"Awaiting, getting on the train & the ride."
When, when when?
It can be lonely up there.
That used to be the way it was.
If you live near an elevated station, you can hear a train come in & based on the time of day, know how long you have to get to the platform.
But at many renovated stations, you can tell when you train is coming before even coming close to the platform. Of course there’s an app now…
"You must take the A Train..."
Billy Strayhorn
Paris, France.
Below ground.
Paris, France.
Above ground.
Chicago, Illinois.
The Loop.
Very old train cars. Hopefully the a/c is working. These are no longer in service.
Now to get on...
Paris, France.
School kids field trip.
We try to avoid the after school rush hour.
The Met - "The Tube Train" by Cyril Power c. 1934 "Inspired by the modernity of London's subway system...the Tube..."
New York Transit In Comics @ N Y Transit Museum.
Frankfurt to Mainz via U-Bahn (underground/metro).
Not always easy with bicycles.
We’ve learned to avoid the construction workers rush hour that starts about 4:00 PM.
Little kids can get lost.
But, they rapidly become subway veterans.
The Los Angeles metro.
Cars can be empty.
It was like this during COVID.
Sometimes you get on an empty car & it smells. Quickly you realize there’s a homeless person at the other end of the car. Nothing to do until the next station when you can switch cars. That’s why the car was empty.
But that’s an acrobatic feat. Applying make-up in a moving car.
Most folks are using some type of mobile device. Still, a good number are reading paper materials.
And, people watching.
This photo, & many I have taken over the years are inspired by 'Walker Evans – Subway portraits' 1938-41.
We’ve taken several walking tours with Phil.
The line maps, that show you where you are as the train is moving, are neat.
Surprise to me, Kay Ryan, 2008 US poet laureate. And, Kay lives in Fairfax, CA, two towns west of us. I used to meet her mountain biking.
This has always been a favorite thing for me to do. This is an old car so one can see directly out of the window. This is not possible in the newer cars.
Paris, France.
It’s much quieter here as the cars run on rubber wheels.
Looking through two panes of glass blurs the image.
Turin, Italy.
Clear view! Computerized system. No engineers on board.
Turin, Italy.
Where’s the engineer?
A quick look out before the doors close.
A first glance I thought this was the view then realized it was a mural.
The B train over the Williamsburg Bridge provides some fabulous views…
Elevated train about to descend into Carroll Gardens.
One gets to see Paris, France from an unusual vantage point.
This is an engineer's booth that I remember from my NYC days.
This photo is c. 2019. I don’t think this style of car is still in service.
I love his conductor’s hat.
You’ve arrived at your station; now how to exit to the street? That’s the next blog in this series.
Here on the street above the subway is an emergency exit, that hopefully you’ll never have to use. (see the film The Taking of Pelham One Two Three 1974)