Electroliner 801-802
The North Shore Line, an interurban railroad that connected Chicago's L system with Milwaukee and the towns in between, had two streamlined articulated trains. They were called Electroliners and were the ultimate in interurban trains. This is one of the trains.
It is a foray into more abstract work for me. I was thinking about the silhouettes of the factories just north of Chicago's Loop that created canyons for the L line. These buildings are long gone and have been replaced by rows of bland homes. You do get a nice view of downtown from the L though that you didn't before.
As I am less familiar with Milwaukee, perhaps this train is going through a warehouse district in that great city. I don't know. I am more concerned with form, color and balance.
42"X29" | OIL ON CANVAS | 2008