Tag Archives: train

52nd to 56th Street on the Market-Frankford El

Posted on April 6, 2019 by Joe_Williams

52nd Street to 56th Street on the Market-Frankford El from Joe Williams on Vimeo.

Posted in Adventures in Commuting | Tagged city, commute, Market-Frankford El, Philadelphia, SEPTA, train, urban, West Philly | 2 Comments

Marlboro Country

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Joe_Williams

The Market-Frankford El had made an unscheduled stop along the rails due to one of those mysterious and omnipresent signal problems. Fortunately this delay afforded me the opportunity to shoot the three-dimensional cigarette sign I had always admired as the … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures in Commuting, Philadelphia | Tagged cigarette advertising, cigarettes, commute, elevated, Joe Williams, Marlboro, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, SEPTA, train, USA | 2 Comments

The Lone Boxcar

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Joe_Williams

Here’s a series of my photo elective shots I took while wandering the “wilds” of Westville, New Jersey trying to find a subject or composition that would please my photography teacher and get me a passing grade. It seems that … Continue reading →

Posted in The Photo Elective | Tagged 1980s, 1982, 35mm, abandoned, analog, black and white, boxcar, debris, deserted, Joe Williams, New Jersey, photography, rust belt, sad, train, USA, vintage, Westville | 2 Comments

Water, Tile and Fluorescent Lighting

Posted on February 16, 2013 by Joe_Williams

A very wet train platform at 69th Street Terminal.

Posted in Adventures in Commuting, Philadelphia | Tagged commute, convergence, Joe Williams, Pennsylvania, perspective, Philadelphia, photography, SEPTA, subway, tile, train, Upper Darby, water, wet | Leave a comment

Train Wreck

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Joe_Williams

This looks to be the aftermath of a derailment that took place somewhere near where John B. Capewell used to reside. Something as unique and exciting as a train wreck was not going to escape our photographer’s lens! Sadly, there … Continue reading →

Posted in The Capewell Glass Negative Collection | Tagged 1900-1910, analog, antique photograph, coal, crash, derailment, early 20th Century, glass negative, Gloucester County, John B Capewell, New Jersey, parasol, Pennsylvania, photography, railroad, steam, The Capewell Glass Negative Collection, train, USA, vintage, Westville, Willceau | 5 Comments

It Came From the Sketchbook – The Brush

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Joe_Williams

This was a guy I saw a few too many times during my commute when I would take SEPTA’s regional rail line. I think a college or two was along the line, and this fellow either worked at a college … Continue reading →

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Tiled Corridor

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Joe_Williams

The corridor leading to the interchange between the Market-Frankford El and the Broad Street Line beneath City Hall. Whenever I’m down there, even during rush hour, it seems eerily deserted.

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The Gallery After Dark

Posted on August 19, 2012 by Joe

We got into Market East Station late last night and the mall connected to the train station was closed. Security gates in mall always remind me of Dawn of the Dead.

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PATCO High Speed Line

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Joe_Williams

Beneath Locust Street in Philadelphia.

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Heavy Industry

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Joe_Williams

We’re back with another glass negative by the water shot about 100 or so years ago by John B. Capewell of Westville, New Jersey. I’m not sure where this was shot. Capewell travelled with his camera in tow, and I … Continue reading →