Loosely inspired by Richard Steinheimer, A Passion For Trains, Plate 97. If you compare the two, of course, you realize instantly why Steinheimer is Steinheimer and Mrozek is Mrozek. I hope to f... (more)

The 11am excursion returns west past the grounds of Cherry Crest Farm with its "maize maze" as well as the rope maze seen here.

Everyone comes to this spot to shoot the classic skyline shot. My contribution includes two trains, one with a slightly exotic F40C brought back from retirement, the other with run-of-the-mill ME... (more)

Here come the cars! Metra has just cleared the crossing, bound for Union Station.

There have been a number of shots on RP recently (274357, ... (more)

On board, evening commuters gather their things as they prepare to disembark at the station in Gaithersburg. For an old shot featuring the same lamps but with a train going eastbound, see #more)

A southbound "baby bullet" passes what to my eye is an "art deco" style station, apparently undergoing interior restoration or renovation.

An engine stands by as the station platform awaits an Amtrak arrival, with one of a carefully and evenly distributed set of baggage carts visible in a gap in the shadows.

Which train is coming, and which is going? Or are both coming? Or are both going? With cab car operations, who knows? But one can figure it out from the information in the image.

A small heart beats fast as the train arrives at the station, about to take a certain little girl on her very first train ride! For a shot of her brother's first train, see #Railroad: CalTrain
Locomotive: Cab Car
Location: Menlo Park, California, USA
Locomotive #: Unknown
Train ID: JPBX 135
Photo Date: August 13, 2009

Commuter Walk: Disembarking commuters walk alongside the tracks and will pass my position (or use the elevator) as they make their way up and over the tracks to the parking garage via a ped... (more)

The Ugliest Diesel Ever? Some might consider the CF7 to be the ugliest diesel locomotive ever built, others the BQ23-7, but for my money this contraption based on an E8(B) when seen from t... (more)

Shadows! As the sun goes down, the skyscraper leaves a shadow on the Chicago Sun-Times buidling, a skyscraper off frame to the left casts a shadow on the visible skyscraper, a tree casts i... (more)

Lake Street Tower YAWNS and thinks to itself, a Metra and a CTA, harrumph, not even two Metras. Now, two Metras, an Amtrak and a CTA, that would keep me awake!

An engine makes its way to Union Station through shadows from bridges and buildings. In two hours at this location I saw only this one light power move amongst the many, many train moving in and ... (more)