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Interior of a bi-level Metra railcar, operating on the Union Pacific North Shore Line towards Chicago.

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Virginia Motorist Assistance vehicle

Water fountain at Troutville rest area

"ALL PETS MUST BE KEPT ON LEASH"

Snow around two tree trunks

Construction barrel at Manassas rest area

Parking lot at the Manassas rest area

Sun through the trees at Manassas rest area

Bench at New Market rest area

Toyota Previa at Manassas rest area

Payphones at New Market rest area

Picnic table at New Market rest area northbound

New Market rest area, I-81 northbound

New Kent rest area, eastbound

Blue Star Memorial Highway marker at New Market rest area

Pennsylvania Turnpike Cumberland Valley Service Plaza

Westbound Interstate 66 near Nutley Street

Picnic table at New Market rest area, I-81 northbound [02]

Bench at New Market rest area [02]

Bench at New Market rest area [01]

Picnic table at New Market rest area, I-81 northbound [01]

Sign for Interstate 95 southbound at Maryland House

Interstate 95 sign at Maryland House

Interstate 70 Park and Ride [01]

Interstate 70 Park and Ride [02]

Interstate 70 Park and Ride [03]

Interstate 70 Park and Ride [04]

Interstate 70 Park and Ride [05]

Interstate 70 Park and Ride [06]

Interstate 70 Park and Ride [08]

Interstate 70 Park and Ride [07]

Interstate 70 Park and Ride [09]

Interstate 70 Park and Ride [10]

Interstate 70 Park and Ride [11]

Interstate 70 Park and Ride [12]

Interstate 70 Park and Ride [13]

Interstate 70 Park and Ride [14]

Interstate 70 Park and Ride [15]

Interstate 70 Park and Ride [16]

Interstate 70 Park and Ride [17]

Interstate 70 Park and Ride [18]

Interstate 70 Park and Ride [19]

Interstate 70 Park and Ride [20]

Payphone at New Market rest area [02]

Payphone at New Market rest area [01]

Glenmont station parking garage canopy

Sign for exit 344 on Interstate 94 in Kenosha, Wisconsin

Interstate 94 westbound [02]

Interstate 94 westbound [01]

Chicago River from DuSable Bridge, facing southwest

Historic Route 66 sign

Hatteras Island Beach Access 38 [01]

Date stamp on rest area pavement

Ivy rest area [01]

Ivy rest area [02]

Ivy rest area [03]

South Mountain rest area, westbound [01]

South Mountain rest area, westbound [02]

South Mountain rest area, westbound [03]

South Mountain rest area, westbound [04]

South Mountain rest area, westbound [05]

Sideling Hill rest area [01]

Sideling Hill rest area [08]

Sideling Hill rest area [09]

Sideling Hill rest area [10]

Potomac Hall fourth floor corridor

Potomac Hall first floor corridor

Footbridge over Interstate 68 at Sideling Hill

Rainstorm near Sideling Hill cut

Interstate 68 cut through Sideling Hill [04]

Interstate 68 cut through Sideling Hill [03]

Interstate 68 cut through Sideling Hill [02]

Interstate 68 cut through Sideling Hill [01]

Sideling Hill cut

Composting toilet at a rest area

Goochland rest area, westbound [03]

Goochland rest area, westbound [02]

Goochland rest area, westbound [01]

Child/toddler friendly stall at New Kent rest area

Interior of New Kent rest area, westbound

Interior of New Kent rest area, eastbound

COVID-19 rest area signage

South Mountain rest area and welcome center, westbound [02]

South Mountain rest area and welcome center, westbound [01]

Low clearance sign at West Falls Church station

Exit sign at South Mountain rest area [01]

Exit sign at South Mountain rest area [03]

Exit sign at South Mountain rest area [02]

Sink at South Mountain rest area

Emergency lighting at South Mountain rest area [01]

Emergency lighting at South Mountain rest area [02]

Cow-themed tip jar at Starbucks

Table and chair storage area

Seating area at Frank S. Farley Service Plaza [03]

"Throne out of order"

Seating area at Frank S. Farley Service Plaza [02]

Sign pointing the way to Atlantic City

Red Bull vending machine

Seating area at Frank S. Farley Service Plaza [01]

Seating area at Frank S. Farley Service Plaza [04]

Shield for State Route 254 [01]

Shield for State Route 254 [02]

Former MARC locomotive 57 [01]

Commercial area south of Interstate 81 in Harrisonburg [01]

Harrisonburg Crossing [01]

Harrisonburg Crossing [02]

East Market Street in Harrisonburg, facing south

Commercial area south of University Boulevard [01]

Commercial area south of University Boulevard [02]

Commercial area south of Interstate 81 in Harrisonburg [02]

West Main Street in Waynesboro, Virginia [01]

West Main Street in Waynesboro, Virginia [02]

West Main Street in Waynesboro, Virginia [03]

West Main Street in Waynesboro, Virginia [04]

Zero Effluent Discharge sign at Ivy rest area [02]

Zero Effluent Discharge sign at Ivy rest area [01]

Downtown Gettysburg, Pennsylvania [01]

Ashburn station [01]

Ashburn station [02]

Interlocking outside of Ashburn station

US 250 at the west end of Waynesboro, Virginia

Former MARC locomotive 57 [02]

Waynesboro, Virginia, facing approximately east

Eastbound lanes of the Dulles Toll Road [01]

Eastbound lanes of the Dulles Toll Road [02]

Waiting room at Brunswick MARC station [02]

Elyse films trains at Brunswick [01]

Rail crossing at South Maple Avenue [03]

Rail crossing at South Maple Avenue [04]

Waiting room at Brunswick MARC station [01]

Rail crossing at South Maple Avenue [01]

Rail crossing at South Maple Avenue [05]

Rail crossing at South Maple Avenue [02]

Elyse films trains at Brunswick [02]

MARC locomotive 21

Intersection of Main Street, Liberty Street, and Railroad Avenue [06]

Maryland Midland Railway track [13]

Maryland Midland Railway track [12]

Maryland Midland Railway track [11]

Maryland Midland Railway track [10]

Maryland Midland Railway track [09]

Intersection of Main Street, Liberty Street, and Railroad Avenue [05]

Intersection of Main Street, Liberty Street, and Railroad Avenue [04]

Railroad Avenue

Maryland Midland Railway track [08]

Railroad signal and crossbuck [03]

Railroad signal and crossbuck [02]

Railroad signal and crossbuck [01]

Maryland Midland Railway track [07]

Maryland Midland Railway track [06]

Maryland Midland Railway track [05]

Maryland Midland Railway track [04]

Maryland Midland Railway track [03]

Maryland Midland Railway track [02]

Intersection of Main Street, Liberty Street, and Railroad Avenue [03]

Intersection of Main Street, Liberty Street, and Railroad Avenue [02]

Maryland Midland Railway track [01]

Railroad signal and crossbucks

Intersection of Main Street, Liberty Street, and Railroad Avenue [01]

Restricted area signage

Footbridge over Interstate 68 at Sideling Hill [06]

Footbridge over Interstate 68 at Sideling Hill [05]

Footbridge over Interstate 68 at Sideling Hill [04]

Footbridge over Interstate 68 at Sideling Hill [03]

Footbridge over Interstate 68 at Sideling Hill [02]

Stairs from Sideling Hill overlook

Footbridge over Interstate 68 at Sideling Hill [01]

Sign with corrected lettering

"Welcome to North Carolina" sign

North Carolina welcome center

Noland Trail Head parking area

Please don't spit into the urinals

Former MARC locomotive 57 [03]

Shenandoah Valley Railroad

Downtown Lititz, Pennsylvania [03]

Simplex TrueAlert at Frank S. Farley Service Plaza [01]

Simplex TrueAlert at Frank S. Farley Service Plaza [02]

Simplex TrueAlert at Frank S. Farley Service Plaza [03]

"Welcome to the Dungeon"

Truck rest area sign

Interstate 64 corridor through Waynesboro, Virginia

Norfolk Southern 742 and 3057 [01]

Norfolk Southern 742 and 3057 [02]

Manual track switch

Tank cars on an industrial spur in Hopewell, Virginia

Weathered railroad crossing sign [01]

Weathered railroad crossing sign [02]

Weathered railroad crossing sign [03]

Weathered railroad crossing sign [04]

Empty rack in vending machine at Ladysmith rest area

Bang energy drink at Ladysmith rest area

Candy machine at Ladysmith rest area

Honda HR-V in Head Waters, Virginia

Tourist information sign at West Virginia welcome center

Flags at West Virginia welcome center

Blue Star Memorial Highway marker at Crozet rest area

Pointing at something that says "Tennessee" on it

Plucked beard hair [01]

Selfie at I-40 rest area

Plucked beard hair [02]

Traffic signal at 4th and West Street

Neyland Drive and James White Parkway

Scion xA decorated for Halloween

Composting toilet at Whitney Point rest area [02]

Composting toilet at Whitney Point rest area [01]

Rest area and welcome center in Great Bend, Pennsylvania [01]

Rest area and welcome center in Great Bend, Pennsylvania [05]

Rest area and welcome center in Great Bend, Pennsylvania [03]

Rest area and welcome center in Great Bend, Pennsylvania [06]

Rest area and welcome center in Great Bend, Pennsylvania [04]

Rest area and welcome center in Great Bend, Pennsylvania [02]

Aerial view of downtown Fredericksburg [01]

Aerial view of downtown Fredericksburg [02]

Plumbing chase at Crozet rest area

Davis Street Metra station

Maintenance vehicle just north of Davis Street station

Metra train arrives at Davis Street station

Interior of Metra railcar

Interstate 95 viaduct through North Philadelphia [01]

Interstate 95 viaduct through North Philadelphia [02]

Interstate 95 viaduct through North Philadelphia [03]

Walt Whitman Service Plaza

Village and Lake areas at James Madison University

Aerial view of Monterey, Virginia [01]

Aerial view of Monterey, Virginia [02]

Aerial view of Monterey, Virginia [03]

Aerial view of Monterey, Virginia [04]

Aerial view of Monterey, Virginia [05]

Aerial view of Monterey, Virginia [06]

Intersection of US 250 and Spruce Street

Aerial view of Hot Springs, Virginia

Fleet of the Future Expo [16]

Fleet of the Future Expo [17]

Fleet of the Future Expo [18]

Fire alarm at Shaw-Howard University station [01]

Fire alarm at Shaw-Howard University station [02]

Fire alarm pull station at Greenbelt

Former CARTA bus 3426 on Interstate 26

Sudley Road just south of I-66

Frozen Susquehanna River near Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Bridge [01]

Frozen Susquehanna River near Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Bridge [02]

Frozen Susquehanna River near Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Bridge [06]

Frozen Susquehanna River near Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Bridge [07]

Frozen Susquehanna River near Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Bridge [08]

Frozen Susquehanna River near Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Bridge [09]

Viaduct north of Branch Avenue station

Suitland station from the northwest

Eastern end of West Falls Church pocket track

K Route west of East Falls Church station

K Route tracks just west of tunnel portal

Track west of Largo Town Center station

National Airport interlocking

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Author: Ben Schumin

Copyright: All Rights Reserved

Created on: Sunday 5 November 2023

Dimensions: 4000*2250

Albums: Photos by date / 2023
Photos by date / 2023 / Midwest road trip, November 2-9, 2023
Photos by location / Illinois / Cook County / Evanston
Photos by subject / Transportation / Railroads / Commuter rail / Metra

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