24 Thursday Jan 2019
Posted in Arizona, history, Phoenix, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, trains, Trains & Transit, transit, transportation, Travel, urban
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arizona, history, Phoenix, photography, photowalk, random, streetcar, transportation, Travel, U.S.A., United States, urban
Although I’m not sure streetcars ever ran on Central Ave. in Phoenix, Arizona, this retro-looking sign is cool nonetheless.
05 Saturday Jan 2019
Posted 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
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.
02 Wednesday Jan 2019
Posted in photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, San Francisco, transit, transportation, Travel, urban
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california, photography, photowalk, random, san francisco, streetcars, transit, transportation, Travel, U.S.A., United States, urban
How cool is this? Historic streetcars from all over the world continue to ply their trade on the streets of San Francisco. And it’s not some museum run, either: They are part of the normal, everyday transportation system, providing service on Market Street and along the city’s waterfront.
30 Sunday Dec 2018
Posted in fun, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, San Francisco, transit, urban
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california, photography, photowalk, random, san francisco, Travel, U.S.A., United States, urban
So, no shenanigans … but the sanction against such behaviour might not be altogether unpleasant for some people. Spotted in the Haight-Ashbury neighbourhood in San Francisco earlier this month.
21 Saturday Jul 2018
Posted in London, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, trains, Trains & Transit, transit, transportation, Travel, urban
16 Wednesday May 2018
Posted in London, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, transit, transportation, Travel, urban
04 Friday May 2018
Posted in Alberta, Calgary, Canada, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Trains & Transit, transit, transportation, urban
27 Tuesday Mar 2018
Posted in Canada, montreal, photography, photowalk, photowalking, Quebec, random, Trains & Transit, transit, transportation, Travel, urban
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canada, métro, montreal, photography, photowalk, quebec, random, subway, transit, transportation, Travel, underground, urban
A portion of one of Montreal’s new-fangled Azur métro trains.
09 Friday Mar 2018
Posted in Canada, montreal, Quebec, random, Trains & Transit, transit, transportation, Travel, urban, video
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Happy Friday! I haven’t done any kind of train/transit video in a very long time … so here you are. This is a mix of original (MR-63), vintage (MR-73) and modern (MPM-10) rolling stock running on the Montreal métro, as captured at a few stations last month.
08 Thursday Mar 2018
Posted in Canada, montreal, photography, photowalk, photowalking, Quebec, random, trains, Trains & Transit, transit, transportation, urban
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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.
