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Metro-North

Upper Harlem Line – Croton Falls through Bedford Hills

It’s been more weekend work time with Louise in South Bend, although the weather’s been super warm here in South Bend, the South Shore Line has removed it’s bicycle cars for the winter so I can’t go into Chicago on any biking adventures. Instead I decided to finish up what I have of the Upper […]

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Amtrak

St. Joseph, MI finishing the Pere Marquette (and pages for all completed Amtrak Routes)

St. Joseph, MI–(37 Photos) is a small lakeside city that Louise and I enjoy visiting, so I’ve walked by it’s Amtrak station on many occasions. I hope this summer once the days are longer to get the Pere Marquette stopping (at 9:15pm) in daylight or in the sunset. With this I’ve (visited by car) all 3 […]

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Chicago

Cermak-McCormick Place – The newest CTA Station!

I can’t believe I didn’t make this update earlier, back in August I needed to take the ‘L’ to get to something in. I was on a weekend South Shore Line train, that makes the McCormick Place–(17 Photos) Stop and decided to get off at this bizarre station beneath the convention center, that’s hard to […]

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Amtrak Transit Adventures

The Sleeper Lousianna to New Orleans for New Years

Well ideally my next post and update would be of the new Second Avenue Subway Stations. Unforchunately the timing of the subway’s opening couldn’t have been poorer, had it opened on a random weekend I may have used it as an excuse to fly east for a weekend visit. Unfortunately it opened on New Years […]

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Amtrak Chicago Transit Adventures

Columbus Day Evening in Michigan City

Happy Holidays everyone! I actually stayed in South Bend with my Louise instead of traveling back to New York City.I’ve finally found time for another website update, this one about an adventure to Michigan City to spend the evening rush hour as the sunset photographing South Shore Line trains running down the middle of the […]

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New Jersey

The Full North Jersey Coast Line is here!

I think I’ve reached another accomplishment on the New Jersey Transit side of my website. Finally fully photographed and finished uploading the North Jersey Coast Line. Jersey Shore, here you come! Here are the final 3 missing stops: Bradley Beach–(48 Photos) Belmar–(44 Photos) Spring Lake–(31 Photos) Enjoy!

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New Jersey

Update: Elberon, Allenhurst and Asbury Park

Thanksgiving’s roadtrip didn’t turn in any new Amtrak stations, plans changed (we still drove, ending up in a rental car when the car broke down in Toledo, Ohio, all fixed now, but there was no use in finding a mechanic on Thanksgiving Day) but were in a rush to get through and I didn’t get […]

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New Jersey

Update: Two Historic Depots and a Racetrack, Continuing down the Jersey Shore

Well, after revisiting the Jersey Shore earlier this month. I finally got inspiration to finally write the stations from my station-to-station bike ride over 3 years ago, and get every station on this 65 mile long line. This update is most northern 3 that are under electricity, as a bonus I also did a write […]

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New Jersey Transit Adventures

A Four Day Pre-Election Day Trip to New York to Drive to a Wedding on the Jersey Shore

Two weeks ago Louise and I flew back to New York City (her first visit with me) to head down to a weeding on the Jersey Shore in downtown Lakewood New Jersey. When I thought I might be heading down to this Saturday evening wedding alone I thought I might save the money on a […]

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Amtrak

A Drive the Closed Bangor Station (Cafe) via Dowagiac

A newly formed weekend routine between me and my lady Louise is going to find a cafe/coffee house work in. Me on this website, her on philosophy (she’s a grad student). We also love driving to random places nearby South Bend and this led me to see if any of the farther flung smaller towns […]