Laundry Building

This former mid-century built laundry and supply building has been approved for demolition by the city. I inquired about permission to making it a legal wall several years ago, but no traction was made. I might try again. The building has nice railroad related murals on the the front and side by artist Pamela Bliss, and on the north-side facing the railroad tracks is graffiti mostly from the early 2000s. This was also a benching spot of mine, where a lot of my freight photos and video were taken during 2002-05. After razing the building, it will become a parking lot for the city. On a positive note, maybe it will be easier to view trains from the lot, as long as they omit the chain-link fence. Photos: 1, 2: Geo and Mono 2003, 3-6: After all the brush was cleared out, 2013, 7-14: 9 years of brush growth, 2022, 15: What it looks like today, 2025. https://westernwaynenews.com/depot-demolition-mechanics-parking/

Winter Photos

A few winter photos: Kwiz gets clipped. Chilling on the mainline. Dumpster dialogue. Geo still shining. Cold sunny day on the mainline. NYC in Ind.

Ancient Trains

SUFR all Krylon hopper from the year 2000, Mono’s and Geo from 2003/04 (from the archive), and an ancient Cypha outline returns home in 2018.

Tunnel Flash

Here are some low-quality smart phone pictures from Sept. 2024 using the flashlight option to document one of the dark tunnel spots. The photos aren’t great, and a lot of the stuff is dissed, but at least you can see what you’re looking at it. The SUFR fill-in is from 2013 and is over a SUFR roller from 2000. The Kwiz, “Skills Flow Like Ink” piece (under “Jesus Saves”) was still visible at the time of the photos, but shortly after it was completely covered, unfortunately. I’ll be making a separate post about that one. Also visible is Erie, Rest in Piece.