27 Sunday Sep 2015
Posted in Alberta, Calgary, history, photography, Uncategorized
It’s been a few years since I’ve been to Calgary’s Heritage Park, so I figured today was a good occasion to return for a visit.
The weather cooperated perfectly with the park’s annual Railway Days. Above, two of their old steam engines ply the rails on site.
07 Saturday Feb 2015
Posted in art, London, photowalking, Travel, urban
06 Saturday Dec 2014
Posted in photography, photowalking, random, Stockholm, Trains & Transit, Travel, urban
09 Thursday Oct 2014
Posted in Amsterdam, Photo galleries, photography, trains, Travel, urban
03 Wednesday Sep 2014
Posted in Norway, photography, Travel
22 Sunday Dec 2013
Posted in photography, photowalking, San Francisco, trains, transit, Travel, urban
Tags
california, iPhoto, MUNI, photography, photowalk, rail, railroad, railway, san francisco, streetcars, transit, Travel, urban
Looking down at San Francisco from Coit Tower, the streetscape can seem make-believe … if you use the right special effect in iPhoto, anyway.
25 Wednesday Sep 2013
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Amtrak, Hipstamatic, iPhoneography, rail, railroad, railway, train, trains, Travel
Some random nonsense captured out the window of an Amtrak train as we idled at the station platform in Olympia, Washington, back in February 2013.
24 Tuesday Sep 2013
Posted in Canada, food, photography, trains, Travel
Via Rail station, Moncton, N.B.
Instinct sent my left hand diving into my pant pocket, seeking a cellphone that wasn’t there.
What time was it?
I wasn’t even sure what time zone we were in anymore.
It took another second or two to realize time didn’t matter. Not right now.
As my final night aboard Via Rail’s “The Canadian” drew to a close, about a dozen of us were enjoying a live show performed by musicians Scarlett Flynn and Kevin Howley in the economy class Skyline lounge car.
The train was rolling southward along the Thompson River valley on its way to Kamloops, B.C., having left Jasper, Alberta, that afternoon.
Backpackers exploring Canada, people moving to a new job or to school, or just your garden-variety commuters with time to spare (as was the case for me), together joining the musicians in song.
Forget about trying to find that magical atmosphere aboard a plane.
When the party broke up and we scattered back to our rooms and seats for the night, we were less than 12 hours from Vancouver.
Too bad, I thought. It would have been just fine if time stood still.
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31 Wednesday Jul 2013
Posted in New York, photography, photowalking, random, trains, transit, Travel, urban
08 Monday Jul 2013
Posted in Canada, photography, random, trains, Travel
Ricky Leong 