A inbound Brown Line train to the Loop crosses the Chicago River after stopping at Merchandise Mart. This was taken from the 27th floor of my hotel.

A northbound Red line is on the sweeping curve as it dashes beneath a Metra commuter train just south of 63rd ST station.

A southbound Green line crosses the Dan Ryan interstate at 59th Street.

A southbound Green line train prepares to stop at Halsted, next to last station.

A CTA subway flies into the Clark/Lake station. Shot with Canon 40d at 1/15th, f4.5, iso 800 handheld.

A common sight around the Chicago Transit Authorities elevated rail and subway system is the presence of CTA employees that keep the transit system operating safely and smoothly. Shot handheld wit... (more)

Speeding southbound on the Brown Line entering the Loop trackage, a CTA train slams across the diamonds at Tower 18, in the northwest corner of Chicago's Loop. This is one of the busiest junctions... (more)

Since the 1960s the CTA has used fiberglass end caps but today all end caps are unpainted for standardization. This northbound Orange line train standing at Roosevelt RD illustrates the typical e... (more)

Passing traffic southbound on the Dan Ryan Expressway, a CTA Red Line train catches the last light of the day on it's way to the end of the line at 95th St.

A westbound Pink line train streaks across the Eisenhower expressway which has the Blue line in its median. The tracks to the left of this expressway crossing was once the Logan Square branch of ... (more)

The IRM Snowflake Charter has gone as far south as possible on the CTA "L" system. Make that 9930 south and 0130 east in the 98th ST yard of the Red line.

Thisis the view from the atrium of the new Howard Street terminal. The Red, Purple and Yellow lines terminate here. Purple line trains operate through to the downtown on weekday rush periods. Th... (more)

The last station stop for this southbound Green line train was over two miles back, but that was not all high speed mileage. You can be sure that its using all of a 55 MPH cab signal. The tube-l... (more)

Certainly one of the more colorful advertising wraps is this one for I-Pod. Two wrapped cars are leading this northbound Red line train at 59th ST. When this campaign debuted, an eight car train... (more)

The Lake Street leg of the Green line is known for its views of Chicago's skyline. A northbound Green line train is in between the stations Conservatory and Kedzie AV with the splendor spread beh... (more)