Update: Destroyed shortly after these photographs were taken. I went by the old roundhouse on Clayton Avenue and realized the area had been completely transformed. When I first went by almost a decade ago, the site had been choked with trees and thick underbrush. It grew even thicker in the intervening years, and I didn’t…
Tag: Metrolink
Old Railroad Tunnel, Downtown
I forgot how beautiful the old tunnel under downtown is. The construction of MetroLink’s stations required the removal of portions of the double vaulted tunnel, show the elegance of the curve of the arches. What many people do not realize is that the tunnel was built with a ventilation tower buried within the bustle of…
News of MetroLink Funding Cuts Makes it to Rome
Update: Service was later restored with the passage of a new tax. So I’m sitting in an Internet store in the middle of Rome, realizing that the budget cuts back in St. Louis are going into effect in hours, or already have struck. I saw a story about it on CNN International last night. What…
Windows
These windows face the Metrolink tracks just before the Busch Stadium stop. I don’t know if they were once part of a warehouse that faced the tunnel, or if the room was some sort of railroad office. It would be interesting to know.