Metro Transit Archives

Hello everyone: It's time again to welcome a new year and look back on the previous one. For Metro Transit Archives, 2016 was a slow year, travel wise, something that will be rectified in 2017. During the year,  improvements on camera equipment and an improved, patient and planning eye, captured some great images of transportation in all four seasons. Below are what is considered the top twenty photos taken in 2016. Enjoy 1) Holiday fun in New York with iconic GM Fishbowl #5227 in Times Square   2) A well-timed photo of a WMATA 7000 series railcar in Alexandria, Virginia    3) Maximum turn by SEPTA Novabus #7464 in Center City Philadelphia   4) The beginning of 30 inches of snow captured by MTA Maryland New Flyer #04106   5) MTA Bus New Flyer Xcelsior in its bright new wrap in Jamaica, Queens, New York   6) DC Circulator New Flyer Xcelsior with flags flying in Downtown Washington DC 7) Now arriving...SEPT...

Hello everyone: Thanks to those who have enjoyed my posts over the past year since my last one. I have more time again and will be posting more regularly starting today. There will be new photos, old photos, and themes from my 25,000+ pictures I have on my computer. I will be back soon with a new post Later

Good day to everyone and welcome to Tripper Tuesday at Metro Transit Archives. Today, we will visit the city of Brotherly Love AKA Philadelphia, where I spent the last weekend of 2014 fanning and having fun. Posted below are 25 photos from Center City to West Philadelphia with stops in North Philadelphia and the Wissahickon area. So as usual, sit back and enjoy. We start with one of the new kids on the block...7383, a 2014 Novabus LFSA Hybrid in Center City, passing the Greyhound terminal with its big cousin, a Prevost X3-45 close behind. Part of the old guard, Neoplan artic #7143 operates on an early morning assignment on the 33. It will soon be replaced by more Novas. New Flyer D40LF #5819 is seen at 15th & JFK Blvd in front of City Hall.   The operator of 5451 and the coach itself is pictured taking a break at Wissahickon Transfer Center before a SB trip on the 38.     8482, one of several Verizon phone wraps is spotted at 23rd & Ven...