T.G.'s Photography Blog

Metra Electric Train 756 sits just north of the Harrison Street Pedestrian Bridge in downtown Chicago. Behind the trees, on the left side of the photo, you can see the Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower) reaching up toward the sky. Also, behind the trees, to the left, is the Congress Hotel. Photo taken: December 21, 2009, at Chicago, Illinois.

Jelly Fish Jellyfish swimming at the Shedd Aquarium. Photo taken: December 19, 2009. Chicago, Illinois.

Two sailboats glide across Lake Michigan, under a cloudy and Moon lit sky. Photo taken: August 13, 2008. Chicago, Illinois.

August 13, 2008. Chicago, Illinois. Photo © Tom Gatermann

August 13, 2008. Chicago, Illinois. Sailboats gliding across the lake on a calm and warm summer evening.

Looking toward Chicago from out on Lake Michigan. Photo taken: August 13, 2008.  Chicago, Illinois. Photo © Tom Gatermann

August 14, 2008. Hinsdale, Illinois. This view is looking east down the BNSF's Chicago Subdivision, through the signal bridge at the Metra Highlands Station. In the distance three sets of head lights can be seen on approaching Metra Commuter trains, as well as part of the signal bridge at Western Springs, IL. To the left the top of the Western Springs Water Tower can be seen, and even further away is the Sear's Tower. Photo © Tom Gatermann.

August 13, 2008. Chicago, Illinois. Here's my contribution for the return of #TransportTuesday, curated by Shelly Gunderson and myself (Transport Tuesday was a weekly theme that was popular on Google+). This image was captured while out sailing on Lake Michigan, many years ago with one of my best friends. After a day of railfanning on the south side of the Chicago area, we met up with one of his friends who took us out sailing on the lake. Photo © Tom Gatermann.

August 13, 2008. Chicago, Illinois. Sailboats out on Lake Michigan, with part of Chicago's downtown skyline in the background . Photo © Tom Gatermann.

December 19, 2009. Chicago, Illinois. A view of the Shedd Aquarium, from the near the Adler Planetarium. Photo © Tom Gatermann.

December 19, 2009. Chicago, Illinois. In this view of the Henry Moore Sundial sculpture, outside of the Adler Planetarium, low hanging clouds help to obscure a portion of the Chicago skyline. Photo © Tom Gatermann.

August 14, 2008. Chicago, Illinois. The old Santa Fe sign still sits atop the Railway Exchange Building in downtown Chicago, back in the summer of 2008. Since then the sign has been removed and replaced with a Motorola sign. Behind it is the Sears Tower (sorry, I'm not ever going to call it the Willis Tower). Photo © Tom Gatermann

March 13, 2004. Chicago, Illinois. A CTA Blue Line train heads east down the center of Interstate 90, at North Canfield Avenue. The Blue Line runs between O'Hare International Airport, downtown Chicago, and the Forest Park transportation center. Photo © Tom Gatermann