photo by Pavel Trebukov, via Flickr

Even by Chicago standards, the blizzard that struck yesterday was a big one — the third snowiest on record, which brought the city to a stand still. The above photo was taken on Chicago’s Northside at the intersection of Sheridan and Thorndale and the photo below at Sheridan and Foster. For more storm-meets-transit photos, here’s a link to the Chicago Transit Authority’s Flickr page and here’s a terrific photo gallery on the Chicago Tribune website.

Also, the New York Times ran an entertaining story — if entertaining is the right word — about those stuck in their cars on Lake Shore Drive for up to 12 hours. For those not familiar with Chicago, Lake Shore Drive is not exactly the wilderness — it runs next to Lake Michigan through downtown Chicago and is mostly just a block or two from very dense neighborhoods.

photo by Jeremy Atherton, via his Flickr photostream

To submit a photo or photos of something transportation-related, post them to Metro’s Flickr group or email them to sourcemetro@gmail.com. The photos we’ve featured can be seen in these galleries on Flickr. Or click on the ‘art of transit’ below.