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“Amtrak’s ‘Day One’ 50th Anniversary heritage unit, ALC-42 number 301, swings through the tight North Canal Street curve, just a couple minutes from its final arrival at Chicago Union Station with train 8, the eastbound Empire Builder. To the right, the old Cassidy Tire building, long a local landmark, is being demolished, presumably to make way for more condos- this is a hot area in real estate.”
May 25, 2022
Photo by Jonathan Lee
Metra E-unit with Amtrak detour Chicago IL 1993
“It’s July 1993 the great floods of the Mississippi River caused many detours on other railroads. The San Francisco Zephyr detoured over the C&NW Iowa division making Amtrak to lease Metra E-units to lead for cab signals. In the shot it’s leaving Chicago at Racine Ave.”
Photo by Mark Llanuza
Amtrak
Griffith, Indiana
June 1976
En Route to Canada, on Amtrak. Train travel is *it*
We are waiting at the border for customs right now and Mike is reading his book and I’m distracted by scenery, and the terrifying impending interrogation. I have nothing to hide but I feel inherently guilty whenever authority figures ask me questions.
On a tastier note…
I watched this Anthony Bourdain episode about Montreal and Quebec City and all I can think about is eating a disgusting amount of Poutine and molasses, and seeing if my last name will get me a free bagel at Schwartz’s.
Hopefully more updates to come soon.
P.S. Interrogation just happened and was underwhelmingly pleasant - except apparently my pronunciation of one of the towns we are going to was very wrong. Mike was asked nothing. So now, off we go.
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Proustian
Have you ever dreamed of riding across the USA on a train with fellow photographers, writers, and people who love experiencing the world through meaningful travel? Well lucky lucky you! From September 10 - 24 I will be riding on Amtrak trains from D.C. to San Francisco with Passion Passport on the Passport Express! There are *~20~* additional spots available and if you are accepted you can attend at no cost! I repeat: zero. zilch. nada — APPLY NOW! The application isn’t too long and is due August 15th. Do. It. Now: http://passionpassport.com/passport-express/
This town looks like a postcard from 1946 and I both love it and am slightly unnerved by it. #americana #timetraveling #journeyhome #colfax #california #amtrak #retrovibes (at Colfax, California)
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“Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colours. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.”-Terry Pratchett, A Hat Full Of Sky
#traveler #traintrip #amtrak #california #journeyhome #railway #coastalviews (at Martinez, California)
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A shot I took from inside the Philadelphia Train Station. Always reminds me of the movie “Witness”
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