If you visit Grand Central Terminal, head for Tracks 17 to 11 and the Graybar Passage, go half way down, look up and you can see this mural. This work is titled “Transportation and Constructionâ... (more)

This view exemplify's the dichotomy of preservation because it's both appalling and fantastic. (And a mystery as well.) This is the out-of-service exit platform located on the east side of New Yo... (more)

The Chambers Street Station of the J & M lines is an unusual example of the type. It was built in 1911 to handle a great deal of traffic. The reason for the great height of the ceiling was to all... (more)

A No.7 is heading to Manhattan as it transverses the elevated in Hunters Point Queens. In the background two of the greatest skyscrapers in the world, the 102 story Empire State on the left and th... (more)

A No.7 eastbound express arrives at Junction Boulevard at 6:08 PM. It's doing it's due diligence in delivering commuters back home after a day of work and a day's pay. The sun gives everyone a glo... (more)

Here at the northern end of the Bronx and New York City, the land begins to open up to less density but not without a fight. The Tracy Towers were built with public/private money in 1967-71. At 41... (more)

In the teeth of what is hoped is the last snow of the winter, a Manhattan bound train set of R-188 cars leaves the No. 4 line's terminal of Woodlawn at the northern edge of the Bronx. Several MTA ... (more)

A different take on the basis of the industry we hold dear.

In a city of 8 million people, things can get cozy. Look closely and you will see three trains as well as one plane all in one frame in Queens New York. Thanks to Michael Pearson for the inspirati... (more)

A late afternoon Acela departure for Boston is seen crossing the iconic Hell Gate Bridge. This ancient structure is currently only host to Amtrak and local freight traffic, however, as part of th... (more)

"Running in a winter wonderland!" Not everyone's idea of New York City's subway, here you see a R-188 MU set bounding through the snow in bucolic surroundings. The number 5 line, while going throu... (more)

Snow, snow, snow. That is how the USA will remember 2015. Here weary-of-snow commuters trudge through the white stuff on their way home. The train itself must also contend with ice. The ice causes... (more)

Night has fallen as well as another 2-5" of snow in what many people hope is the end of one of the coldest winter's in New York City's history. Two R-188 MU trains pass in opposite directions, the... (more)

An Amtrak Regional Train bound for Boston is headed by a Siemens ACS-64 as it crosses the Hell Gate Bridge at dawn. In the foreground is a portion of the sprawling New York City Fire Department's... (more)

Thermit welding is not something you see very often and certainly not in the tight confines of the New York City Subway. This process is used to weld two pieces of very hard metal such as steel ra... (more)