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Don Station

14 Sunday Apr 2019

Posted by Ricky Leong in history, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Toronto, trains, transit, transportation, Travel, urban

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

From my visit in March: Don Station is one of the preserved railway structures and pieces of equipment installed at Roundhouse Park in Toronto.

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CNR Serves All Canada

16 Saturday Mar 2019

Posted by Ricky Leong in history, photography, photowalk, photowalking, trains, Trains & Transit, transportation, Travel, urban

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CNR Serves All Canada

A glimpse of some of the retired railway equipment on display in Roundhouse Park in Toronto.

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Cocktails taste better on Central

24 Thursday Jan 2019

Posted by Ricky Leong in Arizona, history, Phoenix, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, trains, Trains & Transit, transit, transportation, Travel, urban

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Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A.

Although I’m not sure streetcars ever ran on Central Ave. in Phoenix, Arizona, this retro-looking sign is cool nonetheless.

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San Francisco Muni LRV 4: A taste of Calgary

05 Saturday Jan 2019

Posted by Ricky Leong in architecture, photography, photowalk, photowalking, San Francisco, trains, Trains & Transit, transit, transportation, Travel, urban

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california, light rail, LRT, LRV, photography, photowalk, san francisco, Siemens, trains, transit, transportation, Travel, U.S.A., United States, urban

San Francisco, California, U.S.A.

Riding in one of San Francisco’s newest light-rail vehicles while on vacation there, I couldn’t help but feel a sense of familiarity.

San Francisco’s Muni LRVs are made by Siemens and, despite differences in door and seating configuration, are in fact the same high-floor model as the newest light-rail cars purchased by Calgary Transit. The similarities are definitely there, from the whine of the motors to the station announcement chime … and even the malfunctioning passenger information system. (Calgary Transit’s CTrain displays work but sometimes show the wrong time or station information; Muni’s displays were simply off when I rode their light-rail trains.)

The photo above shows a Muni light-rail Metro train operating on the N line, departing from Ocean Beach.

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Waterloo Station: To the trains

21 Saturday Jul 2018

Posted by Ricky Leong in London, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, trains, Trains & Transit, transit, transportation, Travel, urban

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London, England, U.K.

A cool mosaic in a pedestrian passage on the grounds of Waterloo station on the south bank of the Thames in London.

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Enter and exit

08 Thursday Mar 2018

Posted by Ricky Leong in Canada, montreal, photography, photowalk, photowalking, Quebec, random, trains, Trains & Transit, transit, transportation, urban

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Montreal, Quebec, Canada

A scene from a few weeks ago: Passengers at Lionel-Groulx métro station in Montreal alight and board a train on the green line made up of MR-63 rolling stock.

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Like in the good-ol’ days

24 Wednesday Jan 2018

Posted by Ricky Leong in history, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Stockholm, trains, transit, transportation, Travel, urban

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Stockholm, Sweden

A historic trolley operates near the Skansen open-air living museum in Stockholm, Sweden. Captured this image in August 2014.

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Tracks we’ve made

10 Sunday Dec 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in Germany, photography, random, trains, Trains & Transit, transportation, Travel

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Deutsche Bahn, Germany, iPhoneography, photography, rail, railroad, railway, Salzburgen, train, trains, Travel

Salzbergen

Looking out the back of a train in Salzburgen, Germany, as it speeds toward Hamburg. This is from my trip to Europe in August 2014.

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Canadian perspective

18 Saturday Nov 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, trains, Travel

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Jasper, Alberta, Canada

Via Rail’s Canadian in Jasper National Park. The view is from one of the forward Skyline dome cars, looking back toward the back of the train. Snapped on my cross-Canada train trip back in April 2013.

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Hamburg Hbf

30 Sunday Jul 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in Germany, Hamburg, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, trains, Trains & Transit, transit, transportation, Travel, urban

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Hamburg, Germany

Hamburg’s busy main train station, as captured on a sunny morning back in August 2014.

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