photo by New York MTA, via Flickr creative commons Interesting pic of maintenance and rebuilding work being done this past weekend on tracks on the New York subway’s B and Q lines. Many parts of the system are a century old. To submit a photo for the Art of Transit, [continue reading]
For those living in Orange County, Metrolink is providing an easy way to travel to the Golden Dragon Parade in Chinatown. The first 100 people to arrive at the Irvine Station at 8 a.m. on January 28 will get a free roundtrip Metrolink ticket to Union Station. From there, it’s [continue reading]
photo by Kevin Hair, via submission Nice photo of the hallway under the train platforms at Union Station in Los Angeles. The image was taken with the Hipstamatic app on the iPhone 4 and then later processed with the Snapseed app — one of my personal favorites. To submit a [continue reading]
This weekend, as always, there’s lots to do in the Los Angeles area. Here are several ideas, easily accessible by Metro bus and rail. Click here for a system map. Monday, January 16th, is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, celebrating the life and work of the American civil rights leader. [continue reading]
photo by Freedom II Andres, via Flickr creative commons Trains, buses, tall buildings, a wide street and few pedestrians in this photo taken….go ahead and guess. The answer is after the jump. To submit a photo for the Art of Transit, post it to Metro’s Flickr group, email it to [continue reading]
photo by clarkmaxwell, via Flickr creative commons Nice miniaturized photo of the ‘El’ in downtown Chicago. To submit a photo for the Art of Transit, post it to Metro’s Flickr group, email it to sourcemetro@gmail.com or Tweet it to @metrolosangeles with an #artoftransit hashtag. Many of the photos we’ve featured [continue reading]
photo by Drew Jacksich, via Flickr creative commons Very nice urban photo. Test your eye for detail and guess the year and city where it was taken — answer after the jump. To submit a photo for the Art of Transit, post it to Metro’s Flickr group, email it to [continue reading]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WikEH3GU3V0[/youtube] A recent campaign by Tokyo Metro shows the wonder of traveling underground.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gn_Cvy-bj-k[/youtube] If you’re watching this at work, consider this an “earphones” alert. The video is from the band “It’s Casual” and the song is called “The Red Line” and is decidedly pro-transit. In an email, front-man Eddie Solis wrote the song is non-fiction account of a working professional who chooses [continue reading]
Photo by QSC TMC 295, via Flickr creative commons Nice shot of the New York subway in one of its above ground sections in Brooklyn with the moon rising behind it. To submit a photo for the Art of Transit, post it to Metro’s Flickr group, email it to [continue reading]
