art of transit

The art of transit

photo by Bur, via Flickr Speaking of weather, here was the scene in Haarlem in the Netherlands 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 featured can be seen in these galleries on [continue reading]

The art of transit

A hat tip to reader Nicole for sending over this old clip — a 1912 vision of Los Angeles that never quite came to pass. Unless, perhaps, one of those train things is an early vision of the Regional Connector. Also, where’s all the parking lots in the artist’s rendering? [continue reading]

The art of transit

photo by Faria, via Flickr A nicely exposed and framed shot of the Red Line’s Vermont and Sunset station, with its starscape murals. As noted on the photo’s Flickr page, on weekends subway passengers can exit the train at this stop and access the city of L.A.’s DASH bus to [continue reading]

The art of transit

photo by Mike Black, via Flickr This is one of the best photos I’ve seen of people-less stairs and an escalator in a train station — in this case the Braid SkyTrain station in the Vancouver area. To submit a photo or photos of something transportation-related, post them to Metro’s [continue reading]

The art of transit

photo by s.alt, via Flickr Very cool photo of a very quiet Berlin Metro station, taken earlier this 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 featured can be seen in these galleries on [continue reading]

The art of transit

Click above to see a larger image. photos by Fernando “Andres” Di Zitti, via submission One of our favorite Metro interns captured these images recently from Metro headquarters, which offers great vistas of Los Angeles from its Union Station-adjacent location. By the way, submissions of the local transit and transportation [continue reading]

The art of transit

photo by Joel Epstein, via submission Los Angeles transit advocate and writer Joel Epstein took this image on a recent trip abroad. See if you can guess the city — the answer is posted after the jump. To submit a photo or photos of something transportation-related, post them to Metro’s [continue reading]

The art of transit

photo by Amaury Henderick, via Flickr Good capture of motion in the Paris 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.

The art of transit

photo by Steven Honeyman, via Flickr In keeping with yesterda’s ski theme-related photo, here’s a great photo of Gonergrat Bahn cog railroad that literally climbs the ski slopes above Zermatt, Switzerland, with spendid views of the Matterhorn along the way. The Gonergrat runs between Zermatt and a ridge offering views [continue reading]

The art of transit

photo by Julia Nikitina, via Flickr This image was taken in Moscow last spring and perfectly captures the mood of a rainy day, has great depth of field and smartly employs the use of color — the purple umbrella supplies a small splash of color twice. Plus, the all-around composition [continue reading]