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An evening L train descends a grade near Kedzie Station in Chicago's Gage Park neighborhood. I thought this would be an appropriate time to do an L series … now that we’re past Christmas and the whole "Noel" thing :) Thanks for viewing!
Nikon D7500, Sigma 18-300, ISO 200, f/8.0, 155mm, 1/250s
Two 'L' trains pass at dusk over Wabash Avenue in Chicago's Loop. Ridership on the 'L' system, having been down by 80% during the pandemic, is starting to slowly pick up again now that the city has moved to Phase 4 of its reopening plan. Thanks for viewing! Take good care, friends, and travel safely on life's journey.
Nikon D7500, Sigma 18-300, ISO 2000, f/6.0, 195mm, 1/250s
An evening 'L' train passes through Junction 18 in Chicago's Loop.
Nikon D7500, Sigma 18-300, ISO 3200, f/3.5, 18mm, 1/60s
An L train pauses for passengers on a drizzly day in Chicago's Loop.
Nikon D7500, Sigma 18-300, ISO 1600, f/5.6, 120mm, 1/125s
Wellington CTA Station, Lakeview Neighborhood, Chicago
Nikon D7500, Sigma 18-300, ISO 100, f/6.3, 300mm, 1/640s
An 'L' train, powered by an electrified rail, pauses for passengers at the LaSalle/Van Buren Station in Chicago's Loop.
Nikon D7500, Sigma 18-300, ISO 800, f4.8, 56mm, 1/800s
A curving L train cuts through a colorful corridor of Chicago's Loop.
Nikon D7500, Sigma 18-300, ISO 200, f/10.0, 86mm, 1/250s
With the Willis Tower left standing in the 7 Pin position, an L train rolls into the right gutter of a bowling lane in Chicago’s Chinatown neighborhood. No worries, I'll spare the bowling puns :)
Nikon D7500, Sigma 18-300, ISO 140, f/11.0, 60mm, 1/500s
CTA Tower 18 Junction ~ The Loop ~ Chicago, Illinois
Nikon D7500, Sigma 18-300, ISO 1000, f/6.3, 260mm, 1/250s
Two L trains, having considered all options, agree to a mutual parting of the ways at snowy Junction 18 in Chicago's Loop.
Nikon D7500, Sigma 18-300, ISO 400, f/9.0, 18mm, 1/160s
LaSalle/Van Buren 'L' Station, The Loop, Chicago
Nikon D7500, Sigma 18-300, ISO 100, f/5.6, 120mm, 1/320s
An El Train burrows through an urban canyon in Chicago's Loop.
Nikon D7500, Sigma 18-300, ISO 200, f/10.0, 26mm, 1/250s
Merseyrail's 3-car class 507 unit 507011 exits the tunnel and negotiates the reverse curves on the approach to Kirkdale station with the Saturdays-only 1.28pm Ormskirk - Liverpool Central service (2G43).
These life-expired 40 year old York-built units are due to be replaced by Swiss manufacturer Stadler Rail's 4-car class 777s, a couple of which were on the depot behind me. They have been undergoing mileage accumulation runs around the Merseyrail network in recent weeks, although I didn't see any running on this day.
Operating on 750v DC, the thickness of the connecting cables powering the third rail (some of which can be seen between the tracks) give an indication of the current the trains can draw at these relatively low voltages. Certainly enough to keep me well away from the 'live' bits.
The bridge parapet used to frame the foreground carries Westminster Road.
1.53pm, 9th October 2021
An inbound Green Line L train waits for an outbound Pink Line train to clear the tracks at Paulina Junction on Chicago's Near West Side.
Nikon D7500, Sigma 18-300, ISO 200, f/8.0, 300mm, 1/500s
'L' trains pass amidst a flurry of falling flakes in Chicago's Loop.
Nikon D7500, Sigma 18-300, ISO 500, f/9.0, 210mm, 1/125s
Pedestrians and 'L' passengers cross Chicago's Lake Street Bridge.
Nikon D7500, Sigma 18-300, ISO 400, f/9.0, 210mm, 1/125s
483008 slows for it`s stop at Lake as it operates 2D35 14:07 Rude Pier Head-Shanklin.
17th August 2020.
L90 + L99 - Highfield Lane, Northwood 31-05-1993 R1951
Olympus OM40 (film)
Fujichrome colour slide scanned to digital
Steam on The Met
L90 - Croxley 23-05-1993 R1938
Olympus OM40 (film)
Fujichrome colour slide scanned to digital
Steam on The Met
'L' train carriages cut across a complexity of snowy electric tracks at CTA Junction 18, the busiest railway intersection in Chicago.
Nikon D7500, Sigma 18-300, ISO 400, f/9.0, 28mm, 1/125s
An inbound Green Line 'L' train approaches Cicero Station in Chicago's Austin neighborhood on a hazy June afternoon.
Nikon D7500, Sigma 18-300, ISO 200, f/11.0, 300mm, 1/500s
BR-BRITISH RAIL - NETWORK SOUTHEAST, BREL-BRITISH RAIL ENGINEERING LIMITED, class 442-2419 77424, 24-3-1995, Vauxhall-London - England.
An outbound CTA Green Line 'L' train passes through the Lake Street corridor in the Near West Side of Chicago, Illinois.
Nikon D7500, Sigma 18-300, ISO 200, f/11.0, 48mm, 1/500s
Well who knows what is round the corner these days ?
From one bridge to another , the one in shot is wide enough for a vehicle ,but with fencing the centre of the bridge is single file only - the fenced off areas each side are left to grow wild , as you can see in the first comment box .
This is the stretch of line where I captured the steam locomotive hauling passenger coaches off on a Steam Dreams day trip , the loco was The Mayflower - follow the last link to checkout the Steam Train please .
A Brown Line L train snakes its way through Chicago's River North neighborhood over Hubbard Street between Wells and Franklin.
Nikon D7500, Sigma 18-300, ISO 200, f/8.0, 56mm, 1/500s
An inbound 'L' train passes a curved office facade at the corner of Wells and Hubbard Streets in Chicago's River North neighborhood.
Nikon D7500, Sigma 18-300, ISO 400, f/9.0, 28mm, 1/100s
Today is the last day these 1938 built trains will run on the Isle of Wight. Here`s a shot from last year of 483008 about to depart from Sandown.
25th August 2019
483008 approaches Sandown station on it`s way to Shanklin on the 25th of August 2019. After working on the Isle of Wight for over 30 years, the 82 year old units have recently been retired from service.
Deze foto doet meer recht aan het prachtige weer dat we hadden tijdens onze trip door het zuiden van Engeland. Ascot was onze uitvalsbasis voor onze trips naar Londen, Windsor, Oxford en The Birling Gap. Op deze foto SWR 458502 die langs perron 2 van Ascot (Berks) binnenkomt en ons naar Reading zal brengen waar we overstappen op de trein naar Oxford. Rechts staat SWR 450056 in de oude SWR-kleurstelling klaar als trein naar Guildford.
English: SWR 458502 entering Ascot (Berks) station, working the service to Reading. On the right old-SWR livery 450056 awaiting passenger service to Guildford.
Washington/Wabash 'L' Station ~ Downtown Chicago, Illinois
Nikon D7500, Sigma 18-300, ISO 2200, f/3.5, 18mm, 1/125s
The original rolling stock and infrastructure from the New York Central New York Terminal Electrification finished in 1913 provided continuous reliable operation until the Penn Central merger in the late 1960s. Although the locomotives and passenger MUs have been replaced several times with modern equivalents, it is astonishing that the third rail design and power distribution infrastructure continue to serve on the Hudson Division more than 100 years later. The original distinctive tapered pylons lining the right-of-way on the east bank of the Hudson still carry High Voltage AC - now provided by public utilities - to railroad substations for conversion to 660 V DC to power the third rail. The upper cross arms used for signal and communication are now bare.
The Manhattan skyline has undergone dramatic change since the Hudson Division was electrified. The 1916 zoning resolution requiring set backs to preserve light and air space shaped the Art Deco stepped design of the Empire State Building completed in 1931. Its iconic 200 foot spire made it - for a short time - the tallest building in the world. Recent featureless boxy skyscrapers in midtown Manhattan now look down on one of the greatest symbols of New York City.
As the evening light fades, northbound MTA train 869 to Poughkeepsie speeds up the Hudson leaving the details of the city including the shining spire of the Empire State Building shimmering in its wake.
Class 455s number 871 and 719 approach Clapham Junction with the 2J17 0906 Waterloo to Hampton Court. These units and the remaining 10 sets are due to be withdrawn from service at Christmas, these reliable workhorses will be missed in the South East along with their brightly coloured liveries.
The backdrop to this shot has changed immensely during my lifetime and is now really impressive. In this view the circular tower is St Georges Wharf next to it is the Schard which is actually next to London Bridge station and next to that is the Thames City complex which covers the old Nine Elms depot plus much more land, building work started in 2015 and is still being developed today. Expect to pay 1.5 to 1.7 million £ for a three bedroom apartment.
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The approach to London Bridge station from the south. I used to travel this line weekly when i lived and worked there as a fireman in the Lewisham area. In those days it was all slam door stock but i did video the Hunslet weed killer train with Class 20s at this spot.
This scene shows two 4 car 377 units approaching the staion just before sunrise.
Seen from Larkhall Rise, Class 373 Eurostar set 3222 passes Class 411 and 456 Third rail EMUs at Wandsworth Road with a London Waterloo - Paris Gare du Nord train in April 1995. Eurostars used Waterloo as the London terminus and the third rail main line through Kent between November 1994 and November 2007 when they moved to the current terminal at St Pancras and the high speed line via Stratford and Ebbsfleet.