T.G.'s Photography Blog

Two DART Red Line trains pass each other at Akard Station in downtown Dallas. May 5, 2017. Dallas, Texas. Photo © Tom Gatermann. All rights reserved.

Prague Tram 8742 Prague Tram 8742, a Tatra built T6A5 model, is seen here running on the Number Five line at Náměstí Republiky (Republic Square), and is about to make the turn to Na Poříčí . At the time I took this photograph there were nine different trams routes using the tracks at Náměstí Republiky. Photo taken: April 30, 2015, at Prague, Czechia.

Abandoned DART Tracks - Dallas, TX Looking northwest down an abandoned DART right of way, near Bryan Street and Fairmount Street. The tracks were re-routed at some point, and the new route is just behind where I took this photo, along Bryan Street. These tracks are near the DART Pearl/Arts District Station . Photo take: May 2, 2017. Dallas, Texas.

OCAD - CN Tower - Toronto, ON This view is looking south on McCaul Street toward the CN Tower , by OCAD University (formerly named Ontario College of Art and Design). Photograph taken: November 22, 2010, at Toronto, Ontario.

October 14, 2016. Little Rock, Arkansas. Streetcar 411 rolls through the River Market area. Photo © Tom Gatermann.

MRS Second Street Trackage - St. Louis, MO Some old Manufacturers Railway street trackage is rusting away in South Second Street, at the entrance to an old chemical plant in South St. Louis, Missouri. Photo taken: January 28, 2012, at St. Louis, Missouri.

May 4, 2017. Dallas, Texas. With buildings rising up around it, this DART Blue Line train has just crossed Akard Street, after leaving Akard Station in downtown Dallas. Its next stop is St. Paul Station. Photo © Tom Gatermann.

May 3, 2017. Dallas, Texas. A DART train rolls down Pacific Avenue, after having just left the Akard Station. Just before I had taken this image, a brief but powerful rain storm had just blown through the downtown area. Photo © Tom Gatermann.

April 29, 2015. Prague, Czechia. A tram makes it way through the small tunnel underneath a building on Letenská Street in Lesser Town. Photo © Tom Gatermann.

DPP Tram 8178 - Malostranska DPP 8178 (a Tatra T3R.PV tram), running on Tram Line 22, arrives at the Malostranská tram stop/station on Klárov street in Lesser Town during the afternoon rush hour. Ahead of tram 8178, a tram running on Tram Line 12 is about to depart the tram stop, and turn to the right, and go into the central area of Lesser Town. The tracks that turn to the left go to Mánesův most (Mánes Bridge). Tram line 22 runs between Bílá Hora (on the western end) and Nádraží Hostivař (on the eastern end). At the Malostranská tram stop passesngers can get off and walk to Prague Castle , which is behind and up a hill from where this photograph was taken. Photograph taken: April 29, 2015, at Prague, Czechia.

Dart light rail trains - Akard Station Two DART light rail trains are passing at Akard Station in downtown Dallas. This photograph's view is looking southward from Thanks-Giving Square. Photo taken: May 2, 2017. Dallas, Texas.

DPP 8332 - Manes Bridge - Malostranska A Dopravní podnik hlavního města Prahy (Prague Public Transport Company) tram, number 8332, sits at the intersection on the west side of Mánesův most (Mánes Bridge), near the Malostranská tram stop/station . The tram is a Tatra T3R.P type . Photograph taken: April 29, 2015, at Prague, Czechia.

Tram 9320 - Lesser Town Prague DPP tram 9320 (a Škoda type 15 T) rolls down Letenská Street in Menší Město pražské (Lesser Town of Prague). In the background is the steeple of Kostel svatého Josefa (St. Joseph Church). The tram is running on Tramway (Route) 20 and is heading toward the Malostranská tram stop/station . Tramway 20 runs between Sídliště Barrandov, on the southern end of the line, and Divoká Šárka, on the northern end. The Prague tram system is operated by opravní podnik hlavního města Prahy (Prague Public Transport Company). April 29, 2015. Prague, Czechia. Photo © Tom Gatermann

DPP Tram 8394 - Prague A Tatra T3R.P type tram, DPP 8394, leaves the Malostranská tram stop/station at the intersection of Letenská Street and Klárov Street in Lesser Town, Prague. The tracks to the right of the tram lead to Mánesův most (Manes Bridge). April 29, 2015. Prague, Czechia. Photo © Tom Gatermann

DPP Tram 9252 - Lesser Town Prague DPP Tram 9252, a model 15 T type tram built by Škoda, makes it way through a small archway/tunnel underneath a building on Letenská street in Lesser Town Prague . I did not notice when I took this photograph, but the two tracks actually do not actually join together using switches to form a single track. If you look closely, you can see that they stay separate, so that the two tracks can fit through the narrow tunnel. Photo taken: April 29, 2015. Prague, Czechia.

Trams 7041 and 9283 - Lesser Town Prague Tram 7041 (Tatra T3SU) and tram 9283 (Škoda 15 T) pass each other on Letenská Street in Menší Město pražské (Lesser Town of Prague). Tram 9283 is heading toward Malostranské náměstí (Lesser Town Square), while tram 7041 is heading toward the Malostranská tram stop, near Mánesův most (Mánes Bridge). The steeple of Kostel svatého Josefa (St. Joseph Church) can be seen in the background, just above the pantograph of tram 7041. The two style of trams offer an interesting contrast between the old and the new model styles. Tram 7041 seems to fit in better with the old and historic architecture of Lesser Town, although tram 9283 probably offers a much more comfortable ride. Photograph taken: April 29, 2015, in Prague, Czechia.

LRV 106A - S. 5th Street - Minneapolis, MN Light rail vehicle (LRV) 106A is the rear LRV on this Metro Transit Green Line train that is heading north down the middle of 5th Street toward Government Plaza Station. The train had just departed US Bank Stadium Station .  Photo taken: September 27, 2016. Minneapolis, Minnesota.

MRS 255 - St. Louis, MO Manufacturers Railway System 255 leads a switch job south down the tracks in the middle of 2nd Street. The locomotive and its train were heading back to the MRS yard after doing some switching at a business near Barton and 3rd Street in south St. Louis. These days, business on the 2nd Street trackage is pretty much all gone. The largest business on the line, a chemical company, closed many years ago leaving only a couple of smaller businesses to support the line. Photo taken: St. Louis, Missouri. December 27, 2004.

MRS 256 - St. Louis, MO Manufactuers Railway System (MRS) 256 shoves a cut of MRS boxcars off the MRS' 2nd Street trackage toward an industrial siding. The industry that was to receive the cut of box cars was a block over on off of 3rd Street. The MRS The MRS was a small switching operation that was owned by the Anheuser-Busch Brewery. When InBev bought Anheuser-Busch, the railroad was sold off. Now Foster Townsend Rail Logistics, Inc. operates the railroad. The railroad still switches the brewery complex and also does a lot of engine rebuilding. However, I believe that all of the 2nd Street trackage has been abandoned. The 2nd Street trackage isn't used much these days due to most of the customer base going away. In this general area there were three customers who received weekly rail service. The largest customer at this location was a chemical plant which was closed and torn down. At one time the 2nd Street trackage ran for just over two miles from the MRS yard...