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Fire hydrant on the Downtown Mall

Elevator indicator at Vienna north garage

Interior of WMATA railcar 1162

SIGNAL (RED) AHEAD

Glenmont station [01]

Train at Judiciary Square station

Brookland-CUA station

Outbound end of Gallery Place-Chinatown station

Farragut North station [02]

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]

Wheaton station, outbound side [01]

Curved platform at Brookland-CUA

Red Line to Brookland-CUA

1000-Series train at Metro Center

Gallery Place-Chinatown upper level

"SPECIAL" sign on Red Line

Emergency intercom on car 3276

Grosvenor-Strathmore station [01]

Train at Cleveland Park station

Cleveland Park station [02]

Cleveland Park station [01]

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

Trafflc signals over Bluestone Drive and Duke Drive [02]

Trafflc signals over Bluestone Drive and Duke Drive [03]

Trafflc signals over Bluestone Drive and Duke Drive [01]

East Main Street and Court Street

Elevator entrance at Tenleytown-AU station

Bethesda station

WMATA railcar 3217 approaching Grosvenor-Strathmore

Dupont Circle station

Red Line train at Rockville station

Woman waiting at Ballston-MU station

Friendship Heights station [02]

Emergency intercom on car 1245

Handrail on Washington Metro car 3254

Grosvenor-Strathmore station [02]

Emergency intercom on car 4018

Overhead sign for Interstate 70

Overhead signage on US 30 in Breezewood

Red Line train arriving at Brookland-CUA [01]

Red Line at New Hampshire Avenue [02]

Ford Taurus on 9th Street NW

CTA Roosevelt station (Red Line)

Silver Spring pocket track

Red Line at New Hampshire Avenue [01]

Track at Rhode Island Avenue, facing north

Red Line north of Fort Totten

Red Line train arriving at Brookland-CUA [02]

Glenmont station [02]

Glenmont station [03]

Sign for Interstate 95 southbound at Maryland House

Interstate 95 sign at Maryland House

Anonymous Ideal Org raid [31]

Platform at Eastern Market station [01]

Amtrak Superliner II fire alarms [01]

"Notify crew member when flashing" strobe

Dan Ryan Expressway

Metro Center station [06]

Amtrak Superliner II fire alarms [02]

Red Line train at Grosvenor-Strathmore station [02]

Red Line train at Grosvenor-Strathmore station [01]

MARC EMD GP40 locomotive

Directional signage at the end of the ramp for Interstate 64, Exit 99 at Rockfish Gap

Third rail at Metro Center station

Traffic light at Main Street and Dover Road

Fullerton station

Former Skokie Swift cars

Platform at Eastern Market station [02]

Marker coil at Fort Totten station

Third rail at Fort Totten station

"No parking this side of street"

Interior of Washington Metro car 4090

Damaged traffic signal in Evanston, Illinois [01]

Damaged traffic signal in Evanston, Illinois [02]

Washington Redskins golf cart

Angry Rednecks Against Litter

Road flare on Maine Avenue SW [01]

Road flare on Maine Avenue SW [02]

Street and stop signs in Mount Crawford

Traffic lights outside Greensboro station

"ROAD END" sign

North Carolina Highway 12 in Buxton

Fleetwood Church [01]

Fleetwood Church [03]

Fleetwood Church [04]

Public address speakers and fire alarm strobes at Greensboro station

Sideling Hill rest area [01]

Sideling Hill rest area [08]

Sideling Hill rest area [09]

Train at Rockville Metro station

Train departing Rockville Metro station

7000-Series train at Shady Grove

Marlow Heights Shopping Center

Ames bag on the side of the road [02]

Ames bag on the side of the road [01]

Starbucks Coffee in Winchester, Virginia

Accident-damaged pickup truck

Siemens ACS-64 locomotive at Harrisburg [01]

Siemens ACS-64 locomotive at Harrisburg [02]

Amfleet cab car at Harrisburg

Ellenco 5C at Sterling Building

Forest Glen station

Norge ball at BZ Laundromat [02]

Norge ball at BZ Laundromat [01]

Norge ball at BZ Laundromat [03]

Train derailer [02]

Train derailer [01]

Man making "OK" sign

Tag of profane language

Vintage Toys "R" Us sign [01]

Vintage Toys "R" Us sign [02]

Vintage Toys "R" Us sign [04]

Vintage Toys "R" Us sign [03]

Vintage Toys "R" Us sign [05]

Vintage Toys "R" Us sign [06]

Car 3005 on the Scarborough Line

Car 5086 on the Bloor-Danforth Line

Glenmont station, viewed from escalators

Ballenger Creek Pike and Mountville Road [01]

Ballenger Creek Pike and Mountville Road [02]

Blinker signals in Ringgold, Maryland [05]

Blinker signals in Ringgold, Maryland [04]

Blinker signals in Ringgold, Maryland [03]

Blinker signals in Ringgold, Maryland [02]

Blinker signals in Ringgold, Maryland [01]

Bosch fire alarm pull station [01]

Bosch fire alarm pull station [02]

Bosch fire alarm pull station [03]

Bosch fire alarm pull station [04]

"WRONG WAY" sign at Devil's Den [01]

"WRONG WAY" sign at Devil's Den [02]

Bosch fire alarm pull station [05]

Intersection of Routes 64 and 418 [03]

Intersection of Routes 64 and 418 [02]

Intersection of Routes 64 and 418 [05]

Intersection of Routes 64 and 418 [04]

Intersection of Routes 64 and 418 [01]

Intersection of Jefferson Park Avenue, Harris Road, and Camellia Drive

"DO NOT ENTER" sign on North Central Avenue [01]

"DO NOT ENTER" sign on North Central Avenue [02]

Intersection of Barristers Row and South Augusta Street

Exit sign at South Mountain rest area [01]

Exit sign at South Mountain rest area [03]

Exit sign at South Mountain rest area [02]

Traffic light gantry at Fairfax County Parkway and Sunrise Valley Drive [01]

Traffic light gantry at Fairfax County Parkway and Sunrise Valley Drive [02]

Traffic light gantry at Fairfax County Parkway and Sunrise Valley Drive [03]

Traffic light gantry at Fairfax County Parkway and Sunrise Valley Drive [04]

Traffic light gantry at Fairfax County Parkway and Sunrise Valley Drive [05]

Traffic light gantry at Fairfax County Parkway and Sunrise Valley Drive [06]

"Littering is illegal" sign [01]

Buckingham Branch locomotive 13 [02]

Buckingham Branch locomotive 13 [03]

Buckingham Branch locomotive 13 [01]

Fire alarm pull station at 12321 Middlebrook Road [01]

Fire alarm pull station at 12321 Middlebrook Road [02]

Right turn signal at Main Street and Green Lane [02]

Right turn signal at Main Street and Green Lane [03]

Right turn signal at Main Street and Green Lane [01]

Interstate 76 sign on Green Lane Bridge

Traffic signals at Atlantic and Brighton Avenues

Traffic signal at intersection of Arctic and South Mississippi Avenues [01]

Horizontally-mounted traffic light in Atlantic City [02]

Traffic signal at intersection of Arctic and South Mississippi Avenues [02]

Horizontally-mounted traffic light in Atlantic City [03]

Horizontally-mounted traffic light in Atlantic City [04]

Horizontally-mounted traffic light in Atlantic City [01]

Traffic signal at intersection of Arctic and South Mississippi Avenues [03]

Red Bull vending machine

Stop sign at Warrenton Volunteer Fire Company

House on Springer Road

Former Union Pacific locomotive 2104

Traffic signals at US 15 and Lucketts Road [02]

Traffic signals at US 15 and Lucketts Road [01]

Montgomery County police car on Walker House Road [01]

Montgomery County police car on Walker House Road [02]

Sign for Mike's Country Store [01]

Nikon D3200 with zoom lens

Sign for Mike's Country Store [02]

Sheetz in Waynesboro, Virginia

Faded stop sign [01]

Faded stop sign [02]

Buckingham Branch locomotive 5 at Staunton Amtrak station

"PLEASE SLOW DOWN" signs along Idylwood Road

Sheetz in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania [01]

Railroad wheel chock

Former C&O caboose 3260

Fire alarm strobe at Kroger in Charlottesville, Virginia [02]

Former Canadian National locomotive 9177

Former MARC locomotive 57 [02]

Fire alarm strobe at Kroger in Charlottesville, Virginia [01]

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]

Traffic signal at Sansom and Broad Streets

Railroad signal and crossbuck [03]

Railroad signal and crossbuck [02]

Railroad signal and crossbuck [01]

Activated Simplex pull station

Railroad signal with button copy [04]

Railroad signal with button copy [03]

Railroad signal with button copy [02]

Railroad signal with button copy [01]

"Bobo" dachshund toy

Hip Hop Fish & Chicken [03]

Hip Hop Fish & Chicken [02]

Hip Hop Fish & Chicken [01]

Edwards-Spectronics pull station

Signs for Interstate 95 near Enfield, North Carolina

"Welcome to North Carolina" sign

Shields for Interstate 95 and North Carolina 561 near Enfield [01]

Shields for Interstate 95 and North Carolina 561 near Enfield [02]

Shields for Interstate 95 and North Carolina 561 near Enfield [03]

Shields for Interstate 95 and North Carolina 561 near Enfield [04]

Shields for Interstate 95 and North Carolina 561 near Enfield [05]

Shield for North Carolina 561 near Enfield

Shield for Interstate 95 near Enfield

Flashing signal at North Church Street and East College Street [02]

Sign assembly on US 117 in Faison, North Carolina

Flashing signal at North Church Street and East College Street [01]

Faded stop sign at New Bern Mall [03]

Stop sign at Chick-fil-A

Faded stop sign at New Bern Mall [02]

Future Interstate 42

Faded stop sign at New Bern Mall [01]

End Interstate 795 [03]

End Interstate 795 [01]

End Interstate 795 [02]

AT&T Long Lines tower near Williamsburg, Virginia [15]

AT&T Long Lines tower near Williamsburg, Virginia [16]

AT&T Long Lines tower near Williamsburg, Virginia [26]

AT&T Long Lines tower near Williamsburg, Virginia [30]

AT&T Long Lines tower near Williamsburg, Virginia [13]

AT&T Long Lines tower near Williamsburg, Virginia [18]

AT&T Long Lines tower near Williamsburg, Virginia [21]

Hardee's in Lightfoot, Virginia

AT&T Long Lines tower near Williamsburg, Virginia [20]

AT&T Long Lines tower near Williamsburg, Virginia [24]

AT&T Long Lines tower near Williamsburg, Virginia [25]

AT&T Long Lines tower near Williamsburg, Virginia [28]

AT&T Long Lines tower near Williamsburg, Virginia [32]

AT&T Long Lines tower near Williamsburg, Virginia [10]

AT&T Long Lines tower near Williamsburg, Virginia [17]

AT&T Long Lines tower near Williamsburg, Virginia [22]

AT&T Long Lines tower near Williamsburg, Virginia [29]

AT&T Long Lines tower near Williamsburg, Virginia [27]

AT&T Long Lines tower near Williamsburg, Virginia [11]

AT&T Long Lines tower near Williamsburg, Virginia [12]

AT&T Long Lines tower near Williamsburg, Virginia [14]

AT&T Long Lines tower near Williamsburg, Virginia [19]

AT&T Long Lines tower near Williamsburg, Virginia [31]

AT&T Long Lines tower near Williamsburg, Virginia [09]

AT&T Long Lines tower near Williamsburg, Virginia [23]

Linkythorn Lane

Warning on the side of a railcar

Former MARC locomotive 57 [03]

Shenandoah Valley Railroad

Garage fire on Dellcastle Road

Simplex TrueAlert at Frank S. Farley Service Plaza [01]

Simplex TrueAlert at Frank S. Farley Service Plaza [02]

Simplex TrueAlert at Frank S. Farley Service Plaza [03]

Horizontal traffic light in use as a blinker [04]

Horizontal traffic light in use as a blinker [03]

Horizontal traffic light in use as a blinker [01]

Horizontal traffic light in use as a blinker [02]

"NO LEFT TURN" sign printed over "DO NOT ENTER" sign

Signal governing exit to siding in White Sulphur Springs

Sign for State Route 188 [05]

Sign for State Route 188 [06]

Traffic signals over Church Street and Commercial Avenue

Neighborhoods in Covington, Virginia

Sign advertising an auction

Holiday Inn Express on Staples Mill Road [01]

Interstate 85 and US 460 reassurance markers [01]

Interstate 85 and US 460 reassurance markers [02]

Holiday Inn Express on Staples Mill Road [02]

Interstate 85 and US 460 reassurance markers [03]

Red blinker signal

Bottle cap embedded in gravel [02]

Bottle cap embedded in gravel [01]

"Littering is illegal" sign [02]

Farm on the Virginia-West Virginia border [01]

Signs at the end of Gerties Lane [02]

Signs at the end of Gerties Lane [01]

Signs at the end of Gerties Lane [03]

The Amigo and the Kayee Moran

Traffic signals on Nicholson Lane [01]

Traffic signals on Nicholson Lane [02]

Traffic signals on Nicholson Lane [03]

Traffic signals on Nicholson Lane [04]

Traffic signals on Nicholson Lane [05]

Traffic signals on Nicholson Lane [06]

"DO NOT ENTER" and "ONE WAY" signs [01]

"DO NOT ENTER" and "ONE WAY" signs [02]

Traffic signals in Derwood, Maryland [01]

Traffic signals in Derwood, Maryland [02]

Traffic signals in Derwood, Maryland [03]

One way and no parking signs along Chicago Avenue

Mailbox atop a tall pole [01]

Mailbox atop a tall pole [02]

Mailbox atop a tall pole [03]

Vintage exit sign at Kroger [03]

Vintage exit sign at Kroger [02]

Vintage exit sign at Kroger [01]

Car accident at Montgomery Village Avenue at Christopher Avenue, October 9, 2022 [07]

Safeway on Goshen Road [01]

Stop sign at Apple Valley Marketplace [05]

Stop sign at Apple Valley Marketplace [06]

Stop sign at Apple Valley Marketplace [04]

Stop sign at Apple Valley Marketplace [02]

Stop sign at Apple Valley Marketplace [07]

Stop sign at Apple Valley Marketplace [03]

Stop sign at Apple Valley Marketplace [01]

Stop sign at Apple Valley Marketplace [08]

Buc-ee's in Crossville, Tennessee [11]

Buc-ee's in Crossville, Tennessee [13]

Interstate 40 signage on Strawberry Plains Pike [04]

Signs at intersection of TN 1/US 70 and TN 101/TN 392 [01]

Signage for Interstate 40 on Genesis Road [03]

Signage for Interstate 40 on Genesis Road [01]

Signage for Interstate 40 on Genesis Road [02]

Buc-ee's in Crossville, Tennessee [20]

Buc-ee's in Crossville, Tennessee [19]

Buc-ee's in Crossville, Tennessee [14]

Interstate 40 signage on Strawberry Plains Pike [01]

Signs at intersection of TN 1/US 70 and TN 101/TN 392 [02]

Signs at intersection of TN 1/US 70 and TN 101/TN 392 [03]

Interstate 40 signage on Strawberry Plains Pike [05]

Signage for Interstate 40 on Genesis Road [04]

Elyse photographs an I-40 shield [01]

Signage for Interstate 40 on Genesis Road [05]

"WRONG WAY" sign on the ground

Signage for I-40 on US 321 [01]

Interstate 40 signage on Strawberry Plains Pike [02]

Signage for I-40 on US 321 [02]

Interstate 40 signage on Strawberry Plains Pike [03]

Signage for I-40 on US 321 [03]

Interstate 40 signage on Strawberry Plains Pike [06]

Signage for I-40 on US 321 [04]

Elyse photographs an I-40 shield [02]

Buc-ee's in Crossville, Tennessee [37]

Bridge carrying Clinch Street over World's Fair Park

Stop sign embedded in concrete

Intersection of Montgomery Village Avenue and Russell Avenue [01]

Fire alarm and speaker at Ashburn station

Fire alarm and speaker at Reston Town Center station

Fire alarm pull station at Loudoun Gateway parking garage

Liberty gas station on a foggy evening

Graffiti on South Street pedestrian walkway [01]

Graffiti on South Street pedestrian walkway [02]

Faded and tagged stop sign in Langhorne, Pennsylvania

Traffic light at 7th Avenue and West 24th Street

System Sensor MASS strobe at Barnes & Noble

Scion parked at home

Volkswagen Atlas

Signal FT8 at 15th Street station

Traffic signal at Boulevard de la Cité and Boulevard de la Gappe [06]

Traffic signal at Boulevard de la Cité and Boulevard de la Gappe [05]

Traffic signal at Boulevard de la Cité and Boulevard de la Gappe [01]

Traffic signal at Boulevard de la Cité and Boulevard de la Gappe [03]

Traffic signal at Boulevard de la Cité and Boulevard de la Gappe [02]

Traffic signal at Boulevard Maloney and Boulevard de la Cité [01]

Traffic signal at Boulevard de la Cité and Boulevard de la Gappe [04]

Traffic signal at Boulevard de la Cité and Boulevard de la Gappe [07]

Traffic signal at Boulevard Maloney and Boulevard de la Cité [02]

Traffic signal at Boulevard Maloney and Boulevard de la Cité [03]

Traffic signal at Boulevard Maloney and Boulevard de la Cité [04]

Traffic signal at Boulevard Maloney and Boulevard de la Cité [05]

Traffic signal at Boulevard Maloney and Boulevard de la Cité [06]

Intersection of Boulevard Maloney and Boulevard de la Cité [01]

Intersection of Boulevard Maloney and Boulevard de la Cité [02]

Intersection of Boulevard Maloney and Boulevard de la Cité [03]

Bilingual stop sign at Walmart

No right turn except for authorized vehicles

No entry except for authorized vehicles

Crossbuck on Boulevard de la Cité [01]

Crossbuck on Boulevard de la Cité [02]

Quebec-style three-way stop [02]

Quebec-style three-way stop [01]

French-language stop sign [01]

No trucks or buses

French-language stop sign [02]

French-language stop sign [03]

Sign for Wellington Street

Montreal Road eastbound from North River Road

Traffic light at Montreal Road and North River Road

Fire alarm at Lyon station [01]

Fire alarm at Lyon station [02]

Fire alarm at Lyon station [03]

One way sign on Palace Street

Fire alarm at Lyon station [04]

Speed limit sign on Palace Street [01]

Speed limit sign on Palace Street [02]

Speed limit sign on Palace Street [03]

Esso station at Montreal Road and Vanier Parkway

Bilingual stop sign on Parliament Hill [01]

Bilingual stop sign on Parliament Hill [02]

"To Interstate 81" signage near Canadian border

Elyse poses with a four-way stop [01]

Elyse poses with a four-way stop [02]

Bilingual stop sign and one way sign

First southbound reassurance marker for Interstate 81

Stop sign with vertical text

Fire alarm pull station at 9400 Livingston Road [01]

Fire alarm pull station at 9400 Livingston Road [02]

Fire alarm pull station at 9400 Livingston Road [03]

Fire alarm pull station at 9400 Livingston Road [04]

Fire alarm pull station at 9400 Livingston Road [05]

Fire alarm annunciator at 9400 Livingston Road

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

Red Line train at Gallery Place-Chinatown upper level

Charlie Brown drawing at Safeway in-store Starbucks

Eastgate Toll Plaza

Parking regulation signs on Victoria Avenue [01]

Parking regulation signs on Victoria Avenue [03]

Shields for trunkline highway M-39

CTA Red Line train at Belmont

"DO NOT ENTER" sign with religious graffiti

CTA bus 1620 at West Lawrence Avenue and North Oakley Avenue

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

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]

"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]

Elyse enjoys the CTA heat lamps at Howard [02]

Elyse enjoys the CTA heat lamps at Howard [01]

Metra train arrives at Davis Street station

Elyse hangs from a train

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

"Stop and kiss"

RTA railcar 827 at Tower City

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

Safeway on Goshen Road [02]

Safeway on Goshen Road [03]

Fire alarm pull station at Barnes & Noble in Charlottesville, Virginia [01]

Fire alarm pull station at Barnes & Noble in Charlottesville, Virginia [02]

Fire alarm horn/strobe at Barnes & Noble in Charlottesville, Virginia

Column signage at 5th Avenue-Bryant Park station

Train arriving at 5th Avenue-Bryant Park station

No parking sign on Gathright Dam [02]

Former Fairfax Connector bus 7754 [06]

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]

General alarm and public address speaker on the MV New Jersey

Lewes pilot boat [01]

Lewes pilot boat [02]

End of Dorsey Avenue

Simplex fire alarm pull station at 15050 Shady Grove Road

Wheelock 7002T at 15050 Shady Grove Road [01]

Wheelock 7002T at 15050 Shady Grove Road [02]

Wheelock 7002T at 15050 Shady Grove Road [03]

The Smokey Griddle Pancake House [01]

The Smokey Griddle Pancake House [02]

Luna moth at Greenbelt station

Rusted yellow stop sign

Signage at river access in Dauphin, Pennsylvania [02]

Bump post at Brunner Island industrial spur [01]

Bump post at Brunner Island industrial spur [02]

Signage at East Walnut and Baltimore Streets

Woodfield Diner

Railroad crossing at Maiden Lane [01]

Railroad crossing at Maiden Lane [02]

Railroad crossing at Maiden Lane [03]

Suck Bang Blow [02]

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Author: Ben Schumin

Copyright: All Rights Reserved

Created on: Sunday 5 November 2023

Dimensions: 3600*4800

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 / Transit agencies / Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)

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