Chicago is My Kind of Town 2000

Trains Magazine General Discussion
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This is one of those shots I’d always wanted to get, and finally had the chance to visit in 2000 - Amtrak 18th Street Shops in Chicago, with the mighty skyline in the background.

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=240540

Thanks for looking and corrections are welcome.

Charles

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Great shot! I’ve been at that spot many times and have been chased away once or twice but not normally. Thanks for sharing your shot with us.

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Hey thanks, Jim… Yeah… I know, it’s one of those familiar spots to Chicagoland folk… but to me it was like seeing a National Park or a great cathedral for this first time. Hard to believe it’s real. Sort of like a model railroad exhibition come to life.

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Very nice! I would vote for it…

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Wow…that kind of makes me feel bad that I’ve never been there despite the fact that I was born and raised in Chicagoland.

Great shot, though! It was nice to see some F40’s mixed in there, too. I miss seeing them on the point of Amtrak’s trains. Thankfully, the Ski Train has started its summer schedule, so I can see three of them on the point of it!

Thanks for sharing!

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Another great Freericks photograph! This one really gives the viewer the impression that they’re right there with you at that moment in time. Really well done and spectacular.