Photography of / in Train Stations

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Tracktwentynine

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Many of our cities still have their "golden age" railroad terminals. The grand halls of stations like Chicago Union, Grand Central, and Washington can be awe-inspiring. Oftentimes, they're great public spaces; home to much more activity than just catching a train somewhere. On the other end of the spectrum, even a small, unstaffed station can offer an interesting subject.

Here are a few of my favorite pictures that I've taken of railroad stations. I'd appreciate seeing other people's favorites, too.

I've kept the images small. Click each one to see a larger version.



"Looking Downstairs" - Chicago Union Station.

"With Rollerboard" - Baltimore Penn Station.

"Deco Shadows" - Cinninnati Union Terminal.

"Shadow and Illumination" - Portland Union Station



"Deco Tower" - Buffalo Central Terminal. Abandoned. No longer home to trains.

"Palatial" - Québec City's Gare du Palais.

I tried to pick a few images that show a variety of my work. These were taken between 2008 and 2011 with three different cameras. Four of the six are HDRs.

In my photos, the station tends to be the subject. This is because my interest in stations tends to lie in their architecture and relationship to place. None of the images I picked have trains in them, though I think generally they are all obviously train stations.

Let's see your favorites!
 
  • Here Here are a few I took outside the Staunton, Virginia train station
 
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Nice photos! I'm always interested in the kind of photos that one can get with minimal photographic equipment!
 
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