T.G.'s Photography Blog

GOT 242 and GOT 557 GO Transit (GOT) 242, a cab control car, leads an afternoon rush hour commuter train west past two other GO Transit trains on the Union Station Rail Corridor (USRC). The two trains to the right of GOT 242, were stopped while waiting for clearance to enter the Union Station complex. The train on the far right was being operated in push mode by Go Transit (GOT) 557 . Meanwhile, the train in the middle was being operated in pull mode by an unknown Go Transit locomotive.  Union Station Rail Corridor The USRC stretches to the east and west of Union Station and has an endless parade of commuter trains. At peak times it's not unusual to see three or more trains all entering or leaving the Union Station complex at once. In the photograph above, the USRC has ten tracks between Blue Jays Way (the bridge in the distance) and Spadina Avenue (where the photograph was taken from). On the west side of Toronto Union Station, the corridor runs between Union Stati...

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.

GOT 233 and GOT 557 at Toronto, ON In this image, during the afternoon rush hour, GO Transit (GOT) 233, a cab control car, is bringing up the rear of an east bound commuter train that is heading toward Toronto Union Station , on the Union Station Rail Corridor . Meanwhile, GO Transit (GOT) 557 and its train were stopped and waiting to head east into Toronto Union Station. In the background is Rogers Centre, home to the Toronto Blue Jays baseball team. The Union Station Rail Corridor (USRC) is a busy rail line that stretches to the east and west of Toronto Union Station. The USRC runs, approximately, between the Don River, to the east of union station, and Bathurst Street, to the west of Union Station. September 16, 2015. Toronto, Ontario.

GO Transit 239 A cab control car, GO Transit (GOT) 239, brings up the rear of a commuter train heading to Toronto Union Station on the Union Station Rail Corridor. The train was heading to Union Station to pick up passengers for the ride home during the afternoon commuter rush . In the distance is GO Transit 562, which was waiting to push its train into the station. The yellow bridge over the train is a pedestrian bridge located between Bathurst Street and Spadina Avenue. In the background of the photograh is part of Rogers Centre. Photo taken: July 10, 2014, at Toronto, Ontario.

GOT 606 - Go Transit - Strachan Street In this photograph, looking west from Bathurst Street, GO Transit (GOT) 606 pushes an afternoon commuter train toward Strachan Street, and GO Transit's Weston Subdivision. The train has just left Toronto Union Station during the afternoon commuter rush . In the background construction is underway for a road-over-rail grade separation project at Strachan Street. Weston Subdivision Trains GO Transit commuter trains heading to Milton, Kitchener, and Barrie, all use the Weston Subdivision at this location. Commuter trains to and from Barrie, Ontario, diverge from the Weston Subdivision and onto the Canadian National's Newmarket Subdivision, near Lansdowne Avenue and Dundas Street West. The junction with the Newmarket Subdivision is about 3 miles (5 km) northwest of Union Station. Trains to and from Milton, Ontario, use the Weston Subdivision between Toronto Union Station and West Toronto Junction, and then use the Canadian Pacific...

Cab control car - GOT 211 - Signal Bridge A cab control car, GO Transit 211, is on the end of a train heading east toward Toronto Union Station, on the Union Station Rail Corridor (USRC). The train is passing under the signal bridge to the east of Bathurst Street. Photo taken: July 12, 2013, at Toronto, Ontario.

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 14, 2008. Hinsdale, Illinois. A Metra commuter train rolls west into the Highlands station on the BNSF's Chicago Subdivision during the evening commuter rush. The Chicago Subdivision, also known as the "Race Track," is a triple track line running from Chicago, Illinois to Aurora, Illinois. The line hosts Amtrak and Metra passenger trains, as well as BNSF freight trains, and sees probably around 150+ trains a day. Photo © Tom Gatermann.

May 5, 2017. Dallas, Texas. Trinity Rail Express (TRE) 126 pushes an afternoon commuter train into Dallas Union Station. TRE trains run between Dallas Union Station, on the east end of the line, to T&P Station in Fort Worth, on the western end. Photo © Tom Gatermann.

May 5, 2017. Dallas, Texas. Trinity Rail Express (TRE) 122 sits at Dallas Union Station, waiting to depart with an afternoon commuter train. Photo © Tom Gatermann. #passenger #train #CommuterRail #Dallas #UnionStation

METX (Metra) 199 With the high-green signal in the distance, on BNSF's Chicago Subdivision, a Metra commuter train gets ready to depart the station in La Grange, IL. The train is being pushed by METX 199, which is an EMD F40PHM-2 that was built in May of 1992. The train's final destination will be Union Station in downtown Chiacgo . The Chicago Subdivision is a triple track mainline that also serves BNSF freight trains. Metra trains use the line between Chicago and Aurora, IL. METX is the American Association of Railroads' reporting mark for Metra. About the image This image was scanned from a 35mm slide on a Nikon Coolscan 9000 ED film scanner. Post processing was done in Adobe Camera RAW and Photoshop. The original image was captured with a Canon A2E camera and a 70-200 F/2.8L USM lens. Photo taken: March 13, 2004, at La Grange, Illinois.