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View from CN Tower [03]

Train arriving at Arlington Cemetery station

Tactile warning strip at King Street station

People at Ballston-MU station

Crystal City station entrance pylon

Escalators at McPherson Square, Vermont Avenue entrance

Blue Line train arrives at McPherson Square station

McPherson square station entrance pylon

Signage above the platform escalators at Vienna

Vienna north parking garage

Vienna station entrance pylon [02]

Vienna north parking garage

Vienna north parking garage

Elevator indicator at Vienna north garage

B. Dalton Bookseller at Union Station [01]

Interior of WMATA railcar 1162

B. Dalton Bookseller at Union Station [02]

King Street station and Alexandria Union Station from Masonic Memorial

Waterfront-SEU station entrance pylon

Fort Totten station, lower level

Glenmont station [01]

Addison Road-Seat Pleasant station

Metro tracks over Cabin Branch Road

Train at Addison Road station

New Carrollton station from parking garage

Greenbelt station entrance pylon [01]

Train at Judiciary Square station

Vienna station entrance pylon [03]

Anacostia station entrance pylon

Braddock Road station

Van Dorn Street station [01]

Brookland-CUA station

Georgia Ave-Petworth station

Outbound end of Gallery Place-Chinatown station

Columbia Heights station entrance pylon

Columbia Heights station

West Hyattsville station [01]

Train at College Park station

Farragut North station [02]

Interior of WMATA railcar 5134

Friendship Heights station [01]

Tenleytown-AU station

Van Ness-UDC station [01]

Medical Center station

White Flint station [01]

Twinbrook station

Rockville station

Shady Grove station [01]

Federal Center SW station from mezzanine

Potomac Avenue station entrance pylon

Benning Road station [01]

Platform at Deanwood

Crowds at L'Enfant Plaza station

Train arriving at Smithsonian station

Flip-dot sign error

Benning Road station entrance pylon

Waterfront-SEU station

Navy Yard station

Congress Heights station

Naylor Road station

Station artwork at Branch Avenue

Wheaton station, outbound side [01]

Ride On bus 5368 at Glenmont

Curved platform at Brookland-CUA

Red Line to Brookland-CUA

1000-Series train at Metro Center

Station name plaque at King Street

Ballston station late at night [04]

Dunn Loring station [01]

Virginia Sq-GMU station [01]

Blue Line train at Rosslyn

Platform at Franconia-Springfield [01]

Mt. Vernon Square station [01]

Gallery Place-Chinatown upper level

Train arriving at Prince George's Plaza station

L'Enfant Plaza station [01]

Green Line train at L'Enfant Plaza

Yellow Line train servicing L'Enfant Plaza

"SPECIAL" sign on Red Line

Emergency intercom on car 3276

Minnesota Avenue station [01]

Grosvenor-Strathmore station [01]

Train at Cleveland Park station

Cleveland Park station [02]

Yellow Line train arriving at National Airport

Cleveland Park station [01]

Pentagon City station [01]

Red Line train at New York Ave-Florida Ave-Gallaudet U station

Train at Stadium-Armory [01]

Farecard machines at Morgan Boulevard station

Largo Town Center station [02]

Largo Town Center station [01]

Morgan Boulevard station

Braddock Road station at night

Station name plaque at Franconia-Springfield

McPherson Square station [01]

National Airport station

Blue Line train arriving at Rosslyn station

Van Dorn Street station [02]

Van Dorn Street station [03]

College Park-University of Maryland station

Elevator entrance at Tenleytown-AU station

Bethesda station

WMATA railcar 3217 approaching Grosvenor-Strathmore

Dupont Circle station

Two trains at Smithsonian station

Outbound platform at Forest Glen

Red Line train at Rockville station

Capitol South station

Eastern Market station

Potomac Avenue station [01]

Capitol Heights station

Woman waiting at Ballston-MU station

WMATA Breda 3000-Series car on D Route Bridge

Metro and CSX tracks in Northeast DC

Friendship Heights station [02]

Ballston station late at night [05]

Ballston station late at night [06]

Emergency intercom on car 1245

Green Line train entering tunnel portal

Handrail on Washington Metro car 3254

Grosvenor-Strathmore station [02]

Emergency intercom on car 4018

Ballston station late at night [07]

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

Orange Line train at Largo Town Center

Red Line at New Hampshire Avenue [02]

West Hyattsville station [02]

Southern Avenue station

WMATA 5000-Series operator's console

CSX high rail truck at Greenbelt

CSX Capital Subdivision tracks

WMATA railcar 3208 at L'Enfant Plaza station [02]

Emergency number sign at Greenbelt MARC station

WMATA railcar 3208 at L'Enfant Plaza station [01]

J27 Anti-War Demonstration [17]

Ballston station late at night [08]

Ballston station late at night [09]

Ballston station late at night [11]

Ballston station late at night [10]

Patrick Star at Vienna station

Yellow Line train at King Street

CTA Davis station [01]

CTA Quincy station

CTA California station (Green Line)

CTA Roosevelt station (Red Line)

Purple Line train at Davis station [01]

Interior of WMATA railcar 5090

Silver Spring tunnel portal

1000-Series car at Largo Town Center

Silver Spring pocket track

Red Line at New Hampshire Avenue [01]

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]

Greenbelt station entrance pylon [02]

Station name plaque at Franconia-Springfield [02]

WMATA railcar 2042 at Franconia-Springfield station

Exitfare machine and newspapers box at Largo Town Center

Escalators at Rosslyn station [01]

Glenmont station [02]

Glenmont station [03]

Ballston station late at night [13]

Ballston station late at night [12]

Platform at Eastern Market station [01]

Federal Center SW station from platform

Clarendon station entrance pylon

Virginia Sq-GMU station [02]

MBTA State station

MBTA Chinatown station

CTA Davis station [02]

Dan Ryan Expressway

Purple Line train at Davis station [02]

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]

Red Line train at Grosvenor-Strathmore station [02]

Red Line train at Grosvenor-Strathmore station [01]

MARC EMD GP40 locomotive

Third rail at Metro Center station

"DELAYED" message at Boston North Station

South Station [01]

South Station [02]

CTA Davis station [03]

Fullerton station

Former Skokie Swift cars

Platform at Eastern Market station [02]

Marker coil at Fort Totten station

Third rail at Fort Totten station

Interior of Washington Metro car 4090

Blue Line train arriving at Arlington Cemetery station

Green Line train crosses bridge over Paint Branch Trail

Wiehle-Reston East

Spring Hill platform canopy

Spring Hill station entrance pylon

Entrance to Greensboro station

Traffic lights outside Greensboro station

McLean station entrance pylon [01]

Silver Line VIP parking lot

Public address speakers and fire alarm strobes at Greensboro station

Faregates at Spring Hill station

Posing for a photo with the pylon at Wiehle-Reston East

Train arriving at Wiehle-Reston East station

Mezzanine at Tysons Corner station

7000-Series train at Franconia-Springfield

Interior of car 7033 [01]

Interior of car 7033 [02]

7000-Series train at King Street

7000-Series train at Fort Totten

Train at Rockville Metro station

Train departing Rockville Metro station

7000-Series train at Shady Grove

Forest Glen station

MARC train at St. Denis [03]

MARC train at St. Denis [01]

MARC train at St. Denis [02]

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

Benning Road station [02]

Train at Benning Road station

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]

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

The Tide light rail at MacArthur Square station

Potomac Avenue station [03]

Potomac Avenue station [02]

Platform pylon at West Falls Church station [01]

Platform pylon at West Falls Church station [02]

Platform pylon at West Falls Church station [03]

Platform pylon at West Falls Church station [04]

Platform pylon at West Falls Church station [05]

Platform pylon at West Falls Church station [06]

McPherson Square station [03]

McPherson Square station [02]

Platform reconstruction at West Falls Church station [01]

Platform reconstruction at West Falls Church station [02]

Platform reconstruction at West Falls Church station [03]

Face covering required [01]

Face covering required [02]

Speed limit 4 mph

Platforms at West Falls Church station [03]

"Clean your trains"

Platforms at West Falls Church station [04]

Low clearance sign at West Falls Church station

"Steal supplies 4 art"

Rosslyn station upper level [04]

Rosslyn station upper level [02]

Rosslyn station upper level [03]

Rosslyn station upper level [01]

UV sanitizing device on an escalator handrail

Building is closed for cleaning

Platform pylon at East Falls Church station [03]

Discarded face mask at East Falls Church

Platform pylon at East Falls Church station [02]

Platform pylon at East Falls Church station [01]

Discarded pink Oreo cookie

Former MARC locomotive 57 [01]

Muddy water at West Falls Church station

Ashburn station [01]

Ashburn station [02]

Interlocking outside of Ashburn station

Platforms at West Falls Church station [05]

Platform at Tysons Corner station

Boarding for VIP ride at Tysons Corner station

Tysons Corner station as viewed from car 6143

7000-Series train at Wiehle-Reston East station

Former MARC locomotive 57 [02]

6000-Series train at Wiehle-Reston East station

Passengers milling around the mezzanine at Wiehle-Reston East

Passenger restroom at Wiehle-Reston East station

Pedestrian bridge over the Dulles Toll Road at Wiehle-Reston East station [01]

Pedestrian bridge over the Dulles Toll Road at Wiehle-Reston East station [02]

Eastbound lanes of the Dulles Toll Road [01]

Eastbound lanes of the Dulles Toll Road [02]

Interview with Sol Glasner

Wiehle-Reston East station entrance pylon [01]

Wiehle-Reston East station entrance pylon [02]

Crowds at the entrance to Wiehle-Reston East station [01]

Crowds at the entrance to Wiehle-Reston East station [02]

Former Virginia governor Jim Gilmore at Wiehle-Reston East station

Passengers entering Wiehle-Reston East station for the first time

Crowds inside the first Silver Line train

Largo Town Center station entrance pylon [06]

Largo Town Center station entrance pylon [07]

McLean station entrance pylon [02]

Mezzanine at Greensboro station

Greensboro station entrance pylon

Platform at Greensboro station

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

Former MARC locomotive 57 [03]

Shenandoah Valley Railroad

Train at Rosslyn station upper level

Escalators at Rosslyn station [02]

Virginia Sq-GMU station [03]

Train at East Falls Church station [01]

Holes drilled into a tile

Train at East Falls Church station [02]

Trains at Greenbelt station [02]

Greenbelt station entrance pylon [06]

Greenbelt station entrance pylon [03]

Greenbelt station entrance pylon [05]

Trains at Greenbelt station [01]

Greenbelt station entrance pylon [04]

Selfie on WMATA railcar 6042

Benjamin Franklin Bridge [05]

Benjamin Franklin Bridge [04]

Locked gate at West Falls Church station

Mechanical room at Virginia Square-GMU station

Restroom at Virginia Square-GMU station

Elevator security camera at Ashburn

Elyse rides the escalator at Ashburn station

WMATA railcar 6032 at Ashburn station [01]

WMATA railcar 6032 at Ashburn station [02]

Fire alarm and speaker at Ashburn station

PIDS screen at Ashburn station

Wall sign at Ashburn station

Exit signage at Ashburn station [01]

Ashburn station south entrance

Silver Line grand opening ribbon at Ashburn

Elyse holds up a Silver Line SmarTrip card

Signage for trains towards Largo at Ashburn station [02]

Elyse rides on WMATA railcar 2056

Ashburn station viewed from the south

Ashburn station entrance pylon [03]

Exit signage at Ashburn station [02]

Platform at Ashburn station

Stairs and escalators at Ashburn station

Ashburn station entrance pylon [02]

PIDS screen at Reston Town Center station [02]

Fire alarm and speaker at Reston Town Center station

Elyse stands with the pylon at Ashburn

Signage for trains towards Largo at Ashburn station [01]

Ashburn station entrance pylon [01]

PIDS screen at Loudoun Gateway station

Dulles Airport station [01]

Dulles Airport station [03]

Dulles Airport station [06]

Dulles Airport station [04]

Selfie at Dulles Airport station

Dulles Airport station [02]

Dulles Airport station [05]

South pedestrian bridge at Herndon station

Bus canopy at Herndon station

Reston Town Center station entrance pylon [02]

Innovation Center station entrance pylon

Herndon station entrance pylon [02]

Reston Town Center station entrance pylon [01]

Reston Town Center north entrance

PIDS screen at Wiehle-Reston East

PIDS screen at Reston Town Center station [01]

Herndon station entrance pylon [01]

Silver Line train to Ashburn arrives at Wiehle-Reston East [01]

Loudoun Gateway station entrance pylon

Entrance to Loudoun Gateway station

Silver Line train to Ashburn arrives at Wiehle-Reston East [02]

View from Loudoun Gateway parking garage

Ashburn station, viewed from the parking garage

Fire alarm pull station at Loudoun Gateway parking garage

Trains on the platform at Ashburn

Car 3235 at Deanwood

Car 3048 at Capitol South

Tommy Pickles, reminding restroom users of proper etiquette

Train arriving at Marcy Avenue station

Interior of R10 car 3189

Elyse smiles on car 3189

Vintage New York Subway signage [02]

Selfie aboard car 3189

Break space at Metro headquarters

Elyse holds up a model bus

View of I-395 from WMATA bridge [01]

View of I-395 from WMATA bridge [02]

Mezzanine restroom at Greenbelt station

Honda HR-V at Greenbelt station

Face drawn on a wall

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

Shot bottles at L'Enfant Plaza

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

New Carrollton station, May 2023 [02]

New Carrollton station, May 2023 [01]

Interior of WMATA railcar 7558

Car 6165 at Stadium-Armory

WMATA Pride train 2023 [02]

WMATA Pride train 2023 [01]

Ballston terminal [02]

Ballston terminal [01]

Farragut West station [02]

Farragut West station [03]

Selfie on the Silver Line

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"

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

CTA Red Line train at Belmont

Apartment balcony decorated for Halloween

Concrete planters beneath the Brown Line tracks

Parking lot beneath the CTA tracks

Elyse enjoys the CTA heat lamps at Howard [02]

Interior of CTA car 5436 [02]

Selfie on CTA car 5436 [04]

Interior of CTA car 5436 [01]

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]

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]

Graffiti on "L" train support

View west from Roosevelt platform

View east from Roosevelt platform

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

COVID-era signage still in place at Jackson station

Elyse gives a look to the camera

Interior of CTA car 5414

"Do not feed the birds" sign

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

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

Car 2018 at Branch Avenue

Spilled Pringles

Snowfall at Greenbelt Metro station

Honda HR-V under a layer of snow [01]

Honda HR-V under a layer of snow [02]

Corridor at Hoyt-Schermerhorn station

"Coney Island" mosaic at 4th Avenue/9th Street station

Entrance sign at 4th Avenue/9th Street station

Exit to 10th Street and 4th Avenue

"B.M.T. Subway" mosaic at 4th Avenue/9th Street station

Platform at 9th Street station

Wall sign at 9th Street station

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

WMATA 2024 cherry blossom train

Former Fairfax Connector bus 7754 [06]

Fleet of the Future Expo [01]

Fleet of the Future Expo [02]

Fleet of the Future Expo [03]

Fleet of the Future Expo [04]

Fleet of the Future Expo [05]

Fleet of the Future Expo [06]

Fleet of the Future Expo [07]

Fleet of the Future Expo [08]

Fleet of the Future Expo [09]

Fleet of the Future Expo [10]

Fleet of the Future Expo [11]

Fleet of the Future Expo [12]

Fleet of the Future Expo [13]

Fleet of the Future Expo [14]

Fleet of the Future Expo [15]

Fleet of the Future Expo [16]

Fleet of the Future Expo [17]

Fleet of the Future Expo [18]

Fleet of the Future Expo [19]

Fleet of the Future Expo [20]

Fleet of the Future Expo [21]

Fleet of the Future Expo [22]

Fleet of the Future Expo [23]

Fleet of the Future Expo [24]

Fleet of the Future Expo [25]

Fleet of the Future Expo [26]

Fleet of the Future Expo [27]

Fleet of the Future Expo [28]

Fleet of the Future Expo [29]

Fleet of the Future Expo [30]

Metro Center station, March 2024 [01]

Metro Center station, March 2024 [02]

Metro Center station, March 2024 [03]

Woman looking at her phone on the Metro [01]

Woman looking at her phone on the Metro [02]

Woman looking at her phone on the Metro [03]

Wanted for President 2024

WMATA Pride train 2024

Car 6082 at Huntington

Luna moth at Greenbelt station

Staten Island Railway [01]

Staten Island Railway [02]

Staten Island Railway [03]

Staten Island Railway [04]

Staten Island Railway [05]

Staten Island Railway [06]

Staten Island Railway [07]

Staten Island Railway [08]

Staten Island Railway [09]

Staten Island Railway [10]

Staten Island Railway [11]

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Author: Ben Schumin

Copyright: All Rights Reserved

Created on: Sunday 5 November 2023

Dimensions: 6000*3375

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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