On the next-to-last day of summer, 1981, the last rays of sun bathe the 1902 Philadelphia & Reading Railway station in Lansdale, PA. Conrail still operates all Philadelphia commuter rail service, ... (more)

That's a mighty big flag!

At dawn.

Heavy storms in the Midwest has resulted in significant delays to Amtrak California Zephyr trains No. 5 and 6 in the past week. Here, a near on-time eastbound No. 6 sits alongside a very tardy wes... (more)

Albany Union Station has not seen a train since 1968 but still stands proudly at 575 Broadway in downtown Albany. Opened by the New York Central in 1900, it served both the NYC and D&H. The statio... (more)

The still abandoned Michigan Central Station in Detroit awaits yet another planned reuse.

South Clinton Street and West Jackson Blvd

When Chicago's Union Station Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: Depot
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: Unknown
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: April 11, 2015

Chicago's Union Station

The spacious lobby of Chicago's Union Station as seen from the balcony. You wouldn't guess by looking, but this is the third busiest rail terminal in the United S... (more)

Chicago's Union Station

Work began on this station in 1913 followed by its opening twelve years later on May 16, 1925. It was built by the Chicago Union Station Company which was formed ... (more)

Since its opening in 1933, Cincinnati Union Terminal has been an icon in Cincinnati. Serving first as the city’s main train station, it later saw use as a shopping mall and eventually became hom... (more)

The Wabash depot in Monticello, IL. This depot was built in 1899 to replace a smaller depot that burned down earlier that year. On April 20, 1904 the Wabash line was straightened and placed on a... (more)

Grand is Grand Central.

I saw this place when it is was in the depths of despair and nothing, nothing is as glorious as seeing it now.

The proud facade of the onetime Southern Terminal Station in downtown Chattanooga is now a hotel that could, to be honest, use a bit of a redo. I hope this grand old lady survives. The were was a ... (more)

Trinidad did not rate a larger, mission-style station like Raton, but that did not prevent the Santa Fe from proudly proclaiming the station's town and owner with large neon signs. Sadly, the stat... (more)

A Bedford Park to Jacksonville train stops at Kayne Avenue Tower in downtown Nashville with Union Station in the background.