Photography of Architecture

Welcome to Railfan & Investor. A Railfan’s Perspective on America’s Supply Chain.

Enjoying documenting locomotives, rolling stock, MOW equipment, and company liveries in the Chicago Subdivision. Article and photographs by Divi Logan. Here is a sequence documenting a BNSF Track Measurement Consist. 1 May 2024 A BNSF track measurement consist approaches the Riverside Road crossing. at the METRA Station. Riverside, IL. 1 May 2024. Resources Arcade Building… Continue reading Welcome to Railfan & Investor. A Railfan’s Perspective on America’s Supply Chain.

Dearborn Street Bridge with leaves raised
architectural photography, bascule bridges, Chicago's Bridges, Industrial heritage, Photography of Architecture, principles of architecture

The Dearborn Street Bridge: Chicago’s Bascule Bridges Integrate Architectural Planes into the City’s Dynamic Landscape.

Photograph by Divi Logan. 8 April 2025. Introduction: What is a Bascule Bridge? The word "bascule" comes from the French for "seesaw" and captures the idea of balancing the weight on either side of the pivot point. Bascule bridges use counterweights to help raise and lower the spans. Most of the bridges in use during… Continue reading The Dearborn Street Bridge: Chicago’s Bascule Bridges Integrate Architectural Planes into the City’s Dynamic Landscape.