All Aboard
Waiting on the platform for his ride west, this gentleman was the only sleeping car patron to board here, with the rest of the substantial waiting crowd heading for the coaches at the rear of the train. The conductor of tonight’s Southwest Chief is watching from the vestibule as the Amtrak train slows for its [...]
Moving Your Freight While You Sleep
Part of what fascinates me about the railroad is that it is a 24/7/365 operation, through snow, rain, heat and gloom of night. Just like the post office, except with big colorful steel machines. And no where does the all-day-every-day culture better exhibit itself than from above a giant freight yard at midnight. Such was [...]
In The Three Oh Nine
I’ve been working on a project for a few weeks now, documenting the varied landscapes of Central Illinois, in the 309 area code, where I grew up. Below you will find a few images and a slideshow. Here you will see everything from the decaying industry on the south side of Peoria, IL, to the [...]
Rainy Night in the Freight Yard
It seems that I’ve been away from the blog for a while, so I figured I’d better put up a new photo. And that new photo comes from just last night, when I was on my way back to Chicago from an attempted engagement shoot that was postponed due to rain. The rain may have [...]
