Tracks to the City by taffy

Tracks to the City

These are tracks coming in from the south (used to be Illinois Central, now called Metra). They go into Millennium Station, which sits under Millennium Park and the Prudential Building. Instead of train tracks, with the construction of the park, we now have a beautiful area with sculptures, ice skating, restaurants, the concert hall, gardens, etc. It's the most popular attraction in the city, according to recent polls.
On days (like today) without a 'worthy' photo to post, I'm going through September folders before the end of the month to post photos I'd liked but didn't make the first cut.
Thanks for your great response to the sunset in the city canyon shot.
Awesome picture and perspective.
September 24th, 2014  
Awesome shot
September 24th, 2014  
Excellent shot
September 24th, 2014  
I like the wealth of detail in the picture. It's almost monochrome, but there is so much to see here.
September 24th, 2014  
I love the strong geometric lines here.
September 24th, 2014  
nice shot
September 24th, 2014  
So many lines...very nice. Looks like it could be a very busy place.
September 24th, 2014  
Great lines and it does appear almost monotone! Interesting that there are no people around.
September 24th, 2014  
Nice lines :)
September 24th, 2014  
There´s always so much to see in your city shots and the processing is always great
September 24th, 2014  
Knew this was yours from trending page! Great shot as always
September 24th, 2014  
Great image! It all looks so deserted! I love the way you Lsats seem to get your shots without people! Wonderful urban shot.
September 24th, 2014  
A great POV, and like others have said, its great that there are no people - the focus is on the tracks.
September 24th, 2014  
Nice grey tones.
September 24th, 2014  
very interesting shot with all those lines.
September 24th, 2014  
Fabulous with the lines leading to the background. Fav
September 24th, 2014  
Awesome city shot!
September 24th, 2014  
Another great shot. Love the lines and the POV
September 24th, 2014  
Great lines and I like how you've included the office blocks to show the destination of the railway.
September 24th, 2014  
Do you find that one that didn't make first cut when posted does better than the one you picked? It happens to me, but wondered if you experience it.
September 24th, 2014  
A fabulous capture fav
September 24th, 2014  
Very pretty.
September 24th, 2014  
Nicely composed, a great capture.
September 24th, 2014  
Nice lines
September 24th, 2014  
@joansmor there is no rhyme or reason to mine which people like! Goes to show we all like different things. Great as always Taffy and I would hesitate to guess ones from today would be too! I'm particularly drawn to the tracks on the left.
September 24th, 2014  
Amazing how deserted it is. Really lets the tracks do the talking to show how busy it could be. Cool shot.
September 24th, 2014  
Sue
Great composition & love the processing.
September 24th, 2014  
Great shot. I love how the lack of people gives it almost an eerie feel!
September 24th, 2014  
Congratulations on making the Trending Page. Well deserved.
September 24th, 2014  
Great pov and a cool shot.
September 24th, 2014  
Great composition - the two halves of the shot seem like different worlds
September 24th, 2014  
Like the use of the light
September 24th, 2014  
I love this urban setting.
September 24th, 2014  
So well done,fav
September 24th, 2014  
The lines and perspective are wonderful. Love this fav
September 24th, 2014  
Great lines,perspective and processing:-)
September 24th, 2014  
Tim
Some great detail and those lines really draw you in. Great shot.
September 24th, 2014  
Great lines and details, lovely shot
September 24th, 2014  
Great pov, shows off the visually interesting collection of different lines to best effect. Some wonderful contrasts of various sorts in this shot. Fav.
September 24th, 2014  
Very cool perspective and interesting facts about Chicago! Lovely shot!!!
September 25th, 2014  
Wonderful urban capture.
September 25th, 2014  
great lines and patterns.
September 25th, 2014  
Lots of converging lines. Lots to look at.
September 25th, 2014  
Great shot!
September 25th, 2014  
Looks to desolate. Cool shot!
September 25th, 2014  
Fantastic capture of the rail tracks as they come into the city!!! Nicely done!!!
September 25th, 2014  
Very cool lines, Taffy.
September 25th, 2014  
I like the converging diagonal lines across this shot and the textures on the tracks. For some reason, I like the contrasts between the smooth rails and the gravel. Lovely.
September 25th, 2014  
Great leading lines here, love how they go in so many different directions.
September 25th, 2014  
@salza @pamknowler No people because I took this at a very off hour on a weeknight. Especially during rush hour, the platform is covered in people.

@virtualbrownie You picked up on the difference in the two sides -- the right hand side is actually being torn up for repair or something. So I think only the left is actually functional
September 25th, 2014  
Love the patterns and sense of desolation. Almost apocalyptic. No one where one would expect to find people.
September 25th, 2014  
Great shot. I remember seeing the highway of train tracks when we visited Chicago.
September 25th, 2014  
terrific lines and perspective
September 25th, 2014  
Has a haunted look
September 25th, 2014  
Great city, Chicago! So many nice memories. Thanks for showing it to us in so many ways.
September 25th, 2014  
I love all the detail you captured in this photo, Taffy. Beautiful cityscape behind it too. Your photos are so 3D, like one is there looking at this live. Love that a lot. FAV
September 26th, 2014  
Wonderful lines and pov! Looks so quiet though. Wonderful for b&W
September 27th, 2014  
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