of two alleys [02]

Electric meters on the back side of a shopping center [01]

Electric meters on the back side of a shopping center [03]

Electric meters on the back side of a shopping center [04]

"Beware of dog" sign on a gate

"Beware of attack flamingo" sign

Scavenger service sign

Turn signage at the intersection of two alleys [01]

Cluster of wrapped cables

Light on the back of an apartment building

Alley parallel to North Lincoln Avenue

Alley speed limit sign

"DO NOT FEED PIGEONS" sign [01]

"DO NOT FEED PIGEONS" sign [02]

Rusted no parking sign in an alley [01]

Rusted no parking sign in an alley [02]

Pavement markings for utility work

"NO OUTLET" sign at alley entrance

Weathered poster on a utility pole

Gas meters along an alley

"Log in and stay a while"

Concrete planters beneath the Brown Line tracks

Quality Optical [03]

"NO TURN ON RED" sign at North Lincoln and West Wilson Avenues [01]

"NO TURN ON RED" sign at North Lincoln and West Wilson Avenues [02]

Sign for Davis Theater [01]

Starbucks on North Lincoln Avenue [06]

Steamed milk from Starbucks in a holiday cup [01]

Searchlight machine along North Clark Street

Menards in Niles, Illinois [02]

FedEx truck on West Giddings Street

Chicago sewer manhole cover

Parking lot beneath the CTA tracks

Discarded shirt in a parking lot

"Sugar Beats" sticker on a lamppost

Sidewalk graffiti on North Lincoln Avenue

Quality Optical [01]

Quality Optical [02]

Quality Optical [04]

Sign for Davis Theater [02]

Starbucks on North Lincoln Avenue [01]

Starbucks on North Lincoln Avenue [03]

Starbucks on North Lincoln Avenue [05]

Selfie while stuck in a planter

Starbucks on North Lincoln Avenue [07]

Steamed milk from Starbucks in a holiday cup [02]

Chicken Bibimbap from Cuckoo

French fries from Cuckoo

Elyse enjoys the CTA heat lamps at Howard [02]

Interior of CTA car 5436 [02]

Selfie on CTA car 5436 [04]

Shopping list in the parking lot of Jewel-Osco

Trash can at Starbucks

Interior of CTA car 5436 [01]

Starbucks on North Lincoln Avenue [02]

Starbucks on North Lincoln Avenue [04]

Elyse enjoys the CTA heat lamps at Howard [01]

Selfie on CTA car 5436 [01]

Selfie on CTA car 5436 [02]

Selfie on CTA car 5436 [03]

Menards in Niles, Illinois [01]

Lighting at Menards in Niles, Illinois

Downward-pointing arrow on entrance to Jewel-Osco

Aerial view over Lake Michigan, facing east

Aerial view from Clark Street Beach, facing south [01]

Aerial view from Clark Street Beach, facing south [02]

Aerial view from Clark Street Beach, facing south [03]

Aerial view from Clark Street Beach, facing south [04]

Aerial view from Clark Street Beach, facing south [05]

Evanston, Illinois from over Lake Michigan [01]

Evanston, Illinois from over Lake Michigan [02]

Evanston, Illinois from over Lake Michigan [03]

Aerial view of northern Evanston and Wilmette

Henry Crown Sports Pavilion

Southern portion of Northwestern University

Clark Street Beach [01]

Clark Street Beach [02]

Davis Street Metra station

Maintenance vehicle just north of Davis Street station

Metra train arrives at Davis Street station

Interior of Metra railcar

Platform at Ogilvie Transportation Center

"STAIRS" sign at Ogilvie Transportation Center [01]

"STAIRS" sign at Ogilvie Transportation Center [02]

Elyse hangs from a train

Main hall at Ogilvie Transportation Center

Clock at Ogilvie Transportation Center [01]

Clock at Ogilvie Transportation Center [02]

Flags outside the Willis Tower

Partially eaten cake pop

Elyse holds a cluster of balloons

Graffiti on "L" train support

Marker graffiti on a window

View west from Roosevelt platform

View east from Roosevelt platform

Willis Tower from West Jackson Boulevard and South Franklin Street [01]

Willis Tower from West Jackson Boulevard and South Franklin Street [02]

Willis Tower from West Jackson Boulevard and South Franklin Street [03]

Willis Tower from West Jackson Boulevard and South Franklin Street [04]

Willis Tower from West Jackson Boulevard and South Franklin Street [05]

Graffiti worm on Standard Club building [01]

Graffiti worm on Standard Club building [02]

CTA bus 4154 at West Jackson Boulevard and South Dearborn Street

Directional sign at Jackson station

CTA signal A59 at Jackson station [01]

CTA signal A59 at Jackson station [02]

Red Line platform at Jackson station [01]

Red Line platform at Jackson station [02]

Kyle poses for the camera

Elyse gives the finger

Train arriving at Jackson station

Train departs Chicago station

"SAFE SCHOOL ZONE" sign at Chicago and Wabash

Turn restriction at North Michigan Avenue and East Chestnut Street

875 North Michigan Avenue [01]

875 North Michigan Avenue [02]

875 North Michigan Avenue [03]

875 North Michigan Avenue [04]

Elyse films the observatory elevator at 875 North Michigan Avenue

COVID-era signage still in place at Jackson station

Elyse gives a look to the camera

View from observation deck at 875 North Michigan Avenue [01]

View from observation deck at 875 North Michigan Avenue [02]

View from observation deck at 875 North Michigan Avenue [03]

View from observation deck at 875 North Michigan Avenue [04]

View from observation deck at 875 North Michigan Avenue [05]

View from observation deck at 875 North Michigan Avenue [06]

View from observation deck at 875 North Michigan Avenue [07]

View from observation deck at 875 North Michigan Avenue [08]

View from observation deck at 875 North Michigan Avenue [09]

View from observation deck at 875 North Michigan Avenue [10]

View from observation deck at 875 North Michigan Avenue [11]

View from observation deck at 875 North Michigan Avenue [12]

View from observation deck at 875 North Michigan Avenue [13]

View from observation deck at 875 North Michigan Avenue [14]

View from observation deck at 875 North Michigan Avenue [15]

View from observation deck at 875 North Michigan Avenue [16]

View from observation deck at 875 North Michigan Avenue [17]

Fire alarm strobe at the 875 North Michigan Avenue observatory [01]

Fire alarm strobe at the 875 North Michigan Avenue observatory [02]

CloudBar at 875 North Michigan Avenue

Couple takes a selfie at the 875 North Michigan Avenue observation deck

Elevator indicator in the lobby at 875 North Michigan Avenue

Exit sign in the lower lobby at 875 North Michigan Avenue

Stairs sign in the lower lobby at 875 North Michigan Avenue [02]

Stairs sign in the lower lobby at 875 North Michigan Avenue [01]

Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Chicago

Curved escalator at Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Chicago [01]

Curved escalator at Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Chicago [02]

Curved escalator at Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Chicago [03]

Allerton Hotel, viewed from the Starbucks Reserve Roastery [01]

Allerton Hotel, viewed from the Starbucks Reserve Roastery [02]

Allerton Hotel, viewed from the Starbucks Reserve Roastery [03]

Allerton Hotel, viewed from the Starbucks Reserve Roastery [04]

Interior of CTA car 5414

"Do not feed the birds" sign

Thunderbolt siren at North Milwaukee Avenue and Golf Road [01]

Thunderbolt siren at North Milwaukee Avenue and Golf Road [02]

Thunderbolt siren at North Milwaukee Avenue and Golf Road [03]

Panhandler on North Milwaukee Avenue

Golf Mill Shopping Center [01]

Golf Mill Shopping Center [02]

Golf Mill Shopping Center [03]

Golf Mill Shopping Center [04]

Golf Mill Shopping Center [05]

Golf Mill Shopping Center [06]

Golf Mill Shopping Center [07]

Golf Mill Shopping Center [08]

TJ Maxx store in Skokie, Illinois

Hamburger University

Wells Street Bridge

Purple and Brown Line trains on the Wells Street Bridge

Purple Line train on Wells Street Bridge [01]

Purple Line train on Wells Street Bridge [02]

Purple Line train on Wells Street Bridge [03]

Brown Line train on Wells Street Bridge [01]

Brown Line train on Wells Street Bridge [01]

Tower 18 interlocking [01]

Tower 18 interlocking [02]

Tower 18 interlocking [03]

Tower 18 interlocking [04]

Tower 18 interlocking [05]

Tower 18 interlocking [06]

Tower 18 interlocking [07]

Tower 18 interlocking [08]

Chicago Theatre sign from above [01]

Chicago Theatre sign from above [02]

Selfie on North State Street

"Stop and kiss"

Aon Center, Chicago [01]

Aon Center, Chicago [02]

Aon Center, Chicago [03]

Aon Center, Chicago [04]

Green Line train at Morgan Station

Beef Shoyu Ramen from Kinton Ramen

Full luggage cart

Front desk at the Hilton Garden Inn in Evanston

Elevator at Sherman Garden Apartments [01]

Elevator at Sherman Garden Apartments [02]

Elevator at Sherman Garden Apartments [03]

Elevator at Sherman Garden Apartments [04]

Elevator at Sherman Garden Apartments [05]

Fire alarm at Sherman Garden Apartments [01]

Fire alarm at Sherman Garden Apartments [02]

Fire alarm at Sherman Garden Apartments [03]

Fire alarm at Sherman Garden Apartments [04]

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Author: Ben Schumin

Copyright: All Rights Reserved

Created on: Sunday 5 November 2023

Dimensions: 4000*2250

Albums: Photos by date / 2023
Photos by date / 2023 / Midwest road trip, November 2-9, 2023
Photos by location / Illinois / Cook County / Evanston
Photos by subject / Transportation / Railroads / Commuter rail / Metra

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