25 Monday Nov 2019
Posted in Alberta, Calgary, Canada, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, urban
03 Friday May 2019
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canada, heritage, history, Ontario, photography, photowalk, preservation, rail, railway, random, Toronto, train, train station, trains, Travel, urban
This stately building on Yonge Street in Toronto used to be home to North Toronto railway station. I had to look up this building in Google to verify its history … but its proximity to train tracks and the lovely clock tower pretty much gave away its heritage. It is currently a (very beautiful) liquor store.
14 Sunday Apr 2019
Posted in history, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Toronto, trains, transit, transportation, Travel, urban
16 Saturday Mar 2019
Posted in history, photography, photowalk, photowalking, trains, Trains & Transit, transportation, Travel, urban
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.
21 Saturday Jul 2018
Posted in London, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, trains, Trains & Transit, transit, transportation, Travel, urban
04 Friday May 2018
Posted in Alberta, Calgary, Canada, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Trains & Transit, transit, transportation, urban
10 Sunday Dec 2017
Posted 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
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.
18 Saturday Nov 2017
Posted in Alberta, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, trains, Travel
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alberta, canada, Jasper, Jasper National Park, photography, rail, railroad, railway, rocky mountains, rural, train, trains, Travel, Via Rail
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.
15 Sunday Oct 2017
Posted in Los Angeles, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban
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Amtrak, california, Los Angeles, photography, photowalk, rail, railroad, railway, random, station, train, trains, Travel, urban
More from my visit to California in October 2013: This is the stately waiting room at Los Angeles Union Station.
Ricky Leong 