February 21, 2020 – Chicago Transit Authority train 801 to 95th street approaches the Belmont Station in Chicago, Illinois from Clark Junction.
Chicago Transit Authority brown line train 414…
February 20, 2020 – Chicago Transit Authority brown line train 414 to Kimball makes its way on the downtown Chicago “L” loop as a green line train waits for a clear at CTA Tower 12 at the Van Buren & Wabash junction, as they head toward the Adams/Walbash Station in downtown Chicago, Illinois.
Chicago Transit Authority Green Line train…
February 20, 2020 – A Chicago Transit Authority Green Line train heads toward the loop in downtown Chicago, Illinois as the late afternoon light plays on the building behind it.
Digital Art – CTA trains at Tower 12, Chicago, Illinois
A new Digital Art Piece – February 20, 2020 – A Chicago Transit Authority Brown Line and Green Line trains round curves at Tower 12 as they make their way around the downtown Chicago, Illinois “L”. Available for purchase in my Digital Art sales store at https://tinyurl.com/vy4mkd3
Chicago Transit Authority Pink Line train 308…
February 20, 2020 – Chicago Transit Authority Pink Line train 308 heads toward the loop in downtown Chicago, Illinois as the late afternoon light plays on the building behind it.
he head car on a Pink Line set “Floating Museum”…
February 20, 2020 – The head car on a Pink Line set “Floating Museum” #5052, makes its way through the downtown loop on the “L” in downtown Chicago, Illinois.
According to the Floating Museum Website: The Floating Museum partnered with the Chicago Transit Authority and Chicago Park District to transform the Green Line into a moving cultural destination, activating several parks along the south and west ends of the line between July 2019 – September 2019.
Cultural Transit Assembly serves both to celebrate the cultural work being done in these neighborhoods as well as to strengthen the ties between these spaces. This project is also an opportunity for Floating Museum to continue to foster collaborations between local, municipal, and community based organizations with larger city institutions.
Floating Museum developed site-specific exhibitions that highlighted local histories with complimentary public programs including live musical performances, panel discussions, neighborhood walking tours, film screenings, and more.
Cultural Transit Assembly happened up and down the CTA Green Line and included Founders which is a mobile monument and collaboration between Floating Museum, Chris Pappan and Monica Rickert-Bolter.
For more information visit: https://floatingmuseum.org/Transit
Chicago Transit Authority Brown Line and…
February 20, 2020 – Chicago Transit Authority Brown Line and Green Line trains round curves at Tower 12 as they make their way around the downtown Chicago, Illinois “L”. The first “L” (elevated) train (then Chicago and South Side Rapid Transit Railroad) was built in 1892, and its inaugural journey took place on June 6, spanning 3.6 miles in 14 minutes.
Chicago Transit Authority train 904…
February 21, 2020 – Chicago Transit Authority train 904 heads toward the Howard Street Station in Chicago, Illinois on a sunny cold day.
Two Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Track Inspectors…
February 20, 2020 – Two Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Track Inspectors work their way along the maze of tracks at the intersection of the L at Tower 18 in downtown Chicago, Illinois. The safety of rail traffic everywhere falls on the maintenance of way crews as they inspect the miles of tracks in all kinds of weather!
The engineer on Chicago Transit Authority…
February 20, 2020 – The engineer on Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Loop Train 403 keeps a watchful eye on the track ahead as he navigates his train around a curve as he makes his seemingly never ending loop through the canyons of downtown Chicago, Illinois.
CTA UIC-Halsted Blue Line train 108…
September 8, 2019 – CTA UIC-Halsted Blue Line train 108 passes a line of Maintenance of Way equipment as it heads into its next stop at Jefferson Park station in Chicago, Illinois.
CTA Blue Line train 105 to Forest Park…
September 8, 2019 – CTA Blue Line train 105 to Forest Park passes a crossover as it approaches the Damen Station as it heads toward downtown Chicago, Illinois.
CTA Blue Line train 117 crests a hill…
September 8, 2019 – CTA Blue Line train 117 crests a hill coming out of downtown Chicago, Illinois as it approaches the Damen Station, headed toward O’Hare airport.
CTA Blue Line train 105 heads downhill…
September 8, 2019 – CTA Blue Line train 105 heads downhill as it approaches the Damen Station, bound for Forest Park, after passing a O’Hare bound train in Chicago, Illinois.
The Rider
The Rider – Clark/Lake Street CTA Station, Chicago, Illinois.
March 23, 2019 – A CTA Brown Line train
March 23, 2019 – A CTA Brown Line train to Kimball heads over Randolph Street after passing through the Tower 18 interlocking on the way out of downtown Chicago, Illinois.
March 23, 2019 – A Chicago Transit Authority…
March 23, 2019 – A Chicago Transit Authority Rapid transit “L” train rounds the tower 18 interlocking in downtown Chicago, Illinois as it heads for the Clark/Lake Street Station. For decades, the Tower 18 junction at Lake & Wells has been billed as one of the busiest railroad junctions in the world.
March 23, 2019 – A Chicago Transit Authority Rapid transit “L” train…
March 23, 2019 – A Chicago Transit Authority Rapid transit “L” train passes through the tower 18 interlocking in downtown Chicago, Illinois. For decades, the Tower 18 junction at Lake & Wells has been billed as one of the busiest railroad junctions in the world.
According to Wikipedia, The Chicago “L” (short for “elevated”) is the rapid transit system serving the city of Chicago and some of its surrounding suburbs in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is operated by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA). It is the fourth-largest rapid transit system in the United States in terms of total route length, at 224.1 miles long, and the second-busiest rail mass transit system in the United States, after the New York City Subway.
Chicago’s “L” provides 24-hour service on some portions of its network, being one of only six rapid transit systems in the United States to do so. The oldest sections of the Chicago “L” started operations in 1892, making it the second-oldest rapid transit system in the Americas, after New York City’s elevated lines.
The “L” has been credited with fostering the growth of Chicago’s dense city core that is one of the city’s distinguishing features. The “L” consists of eight rapid transit lines laid out in a spoke-hub distribution paradigm focusing transit towards the Loop. Although the “L” gained its name because large parts of the system are elevated, portions of the network are also in subway tunnels, at grade level, or open cut. – #jimstrainphotos #illinoisrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #cta #thechicagol #chicago
March 23, 2019 – Riders on a Forest Park bound Blue Line…
March 23, 2019 – Riders on a Forest Park bound Blue Line Train wait at the Damen Station for a O’Hare bound train to enter the station in Chicago, Illinois. Service was down to one track ahead due to track work, so the wait at the station was longer than usual.
March 23, 2019 – CTA 412 Brown Line commuter train…
March 23, 2019 – CTA 412 Brown Line commuter train to Kimbal, Illinois, makes its way through the downtown Chicago canyons as it arrives at the LaSalle/Van Buren station on the elevated loop. – #jimstrainphotos #illinoisrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #cta #thechicagol #chicago
March 23, 2019 – “This Beautiful Moment is Ours”
March 23, 2019 – “This Beautiful Moment is Ours” – CTA 213 toward Forest Park meets an O’Hare bound train at the east end of the station platform at Damien Station at Chicago, Illinois. – #jimstrainphotos #illinoisrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #cta #thechicagol #chicago #11mmirixlens