The Art of Transit

The art of transit

photo by Trey Ratcliff, via Flickr A striking image of the train station in Milan, Italy, done by the HDR method — high dynamic range imaging. More about that here by the photographer. To submit a photo or photos of something transportation-related, post them to Metro’s Flickr group or email [continue reading]

The art of transit

photo by Twig_is_the_future, via Flickr A very striking image — love the detail in the foreground — taken in an R train station in Brooklyn last week. 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 [continue reading]

The art of transit

photo by Ray Thompson, via submission Metro equipment records specialist Ray Thompson took this photo of a sunset earlier this month at the agency’s Division 2 maintenance yard in downtown Los Angeles at 15th and San Pedro, next to the 10 freeway. Very nice. We also featured a nice shot [continue reading]

The art of transit

photo by Holloran Grade (El Rock Photography), via Flickr Nice image of a Metrolink train leaving the Fullerton station and bound for Los Angeles in late September. 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 [continue reading]

The art of transit

photo by Bianca T. Roman, via Flickr Great photo taken in L.A. over the Halloween weekend. This is Bianca’s second photograph to be featured in the ‘art of transit’ — here’s her first. To submit a photo or photos of something transportation-related, post them to Metro’s Flickr group or email [continue reading]

The art of transit

photo by German Rigol, via his Flickr photostream A very striking shot of Barcelona Metro trains in their maintenance facility, taken earlier this fall. 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 [continue reading]

The art of transit

photo by mimmopellicola, via Flickr Nicely composed image of a standing-room only ride on the Tokyo Metro. 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 [continue reading]

The art of transit

photo by Brian Cameron, via Flickr Nice shot of streetcar tracks being reconstructed in the Roncesvalles section of Toronto. That’s not exactly a very wide street, eh? 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 [continue reading]

The art of transit

photo by Jim Watkins, via Flickr Looks like it was a beautiful fall day in Evanston, where this image of the Chicago El — here running at street level (gasp!) — was taken on Sunday. To submit a photo or photos of something transportation-related, post them to Metro’s Flickr group [continue reading]

The art of transit

photo from the Metro Transportation Library and Archive’s photostream on Flickr With all the hub-bub last week about the selection of a route for the Westside Subway Extension, I thought this might be a good day to post a photo of the original Red Line construction. Here’s a link to [continue reading]