I’m in love with this photo of the Chicago and Northwestern rail locomotive shop taken by Jack Delano. Look at the sparks coming from the guy working near the bottom left of the image. Nice! :)
Photos of the Metro train crash in Washington, D.C.
June 23, 2009 @ 5:01 pm
Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images via Photo Journal
Yesterday’s train crash along the Metro Red Line between the Takoma and Fort Totten station in Washington, D.C. left 9 dead and many more injured. The accident is still under investigation and already it is being labeled the worst commuter rail disaster in Washington, D.C.’s history. Here are two images of the aftermath showing one train split in two by the other.
Photo: Charles Dharapak/AP via Lens
Beautiful train stations that have been demolished
June 23, 2009 @ 3:51 pm
The Infrastructurist has a great post with pictures on beautiful train stations that have been demolished and replaced with unappealing replacements. What a shame that these buildings are no longer with us.
Michigan Central Station
April 3, 2009 @ 10:15 am
Photo: Michigan Central Station by Jeremy Blakeslee
The Michigan Central Station in Detroit is another structure like the Glenwood power plant that was built by the same people as Grand Central Terminal in New York City. Michigan Central Station has been abandoned in the heart of Detroit since the 1980’s and it has since become both a wonderful relic and an eye-sore in the city.
I feel like this building is calling me! Actually, the entire city of Detroit is calling me to go and book a trip now before it’s all completely gone. I’m looking at airfare now and it’s pretty cheap to go at the end of May and into June. Anybody up for a week of non-stop danger and excitement?
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