esmichelson, 8 months ago to photography

Dear Friends,
My #TransitTuesday and #ClimateDiary entry today. For train enthusiasts this is a M3 train built about 40 years ago. This photo was made about 5 years ago but many are still in service. They are good for #photography because they don't have the high-back plastic bucket seats that limit sight lines of later carriages. Also, much more space for overhead storage than later and current models.
#TakeTheTrain to #decarbonize.
#PhotoResearcher #trains #transit #masstransit

esmichelson, 8 months ago to photography

Dear Friends,
Electric trains are part of the #ClimateSolutions conversation. Much of the Long Island Rail Road System is electrified. But, sadly, much is not. Diesel trains are the rule further east on Long Island where electrification has not reached. Incredible!
This is The Long Island Railroad at Huntington Station.

Yours,
ESM

#ClimateDiary #TransitTuesday
#TakeTheTrain
#photography #PhotoResearcher

adamjcook, 11 months ago to Michigan

I hope the Governor's Mansion and the Statehouse in #Michigan are working on this.

Having a hard stop at #Detroit cuts us off from #Cleveland and #Pittsburgh and, really, much of anything really.

Yeah, we have a #rail connection with #Chicago, I know... but we have much more potential synergies with these two cities in my view.

A windfall of federal money seems to be flowing elsewhere.

#TransitTuesday