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Train arriving at West Falls Church-VT/UVA station

Train arriving at Arlington Cemetery station

Tactile warning strip at King Street station

Bridgeforth Stadium at night

Railroad track through JMU

King Street station and Alexandria Union Station from Masonic Memorial

Skyline of Richmond, Virginia

Market Square Walkway

Downtown Roanoke at the railroad tracks

Metro Center station [01]

Metro Center station [02]

Tracks at Arlington Cemetery station

Metro tracks over Cabin Branch Road

WMATA railcar 2075

Train stored in the tail track at Huntington [01]

Faregate at Arlington Cemetery station

Arlington Cemetery station [01]

WMATA clearance car [01]

WMATA clearance car [02]

Train stored in the tail track at Huntington [02]

Largo Town Center tail tracks

Station name plaque at Franconia-Springfield

Bridgeforth Stadium and Plecker Athletic Performance Center

Scoreboard at Bridgeforth Stadium

West Falls Church-VT/UVA station [01]

Orange Line train arriving at Cheverly [01]

WMATA Breda 3000-Series car on D Route Bridge

Metro and CSX tracks in Northeast DC

Metro D Route pocket track [01]

WMATA railcar 5026 at Fort Totten

Greenbelt interlocking

Green Line at University Blvd.

College Park interlocking [01]

Tunnel portal north of West Hyattsville station

College Park interlocking [02]

Red Line train arriving at Brookland-CUA [01]

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

Red Line at New Hampshire Avenue [02]

Single tracking at Eisenhower Avenue [01]

Single tracking at Eisenhower Avenue [02]

PM35 at Eisenhower Avenue

Tracks at Prince George's Plaza station

Purple Line train at Davis station [01]

Silver Spring tunnel portal

1000-Series car at Largo Town Center

Silver Spring pocket track

Red Line at New Hampshire Avenue [01]

Anti-war graffiti at Brookland

Largo Town Center interlocking

Eisenhower Avenue station [02]

Eisenhower Avenue station [01]

Eisenhower Avenue interlocking

Track at Rhode Island Avenue, facing north

Red Line north of Fort Totten

Orange Line train arriving at New Carrollton

Red Line train arriving at Brookland-CUA [02]

Platform at Franconia-Springfield [02]

Wheaton station, inbound side [01]

Wheaton station, inbound side [02]

Wheaton station, inbound side [03]

Metro Center station [04]

Station name plaque at Franconia-Springfield [02]

Metro Center station [03]

Yellow Line tracks north of Huntington station

Yellow Line train in approach to Huntington station

West Falls Church-VT/UVA station [02]

Orange Line train at West Falls Church

5000-Series railcar at West Falls Church station

Glenmont station [02]

Glenmont station [03]

Yellow Line train at Huntington [07]

Yellow Line train at Huntington [08]

Yellow Line train at Fort Totten

Harsco utility vehicle

Kershaw railroad crane

Branch Avenue shops [02]

Branch Avenue shops [01]

WMATA railcar 3260 at Branch Avenue rail yard

WMATA railcar 1165 at Branch Avenue rail yard [01]

WMATA railcar 3217 at Branch Avenue rail yard

WMATA railcar 1165 at Branch Avenue rail yard [02]

WMATA railcar 5139 at Branch Avenue rail yard [01]

WMATA railcar 5139 at Branch Avenue rail yard [02]

WMATA railcar 4039 at Greenbelt [03]

WMATA railcar 4039 at Greenbelt [01]

WMATA railcar 4039 at Greenbelt [02]

Arlington Cemetery station [02]

Buckingham Branch track through Staunton

Chain marker in the snow

Platform at Eastern Market station [01]

"Darth Vader" railroad signals

Dunn Loring station [02]

Platform pylon at Minnesota Avenue station [02]

Platform pylon at Minnesota Avenue station [01]

MBTA State station

Red Line platforms at Park Street station

MBTA Chinatown station

Stair to Red Line at Park Street station

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

Six-car clearance marker

Brown Line at State/Lake station [01]

Brown Line at State/Lake station [02]

Washington Metro chain marker

Blue Line train at Arlington Cemetery

Yellow Line train departing King Street station

Platform edge under renovation at Shady Grove station

Yellow Line train approaching King Street station

Platform at Franconia-Springfield

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

L'Enfant Plaza station [02]

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

Metro Center station [05]

Metro Center station [06]

Amtrak locomotive 822

Amtrak locomotive 406

Third rail at Metro Center station

Rust on steel beams over Walnut Street

Railroad tracks in Philadelphia

Platform at Eastern Market station [02]

Marker coil at Fort Totten station

Third rail at Fort Totten station

Railroad bridge [05]

Railroad bridge [04]

Richmond skyline [12]

Richmond skyline [11]

Richmond skyline [10]

Richmond skyline [09]

Richmond skyline [08]

Richmond skyline [07]

Richmond skyline [06]

Richmond skyline [05]

Richmond skyline [04]

Richmond skyline [03]

Richmond skyline [02]

Railroad bridge [03]

Railroad bridge [02]

Abandoned railroad bridge

Richmond skyline [01]

Norfolk Southern "No Trespassing" sign

Wire terminal structures

Triple Crossing area [02]

Triple Crossing area [01]

"Darth Vader" railroad signal

Railroad bridge [01]

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

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]

Elsie Manufacturing

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

Metro 7000-Series railcar debut [25]

Metro 7000-Series railcar debut [21]

Metro 7000-Series railcar debut [19]

Metro 7000-Series railcar debut [24]

Metro 7000-Series railcar debut [23]

Metro 7000-Series railcar debut [20]

Metro 7000-Series railcar debut [18]

Metro 7000-Series railcar debut [17]

Metro 7000-Series railcar debut [16]

Metro 7000-Series railcar debut [15]

Metro 7000-Series railcar debut [14]

Metro 7000-Series railcar debut [10]

Metro 7000-Series railcar debut [13]

Metro 7000-Series railcar debut [12]

Metro 7000-Series railcar debut [09]

Metro 7000-Series railcar debut [07]

Metro 7000-Series railcar debut [08]

Metro 7000-Series railcar debut [03]

Metro 7000-Series railcar debut [06]

Metro 7000-Series railcar debut [04]

Metro 7000-Series railcar debut [02]

Metro 7000-Series railcar debut [01]

Metro 7000-Series railcar debut [11]

Metro 7000-Series railcar debut [22]

Metro 7000-Series railcar debut [05]

Discarded "Oklahoma" record

Abandoned bridge pier at Harpers Ferry, at night [01]

Abandoned bridge pier at Harpers Ferry, at night [02]

Abandoned bridge pier at Harpers Ferry, at night [03]

Abandoned bridge pier at Harpers Ferry, at night [04]

Abandoned bridge pier at Harpers Ferry, at night [05]

Abandoned bridge pier at Harpers Ferry, at night [06]

Blue Line train arriving at Arlington Cemetery station

Pedestrian bridge over railroad tracks [01]

Pedestrian bridge over railroad tracks [02]

Pedestrian bridge over railroad tracks [03]

Pedestrian bridge over railroad tracks [04]

Pedestrian bridge over railroad tracks [05]

Pedestrian bridge over railroad tracks [06]

Tire track in the mud [01]

Tire track in the mud [02]

Maryland Midland Railway [01]

Maryland Midland Railway [02]

Maryland Midland Railway [03]

Maryland Midland Railway [04]

Maryland Midland Railway [05]

Maryland Midland Railway [06]

Maryland Midland Railway [07]

Maryland Midland Railway [08]

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]

Freight train at Martinsburg [01]

Freight train at Martinsburg [02]

Freight train at Martinsburg [03]

Railroad tracks through Harpers Ferry

Platform at Martinsburg train station [01]

Platform at Martinsburg train station [02]

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad station [05]

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad station [06]

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad tracks [03]

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

Société des Transports Intercommunaux de Bruxelles (STIB) 1069

Haagsche Tramweg-Maatschappij 1329 [05]

Haagsche Tramweg-Maatschappij 1329 [06]

Haagsche Tramweg-Maatschappij 1329 [07]

Baltimore Light Rail vehicle 5019

Metro Center station [07]

Ceiling at Metro Center

Metro Center station [08]

Railroad track at Patapsco Valley State Park

Siemens ACS-64 locomotive at Harrisburg [01]

Siemens ACS-64 locomotive at Harrisburg [02]

Amfleet cab car at Harrisburg

Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Bridge [01]

Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Bridge [02]

Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Bridge [03]

Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Bridge [04]

Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Bridge [05]

Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Bridge [06]

Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Bridge [07]

Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Bridge [08]

Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Bridge [09]

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad yard and shops [02]

Amtrak 120 arriving at Cumberland

Tanker cars in Cumberland rail yard

Freight train departing CSX rail yard

CSX 3277 in Cumberland yard [02]

CSX 3277 in Cumberland yard [01]

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad yard and shops [01]

Freight train in Cumberland, Maryland

Monongahela Incline

Pittsburgh LRV 4228 at Station Square

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]

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

Buffalo Metro Rail near Lafayette Square [03]

Buffalo Metro Rail near Lafayette Square [04]

Buffalo Metro Rail near Lafayette Square [02]

Buffalo Metro Rail near Lafayette Square [01]

Streetcar on College Street [01]

Streetcar on Queen Street [02]

Streetcar on Queen Street [01]

Streetcar on College Street [03]

Streetcar on College Street [02]

Platforms at Rosedale station [02]

Woman standing on the platform at North York Centre

Platforms at Rosedale station [01]

Interlocking signal at Sheppard-Yonge

New Jersey Transit train at Penn Station

River Line train in Trenton

The Tide light rail at St. Paul's Boulevard and East Plume Street

The Tide light rail at MacArthur Square station

Stuarts Draft High School stadium [01]

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]

Stuarts Draft High School stadium [02]

Former Union Pacific locomotive 2104

Former MARC locomotive 57 [01]

Rose Library [02]

Waynesboro High School [06]

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]

Buffalo Gap High School [01]

Buffalo Gap High School [02]

Buffalo Gap High School [03]

Buffalo Gap High School [04]

Buffalo Gap High School [05]

Buffalo Gap High School [06]

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]

US Route 1 and CSX bridges over the Occoquan River [04]

US Route 1 and CSX bridges over the Occoquan River [02]

US Route 1 and CSX bridges over the Occoquan River [01]

US Route 1 and CSX bridges over the Occoquan River [03]

Buckingham Branch locomotive 5 at Staunton Amtrak station

Buckingham Branch track in downtown Staunton [06]

Ashburn station [01]

Ashburn station [02]

Interlocking outside of Ashburn station

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]

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad station [04]

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad tracks [02]

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad tracks [01]

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad station [03]

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad station [02]

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad station [01]

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad bridge [04]

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad bridge [02]

Case Farms Calypso Feed Mill [05]

Case Farms Calypso Feed Mill [06]

Case Farms Calypso Feed Mill [03]

Case Farms Calypso Feed Mill [02]

Case Farms Calypso Feed Mill [01]

Case Farms Calypso Feed Mill [04]

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

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]

Former MARC locomotive 57 [03]

Shenandoah Valley Railroad

Downtown Lititz, Pennsylvania [03]

Train at Vienna Metro station, with front beyond the station

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]

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]

Skyline of Richmond, Virginia from over the James River [05]

Small island in the James River

Skyline of Richmond, Virginia from over the James River [06]

Skyline of Richmond, Virginia from over the James River [01]

Skyline of Richmond, Virginia from over the James River [04]

Skyline of Richmond, Virginia from over the James River [03]

View east down the Canal

Skyline of Richmond, Virginia from over the James River [02]

Hershey Chocolate of Virginia [04]

Stuarts Draft, Virginia above Wayne Avenue [01]

Hershey Chocolate of Virginia [05]

Hershey Chocolate of Virginia [06]

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]

Storm over Frankford Avenue

Aerial view of Charles Town, West Virginia [02]

Message about removal of a microwave at New Carrollton

Train departing WTC Cortlandt station

Court Street interlocking board

Work vehicles at High Street-Brooklyn Bridge station [01]

Work vehicles at High Street-Brooklyn Bridge station [02]

Fire beneath Market-Frankford Line

Ottawa Via Rail station

Monongahela Incline railcar

Panhandle Bridge

Ballston terminal [02]

Ballston terminal [01]

Blue Dodge Charger at Chrysler Nationals [01]

Blue Dodge Charger at Chrysler Nationals [02]

Blue Dodge Charger at Chrysler Nationals [03]

Blue Dodge Charger at Chrysler Nationals [04]

Orange Dodge Challenger at Chrysler Nationals [01]

Orange Dodge Challenger at Chrysler Nationals [02]

Black Dodge Challenger at Chrysler Nationals

Red Line train at Gallery Place-Chinatown upper level

Backroom space at Little Canada

TTC bus 3332 at Toronto Pearson International Airport

Rail bridge over the Rappahannock River [01]

Rail bridge over the Rappahannock River [02]

Rail bridge over the Rappahannock River [03]

Platform at Fort/Cass station

Concrete planters beneath the Brown Line tracks

Parking lot beneath the CTA tracks

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

Elyse hangs from a train

Graffiti on "L" train support

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]

Green Line train at Morgan Station

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

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

Cleveland RTA rail yard

Riverheads High School [01]

Riverheads High School [02]

Riverheads High School [03]

Riverheads High School [04]

Riverheads High School [05]

Riverheads High School [06]

Riverheads High School [07]

Riverheads High School [08]

Riverheads High School [09]

Riverheads High School [10]

Riverheads High School [11]

Riverheads High School [12]

Riverheads High School [13]

Riverheads High School [14]

Stuarts Draft school campus

Holmesburg neighborhood

Aerial view of Swatara Township, Pennsylvania [03]

Platform at 9th Street station

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Author: Ben Schumin

Copyright: All Rights Reserved

Created on: Tuesday 7 November 2023

Dimensions: 3600*2025

Albums: Photos by date / 2023
Photos by date / 2023 / Midwest road trip, November 2-9, 2023
Photos by location / Illinois / Cook County / Chicago
Photos by subject / Transportation / Transit / Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)

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