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The art of transit

photo by Zach Ellerbrook, via Flickr Nice photo taken at the Addison stop on the Chicago El with a Retro Camera Android Hipsteroku. I found the photo in the Chicago Transit Authority Flickr group, which always boasts great photography from Chicago residents.  To submit a photo for the Art of [continue reading]

The art of transit

photo by snoopoz, via Flickr We’ve run a bunch of photos of the Chicago El as part of our “art of transit” series. For one, the El is plenty photogenic. For another, gobs of Chicagoans take photos of the El and they’re all over Flickr, where I find many of [continue reading]

The art of transit

photo by Pete Stasiewicz, via Flickr Very cool photo of the Chicago El going over the Lake Street bridge. Pete took the photo from the Clinton station using a Sony DSLR-A700. To submit a photo for the Art of Transit, post it to Metro’s Flickr group, email it to sourcemetro@gmail.com [continue reading]

The art of transit

photo by Jeremy Atherton, via Flickr Nice shot of the entrance to a subway station in Chicago with good use of reflection. The train actually comes to the surface just north of this station and then runs as an elevated line all the way to the suburb of Evanston. To [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 by Kymberly Janisch, via Flickr Nice shot of the always photogenic Chicago El, taken in late spring. I thought it’s appropriate given that the weather here has felt like winter for the past few days. To submit a photo or photos of something transportation-related, post them to Metro’s Flickr [continue reading]