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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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Pandemic-era signage at Courtyard by Marriott Philadelphia Langhorne [01]

Ceiling-mounted speaker/strobe with "ALERT" lettering

Pandemic-era signage at Courtyard by Marriott Philadelphia Langhorne [04]

Water tower at 233 West 26th Street

Tile mosaic at Cathedral Parkway-110th Street station

Train departing WTC Cortlandt station

Column at Cathedral Parkway-110th Street station

Stairs at Cathedral Parkway-110th Street station

Elevator at Westfield World Trade Center

34th Street-Herald Square station entrance pylon

Busted while taking a candid shot

WMATA "Rosa Parks" bus at the Washington Auto Show [03]

WMATA "Rosa Parks" bus at the Washington Auto Show [01]

Interior of WMATA bus 1001

Elyse stands with WMATA bus 1001

WMATA "Rosa Parks" bus at the Washington Auto Show [02]

Kitchen at New Carrollton office building

Blue tablet in toilet

Cherry blossom train at New Carrollton

Shop towels in a dispenser

Platform signage at 14th Street station [01]

Used underwear on a stair landing at Fulton Street station

Restroom closed due to COVID-19

People wait on benches at Delancey Street station

Fire alarm strobe at Fulton Street station

Train arriving at Marcy Avenue station

Platform at Fulton Street station

Contents of a trash can at 14th Street station

Platform signage at 14th Street station [02]

Vintage New York Subway signage [01]

Exit sign at New York Transit Museum [01]

Fire alarm at the New York Transit Museum

Vintage fire alarm call box at New York Transit Museum

Interior of R33S "World's Fair" car 9306 [03]

Fan on car 1612

Interior of R10 car 3189

Interior of R16 car 6387 [01]

Interior of R33S "World's Fair" car 9310 [02]

Exit sign at New York Transit Museum [02]

Red Wheelock RSS strobe at New York Transit Museum

Exit sign at New York Transit Museum [03]

Interior of R30 car 8506

Court Street interlocking board

Interior of R33S "World's Fair" car 9306 [02]

Interior of R11/R34 car 8013 [01]

Interior of R16 car 6387 [02]

Elyse smiles on car 3189

Platform sign at Court Street station

Vintage New York Subway signage [02]

Interior of R33S "World's Fair" car 9310 [01]

Interior of BRT car 1404

Interior of R33S "World's Fair" car 9306 [01]

Selfie aboard car 3189

Interior of R11/R34 car 8013 [02]

Column at Hoyt Street station

Happy face on a column rivet

Column at 28th Street station [01]

Column at 28th Street station [02]

Stair to walkway at Borough Hall station

Selfie on car 6415

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

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

Ridgewood High School [07]

Ridgewood High School [08]

Ridgewood High School [03]

Ridgewood High School [06]

Thomas Jefferson School No. 1 [01]

Ridgewood High School [09]

Ridgewood High School [04]

Ridgewood High School [02]

Ridgewood High School [05]

Thomas Jefferson School No. 1 [02]

New Carrollton station, April 2023 [02]

New Carrollton station, April 2023 [01]

Interior of WMATA railcar 6143 [01]

Interior of WMATA railcar 6143 [02]

WMATA railcar 3166 at Huntington

Crane at New Carrollton

Face drawn on a wall

PATCO railcar 1072 at Lindenwold

PATCO railcar 1086 at Lindenwold

Wheelock AS at Walnut-Locust station [02]

Train at Frankford Transportation Center [02]

Wheelock AS at Walnut-Locust station [01]

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

Elyse sits on a cycle rickshaw

Elyse sits in a small three-wheeled taxicab [02]

Elyse sits on a motorcycle

Elyse sits in a small three-wheeled taxicab [01]

Ottawa Via Rail station

OC Transpo bus 6702 on Rideau Street [02]

OC Transpo bus 6702 on Rideau Street [01]

OC Transpo bus 6702 on Rideau Street [03]

Fire alarm pull station at Station de la Cité

STO bus 2008 on Rapibus corridor

STO bus 1217 on Rapibus corridor

STO bus 0713 on Boulevard Maloney

Coach Canada motorcoach

Faregates at Lyon station

Selfie on Elgin Street

OC Transpo bus 4393 at Blair station [03]

OC Transpo bus 4393 at Blair station [11]

OC Transpo bus 4393 at Blair station [02]

OC Transpo bus 4393 at Blair station [05]

OC Transpo railcar 1156 [02]

Selfie on OC Transpo railcar 1156 [01]

Selfie on OC Transpo railcar 1156 [02]

OC Transpo railcar 1156 [04]

OC Transpo bus 4393 at Blair station [10]

OC Transpo bus 4393 at Blair station [06]

OC Transpo bus 4393 at Blair station [07]

OC Transpo bus 4393 at Blair station [09]

OC Transpo bus 4393 at Blair station [12]

OC Transpo bus 4393 at Blair station [01]

OC Transpo bus 4393 at Blair station [04]

OC Transpo bus 4393 at Blair station [08]

Selfie on OC Transpo railcar 1156 [03]

OC Transpo railcar 1156 [01]

OC Transpo railcar 1156 [03]

Selfie on OC Transpo railcar 1156 [04]

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

Desire path from Gloucester Centre mall to the train

OC Transpo bus 6487 makes a turn onto Bank Street [01]

OC Transpo bus 6487 makes a turn onto Bank Street [02]

STO bus 2210 at Albert and Bank Streets

STO bus 1411 at Albert and Bank Streets [01]

STO bus 1221 and 1502 at Albert and Metcalfe Streets

STO bus 1411 at Albert and Bank Streets [02]

OC Transpo bus 6597 on Elgin Street

OC Transpo bus 4335 on Elgin Street

OC Transpo bus 4500 on Elgin Street

Composting toilet at Whitney Point rest area [02]

Composting toilet at Whitney Point rest area [01]

Stall without door at Sheetz in Dunmore, Pennsylvania [01]

Stall without door at Sheetz in Dunmore, Pennsylvania [02]

New Carrollton station, May 2023 [02]

New Carrollton station, May 2023 [01]

Interior of WMATA railcar 7558

Car 6165 at Stadium-Armory

Panhandle Bridge

"Joy of Life" fountain [01]

"Joy of Life" fountain [02]

"Joy of Life" fountain [03]

"Joy of Life" fountain [04]

"Joy of Life" fountain [05]

WMATA Pride train 2023 [02]

WMATA Pride train 2023 [01]

Ballston terminal [02]

Ballston terminal [01]

Elyse in the driver's seat of former CARTA bus 3424

Former CARTA bus 3424 [05]

Former CARTA bus 3424 [04]

Former CARTA bus 3424 [03]

Former CARTA bus 3424 [02]

Former CARTA bus 3424 [01]

Lynchburg Public Elevator [01]

Lynchburg Public Elevator [02]

Lynchburg Public Elevator [03]

Lynchburg Public Elevator [04]

Boot menu on Dollar General self checkout machine

Farragut West station [02]

Farragut West station [03]

Selfie on the Silver Line

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

Handwritten completion of "BLOOR"

Interior of TTC bus 3332

TTC bus 3332 at Toronto Pearson International Airport

Elyse waits at Shady Grove

Audi Q7 at Branch Avenue [01]

Audi Q7 at Branch Avenue [02]

"Date night with happy ending"

Train arriving at Fort Totten lower level

Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind

Aerial view of Staunton High School

Elyse poses with a palmetto [01]

Elyse poses with a palmetto [02]

Sun-faded Autocall pull station [01]

Sun-faded Autocall pull station [02]

Former CARTA bus 3426 at CARTA headquarters for the last time [01]

Former CARTA bus 3426 at CARTA headquarters for the last time [02]

Former CARTA bus 3426 at CARTA headquarters for the last time [03]

Tires inside former CARTA bus 3426

Former CARTA bus 3246 at Leeds Avenue and Dorchester Road

Former CARTA bus 3426 at the Shoppes at Seaside Farms [01]

Former CARTA bus 3426 at the Shoppes at Seaside Farms [02]

Former CARTA bus 3426 at the Shoppes at Seaside Farms [03]

Former CARTA bus 3426 at the Shoppes at Seaside Farms [04]

Former CARTA bus 3426 at The Market at Oakland [01]

Former CARTA bus 3426 at The Market at Oakland [02]

Former CARTA bus 3426 at The Market at Oakland [03]

Former CARTA bus 3426 at The Market at Oakland [04]

Former CARTA bus 3426 at The Market at Oakland [05]

Former CARTA bus 3426 at The Market at Oakland [06]

Former CARTA bus 3426 at The Market at Oakland [07]

Elyse works on some adhesive residue on former CARTA bus 3426

Elyse peels a section of wrap off of former CARTA bus 3426

Elyse leans out of the window of former CARTA bus 3426

Remains of an advertising wrap from former CARTA bus 3426 [01]

Remains of an advertising wrap from former CARTA bus 3426 [02]

Elyse enjoys a Cheerwine Ale

Elyse gives former CARTA bus 3426 a goodbye hug

Abandoned pair of shoes on the Metro

WRTA bus 2091 at Century Square [01]

WRTA bus 2091 at Century Square [02]

WRTA bus 2091 at Century Square [03]

Worn license plate on Windsor bus 606

Rosa Parks bus at The Henry Ford [01]

Rosa Parks bus at The Henry Ford [02]

Rosa Parks bus at The Henry Ford [03]

Rosa Parks bus at The Henry Ford [04]

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

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]

CTA bus 1620 at West Lawrence Avenue and North Oakley Avenue

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

Public notice for 2301 West Lawrence Avenue

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]

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

Concrete planters beneath the Brown Line tracks

FedEx truck on West Giddings Street

Chicago sewer manhole cover

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]

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]

Graffiti on "L" train support

View west from Roosevelt platform

View east from Roosevelt platform

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

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

US Bank building in Sheboygan, Wisconsin

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]

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

Justice Robert D. Rucker Superior Courthouse [01]

Justice Robert D. Rucker Superior Courthouse [02]

131 East 5th Avenue

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

Breda train at Greenbelt

Potomac Yard station [01]

Potomac Yard station [02]

Potomac Yard station [03]

Potomac Yard station [04]

Potomac Yard station [05]

Potomac Yard station [06]

Potomac Yard station [07]

Potomac Yard station [08]

Potomac Yard station [09]

Potomac Yard station [10]

Potomac Yard station [11]

Potomac Yard station [12]

Potomac Yard station [13]

Potomac Yard station [14]

Bus directory sign at Glenmont station

Bus stop sign at Greenbelt station

Beverley Manor Elementary School [01]

Beverley Manor Elementary School [02]

Beverley Manor Middle School [01]

Beverley Manor Middle School [02]

Beverley Manor Middle School [04]

Beverley Manor Middle School [05]

Beverley Manor Middle School [06]

Beverley Manor Middle School [03]

Clymore Elementary School [01]

Edward G. Clymore Elementary School [02]

Edward G. Clymore Elementary School [03]

Edward G. Clymore Elementary School [04]

Edward G. Clymore Elementary School [05]

Edward G. Clymore Elementary School [06]

S. Gordon Stewart Middle School [01]

S. Gordon Stewart Middle School [02]

S. Gordon Stewart Middle School [03]

S. Gordon Stewart Middle School [04]

S. Gordon Stewart Middle School [05]

S. Gordon Stewart Middle School [06]

Fort Defiance High School [01]

Fort Defiance High School [02]

Fort Defiance High School [03]

Fort Defiance High School [04]

Fort Defiance High School [05]

Fort Defiance High School [06]

Fort Defiance High School [08]

Fort Defiance High School [09]

Fort Defiance High School [10]

Fort Defiance High School [12]

Fort Defiance High School [13]

Fort Defiance High School [14]

Fort Defiance High School [16]

Fort Defiance High School [07]

Fort Defiance High School [11]

Fort Defiance High School [15]

Verona Elementary School [01]

Verona Elementary School [02]

Verona Elementary School [03]

Verona Elementary School [04]

Verona Elementary School [05]

Verona Elementary School [06]

Wilson Middle School [01]

Wilson Middle School [02]

Wilson Middle School [03]

Wilson Memorial High School [01]

Wilson Memorial High School [02]

Wilson Memorial High School [03]

Wilson Memorial High School [04]

Wilson Memorial High School [05]

Wilson Memorial High School [06]

Wilson Memorial High School [07]

Wilson Workforce and Rehabilitation Center

Overview of Woodrow Wilson Complex

Riverheads Elementary School [01]

Riverheads Elementary School [02]

Riverheads Elementary School [03]

Riverheads Elementary School [04]

Riverheads Elementary School [05]

Riverheads Elementary School [06]

Riverheads Elementary School [07]

Riverheads Elementary School [08]

Riverheads Elementary School [09]

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 Elementary School [05]

Stuarts Draft Elementary School [06]

Stuarts Draft Elementary School [07]

Stuarts Draft Elementary School [08]

Stuarts Draft Elementary School [09]

Stuarts Draft Elementary School [10]

Stuarts Draft Elementary School [11]

Stuarts Draft Elementary School [12]

Stuarts Draft Elementary School [13]

Stuarts Draft Elementary School [14]

Stuarts Draft Elementary School [15]

Stuarts Draft Middle School [09]

Stuarts Draft Middle School [10]

Stuarts Draft Middle School [11]

Stuarts Draft Middle School [12]

Stuarts Draft Middle School [13]

Stuarts Draft Middle School [14]

Stuarts Draft Middle School [15]

Stuarts Draft Middle School [16]

Stuarts Draft Middle School [17]

Stuarts Draft High School [08]

Stuarts Draft High School [09]

Stuarts Draft High School [10]

Stuarts Draft High School [11]

Stuarts Draft High School [12]

Stuarts Draft High School [13]

Stuarts Draft High School [14]

Stuarts Draft High School [15]

Stuarts Draft High School [16]

Stuarts Draft school campus

Augusta Regional Landfill [01]

Augusta Regional Landfill [02]

Augusta Regional Landfill [03]

Honda HR-V at Shiloh Public School

Underside of Honda HR-V

Honda HR-V in a ferry boarding lane

Honda HR-V on the MV New Jersey [01]

Honda HR-V on the MV New Jersey [02]

Honda HR-V at Commonwealth Coach & Trolley lot [01]

Honda HR-V at Commonwealth Coach & Trolley lot [02]

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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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