https://frametheworks.com/locomotives-in-the-lead-help-from-artificial-intelligence-plays-a-role-in-infrastructure-documentation-ai-and-photography-create-a-record-of-americas-railroad-heritage-organizing-field-notes-with/https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/bnsf-7513-as-trailing-dpu-in-the-8-june-2023-consist.pngBNSF #7513 as Trailing DPU in the 8 June 2023 ConsistFour locomotive consist. End DPU BNSF #7513, with BNSF #7604 westbound. Riverside, ILhttps://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/first-trailing-dpu-6638-of-the-8-june-2023-wb-consist.jpgFirst Trailing DPU #6638 of the 8 June 2023 WB ConsistFour locomotive consist. First DPU: BNSF #6638.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/fxe-4645-fourth-in-the-consist.-8-june-2023.jpgFXE #4645 Fourth in the Consist. 8 June 2023.Four locomotive lead consist. FXE #4645 fourth in the consist, with BNSF #7604 westbound. Riverside, IL. Approaching Riverside Rd grade crossing. ENS #079498V. Sign on SE Corner of the crossing. Date: 8 June 2023.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/bnsf-4548-third-in-the-consist.-8-june-2023.jpgBNSF #4548 Third in the Consist. 8 June 2023.Four locomotive lead consist. Third unit: BNSF #4548, with BNSF #7604 westbound. Riverside, IL. Approaching Riverside Rd grade crossing. ENS #079498V. Sign on SE Corner of the crossing. Date: 8 June 2023.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/bnsf-8074-second-in-the-consist.-8-june-2023.jpgBNSF #8074 Second in the Consist. 8 June 2023Four locomotive lead consist. Second unit: BNSF #8074, with BNSF #7604 westbound. Riverside, IL. Approaching Riverside Rd grade crossing. ENS #079498V. Sign on SE Corner of the crossing. Date: 8 June 2023.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/bnsf-7604-crossing-riverside-rd.-8-june-2023.jpgBNSF #7604 Crossing Riverside Rd. 8 June 2023Four locomotive lead consist with BNSF #7604 westbound. Riverside, IL. Approaching Riverside Rd grade crossing. ENS #079498V. Sign on SE Corner of the crossing. Date: 8 June 2023. https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/bnsf-7604-in-the-lead.-8-june-2023.jpgBNSF #7604 in the Lead. 8 June 2023Four locomotive lead consist with BNSF #7604 westbound. Riverside, IL. Approaching Riverside Rd grade crossing. ENS #079498V. Sign on SE Corner of the crossing. Date: 8 June 2023. https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/bnsf-8107-leading-the-consist-with-fxe-4029.jpgBNSF #8107 Leading the Consist with FXE #4029https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/bnsf-5368-third-in-the-lead-consist-with-fxe-4029.jpgBNSF #5368 Third in the Lead Consist with FXE #4029BNSF #5368, a GE Dash 9-44CW, is third in a westbound locomotive consist through Riverside, IL. 31 August 2022.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/bnsf-7299-second-in-the-lead-consist-with-fxe-4029.jpgBNSF #7299 Second in the Lead Consist with FXE #4029BNSF #7299, a GE ES44DC, is second in a locomotive consist westbound through Riverside, IL. 31 August 2022.2026-04-15T18:16:42+00:00weekly0.6https://frametheworks.com/2026/03/31/uscg-benchmark-c135-1947-on-the-dusable-bridge-in-chicago-field-notes-for-civil-engineers-and-bridge-crews/https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/view-from-the-dusable-bridge-house-museum.-sw-house-looking-nne.-2-june-2019.-l1130004-1-e1774996540578.jpgView from the DuSable Bridge House Museum. SW House Looking NNE. 2 June 2019. L1130004https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/northwest-and-northeast-bridge-tenders-houses.-10-19-2019.-l1190375.jpgNorthwest and Northeast Bridge Tender's Houses. 10 19 2019. L1190375https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/the-dusable-bridge-from-the-upper-riverwalk.-before-bridge-lift.-10-19-2019.-l1190367.jpgThe DuSable Bridge from the Upper Riverwalk. Before Bridge Lift. 10 19 2019. L11903672026-04-15T18:16:40+00:00monthlyhttps://frametheworks.com/the-emd-sd70ace-my-favorite-locomotive-architectural-style-and-symmetrical-design-makes-the-ace-distinctive-part-one-burlington-northern-santa-fe-ferromex-and-kansas-city-southern-aces/https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/bnsf-ace-9027-least-a-wb-tanker-consist-through-riverside-il.jpgBNSF ACe #9027 Least a WB Tanker Consist Through Riverside, ILhttps://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/bnsf-9256-trails-9027-wb-with-tanker-consist.-riverside-il-l1340696.jpgBNSF #9256 Trails #9027 WB with Tanker Consist. Riverside IL L1340696BNSF ACe #9256 trails BNSF ACe #9027 for a tanker consist westbound through Riverside, IL. 12 April 2022.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/bnsf-9027-ace-leads-a-tanker-consist-wb-through-riverside-il-e1771366488668.jpgBNSF #9027 ACe Leads a Tanker Consist WB Through Riverside, ILBNSF ACe #9027 leads a westbound tanker consist through Riverside, IL. Trailing unit: BNSF ACe #9256, The signal bungalow is on the northeast corner at Cowley Rd, ENS Crossing ID: 079497N. https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/bnsf-ace-9267-side-view-l1020437.jpgBNSF ACe #9267 Side View L1020437https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/bnsf-8448-riverside-il-10-10-2022-l1320076.jpgBNSF #8448 Riverside, IL 10 10 2022 L1320076BNSF ACe #8448 is part of a westbound consist through Riverside, IL. 10 October 2022.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/fxe-4029-fourth-in-the-lead.jpgFXE #4029 Fourth in the LeadFXE ACe #4029 shows off the special and rarely-noticed corporate blue livery implemented in the mid-2010s during a company refresh. 31 August 2022. Riverside, IL.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/bnsf-ace-8433.-8-june-2021.-side-view.-hinsdale-il-l1310638.jpgBNSF ACe #8433 Leads an Eastbound Consist. 8 June 2021. Side View. Riverside, IL. L1310638BNSF ACe #8433 leads an eastbound consist through Riverside, IL. 8 June 2021. Photo location: Platform 1 (North Platform). Riverside METRA Station.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/bnsf-ace-8782.-16-march-2022.-riverside-il.jpgBNSF ACe #8782. 16 March 2022. Riverside ILhttps://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/bnsf-ace-8508-two-views.jpgBNSF ACe #8508 Two views.BNSF ACe #8508 is shown in two views as it leads a mixed freight consist westbound through Riverside, Illinois. The vertical aspect and geometrically symmetrical nose design stand out as it approaches the crossing at Riverside Road. 28 June 2022.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/bnsf-ace-8435-leads-wb-at-riverside-il.-medium-telephoto.-l1340871.jpgBNSF ACe #8435 Leads WB at Riverside, IL. Medium Telephoto. L1340871BNSF ACe #8435 leads a westbound freight consist through Riverside, IL. 26 April 2022. Medium telephoto.2026-04-09T19:27:27+00:00weekly0.6https://frametheworks.com/2026/03/31/lake-street-bridge-a-road-rail-and-pedestrian-bridge-in-chicagos-infrastructure-history-a-photographic-collection-part-one-superstructure-bridge-tenders-houses-and-substructures/https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/view-of-the-superstructure-and-train-decks-from-river-point-park.-view-looks-east.-l1130499.jpgView of the Superstructure and Train Decks from River Point Park. View Looks East. L1130499https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/bridge-crew-vehicles.-wiring-and-lighting-at-the-superstructure.-2-october-2025.-l1130486.jpgBridge Crew Vehicles. Wiring and Lighting at the Superstructure. 2 October 2025. L1130486https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/green-line-trian-crosses-the-bridge.-2-october-2025.-l1130493.jpgGreen Line Trian Crosses the Bridge. 2 October 2025. L1130493A westbound Green Line train crosses Lake Street Bridge as preparations for renovations are underway. 2 October 2025.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/girder-and-stanchion-structures-west-of-the-clear-span.jpgGirder and Stanchion Structures West of the Clear Spanhttps://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/clear-span-and-train-deck-approaches-from-near-river-point.jpgClear Span and Train Deck Approaches from near River PointThe Lake Street Bridge is prepared for major renovations in this photo from October 2, 2025.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/west-leaf-substructure-elements-during-a-july-11-2020-lift.jpgWest Leaf Substructure Elements During a July 11, 2020 LiftThe elevated west leaf of Lake Street Bridge displays crucial information about the design of the substructure. Bridge lift of 11 July 2020.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/lake-street-bridge-superstructure-bracing-and-beams-06-18-19.jpgLake Street Bridge Superstructure Bracing and Beams 06 18 19https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/lake-street-bridge-x-bracing-and-train-deck-bracing-06-18-19.jpgLake Street Bridge X-bracing and Train Deck Bracing 06 18 19https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/lake-street-bridge-train-deck-and-x-bracing-on-a-warren-through-truss-06-18-19.jpgLake Street Bridge Train Deck and X-bracing on a Warren through Truss 06 18 19https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/reflectivity-in-the-panes-of-the-northwest-bridge-house.-24-september-2019.-l1180077.jpgReflectivity in the Panes of the Northwest Bridge House. 24 September 2019. L1180077Chicago's bridges are surrounded by glass-faced buildings. The windows of the bridge tender's houses reflect and bend the images of these skyscrapers. Photo date: 24 September 2019.2026-03-31T20:36:35+00:00monthlyhttps://frametheworks.com/field-notes-and-photographs-of-lake-street-bridge-in-chicago-for-engineers-cdot-personnel-and-bridge-crews/https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/lake-street-bridge-west-leaf-descends-10-19-19-11-22.jpgLake Street Bridge West Leaf Descends 10 19 19 11 2211:22 AMhttps://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cdot-bridge-crews-positioned-during-the-lowering-of-the-west-leaf-10-19-19.-l1190698.jpgCDOT Bridge Crews Positioned During the Lowering of the West Leaf 10 19 19. L119069811:23 AM as the leaf is down and is being locked.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cdot-bidge-crews-watch-the-lowering-of-the-west-leaf.-view-west-through-the-superstructure.-10-19-19.-l1190696.jpgCDOT Bidge Crews Watch the Lowering of the West Leaf. View West through the Superstructure. 10 19 19. L119069611:22 as the west leaf descends.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cdot-bridge-crew-member-watching-the-position-of-the-west-leaf.-10-19-19.-l1190676.jpgCDOT Bridge Crew Member Watching the Position of the West Leaf. 10 19 19. L1190676https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cdot-bridge-crew-member-and-an-angle-on-the-superstructuer-and-raised-west-leaf.-10-19-19.-l1190678.jpgCDOT Bridge Crew Member and an Angle on the Superstructuer and Raised West Leaf. 10 19 19. L1190678https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/crowd-watches-the-west-leaf-of-lake-street-10-19-19-11-20-.jpgCrowd Watches the West Leaf of Lake Street 10 19 19 11 20https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/sailboat-and-lake-street-bridge-west-leaf-10-19-19-11-20.jpgSailboat and Lake Street Bridge West Leaf 10 19 19 11 20https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/bridge-lift-sequence-of-19-october-2019.-environment-photo.-l1190628-e1774646722429.jpgBridge Lift Sequence of 19 October 2019. Environment Photo. L1190628https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/lake-street-bridge-train-deck-lateral-bracing-and-beams.-05-04-19.-4-47-pm.jpgLake Street Bridge, Train Deck Lateral Bracing and Beams. 05 04 19. 4 47 PMhttps://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/bracing-elements-at-lake-street-and-wacker-drive.jpgBracing Elements at Lake Street and Wacker Drive2026-03-28T22:14:59+00:00weekly0.6https://frametheworks.com/watchtowers-and-control-centers-chicagos-bridge-tenders-houses-are-essential-elements-of-the-citys-public-safety-infrastructure-and-a-link-to-our-architectural-heritage/https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/lsd-south-leaf-and-se-bridge-house-with-crew-present.-11-june-2022.-l1350473.jpgLSD South Leaf and SE Bridge House with Crew Present. 11 June 2022. L1350473https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/lsd-bridges-sw-bridge-tenders-house.-11-june-2022.-l1350465.jpgLSD Bridge's SW Bridge Tender's House. 11 June 2022. L1350465https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/lsd-south-leaf-abutment-substructure-and-sidewalk-deck-raised.-telephoto.-11-june-2022.-l1350464.jpgLSD South Leaf Abutment, Substructure, and Sidewalk Deck Raised. Telephoto. 11 June 2022. L1350464https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/11-june-2022.-lsd-south-leaf-raised.-l1350463.jpg11 June 2022. LSD South Leaf Raised. L1350463https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/lsd-south-leaf-pratt-truss-and-substructure.-11-june-2022.-l1350458.jpgLSD South Leaf Pratt Truss and Substructure. 11 June 2022. L1350458https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/lsd-wide-angle-showing-south-leaf-rising.-11-june-2022.-l1350457.jpgLSD Wide-angle Showing South Leaf Rising. 11 June 2022. L1350457https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/lsd-south-leaf-going-up.-11-june-2022.-l1350456.jpgLSD South Leaf Going Up. 11 June 2022. L1350456https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/lsd-center-of-bridge-at-the-lift.-11-june-2022.-l1350455.jpgLSD Center of Bridge at the Lift. 11 June 2022. L1350455https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/southwest-bridge-tenders-house.-10-19-2019.-l1190357.jpgSouthwest Bridge Tender's House. 10 19 2019. L1190357https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/chicago-river-history-plaque.-southwest-bridge-tenders-house.-dusable-bridge.-chicago.jpgChicago River History Plaque. Southwest Bridge Tender's House. DuSable Bridge. Chicago.Chicago River History plaque. Southwest bridge house. 6 December 2020.2026-03-19T17:15:48+00:00weekly0.6https://frametheworks.com/about/https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/metx-195-as-end-dpu-for-the-eb-metra-consist.-10-april-2024.jpgMETX #195 as End DPU for the EB METRA Consist. 10 April 2024.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/amtrak-superliner-cars-2.jpgAMTRAK Superliner Cars 2https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/amtrak-superliner-cars-1.jpgAMTRAK Superliner Cars 1https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/amtrak-11-and-baggage-car.jpgAMTRAK #11 and Baggage Carhttps://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/three-locomotive-lash-up-for-the-westbound-stacker.-10-april-2024.jpgThree Locomotive Lash-up For the Westbound Stacker. 10 April 2024BNSF three-unit head end lash-up for the westbound stacker consist through Riverside, Illinois. 10 April 2024.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/bnsf-7772-third-unit-in-the-westbound-stacker.-10-april-2024.jpgBNSF #7772 Third Unit in the Westbound Stacker. 10 April 2024BNSF #7772 Third unit in the westbound stacker. Locomotive specs: Model: GE ES44DC Serial number: 55832 Order number: 1986 Built: 6/2005https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/bnsf-7300-second-unit-in-the-westbound-stacker.jpgBNSF #7300 Second Unit in the Westbound StackerBNSF #7300 Second unit in the WB stacker 10 April 2024 Locomotive specs: Model: GE ES44DC Serial number: 59844 Order number: 1952 Built: 4/2009https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/bnsf-3680-leads-the-westbound-stacker.-environmental-photo-2.jpgBNSF #3680 Leads the Westbound Stacker. Environmental Photo 2.The three-locomotive lash-up leads the westbound stacker consist. 10 April 2024.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/bnsf-3680-leads-the-westbound-stacker.-environmental-photo.jpgBNSF #3680 Leads the Westbound Stacker. Environmental Photo.BNSF #3680 Westbound stacker leader 10 April 2024 Locomotive specs: Model: GE ES44C4 Serial number: 61454 Order number: 1811-3 Built: 2/2013 Active signals and barricades at Riverside Road Crossinghttps://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/bnsf-3680-leads-approaching-riverside-road-with-wb-stacker.jpgBNSF #3680 Leads Approaching Riverside Road with WB StackerBNSF #3680 Westbound stacker leader 10 April 2024 Locomotive specs: Model: GE ES44C4 Serial number: 61454 Order number: 1811-3 Built: 2/2013 Approaching: Riverside Road Crossing2026-03-02T20:22:01+00:00weekly0.6https://frametheworks.com/hopper-freight-consists-what-is-the-importance-of-these-supply-chain-connections/https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/image.pngimagehttps://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/bnsf-ace-9308-dpu-for-the-westbound-hopper.-station-environment-photo-2-1-november-2022.jpgBNSF ACE #9308 DPU for the Westbound Hopper. Station Environment Photo 2 1 November 2022.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/bnsf-ace-9308-dpu-for-the-westbound-hopper.-station-environment-photo.-1-november-2022.jpgBNSF ACE #9308 DPU for the Westbound Hopper. Station Environment Photo. 1 November 2022.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/bnsf-ace-9308-dpu-for-the-westbound-hopper-1-november-2022.jpgBNSF ACE #9308 DPU for the Westbound Hopper 1 November 2022.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/bnsf-ace-8554-leads-westbound-hopper-through-riverside-il.-station-photo.-environment-photo.-1-november-2022.jpgBNSF ACE #8554 Leads Westbound Hopper Through Riverside, IL. Station Photo. Environment Photo. 1 November 2022.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/bnsf-ace-8554-leads-westbound-hopper-through-riverside-il.-station-photo.-westbound-vista.-1-november-2022.jpgBNSF ACE #8554 Leads Westbound Hopper Through Riverside, IL. Station Photo. Westbound Vista. 1 November 2022.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/bnsf-ace-8554-leads-westbound-hopper-through-riverside-il.-station-photo-2.-1-november-2022.jpgBNSF ACE #8554 Leads Westbound Hopper Through Riverside, IL. Station Photo 2. 1 November 2022.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/bnsf-ace-8554-leads-westbound-hopper-through-riverside-il.-1-november-2022.jpgBNSF ACE #8554 Leads Westbound Hopper Through Riverside, IL. 1 November 2022.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/bnsf-8534-truck-detail-side-and-rear-details-riverside-l1340760.jpgBNSF #8534 Truck Detail Side and Rear Details Riverside L1340760https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/bnsf-8534-riverside-hopper-helper-side-and-rear-view-l1340759.jpgBNSF #8534 Riverside Hopper Helper Side and Rear View L13407592026-03-01T22:35:36+00:00weekly0.6https://frametheworks.com/freight-consists-and-locomotive-power-moves-keep-americas-supply-chain-up-and-running/https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/bnsf-6006-is-the-end-unit-of-the-eastbound-power-move.-last-photo.jpgBNSF #6006 is the End Unit of the Eastbound Power Move. Last Photo.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/bnsf-7112-is-fifth-in-the-eastbound-power-move.-photo-6.-l1020350.jpgBNSF #7112 is Fifth in the Eastbound Power Move. Photo #6. L1020350https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/bnsf-5896-power-move-3-l1020351.jpgBNSF #5896 is fourth in the eastbound power move. 14 June 2023https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/bnsf-8161-power-move-4-l1020352.jpgBNSF #8161 Power Move 4 L1020352https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ns-9628-power-move-5-l1020353-2.jpgNorfolk Southern #9628 Second Unit in the Eastbound Consisthttps://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/cp-8150-power-move-6-l1020354-2.jpgCanadian Pacific #8150 Leads an Eastbound Power Move Through Riverside, IL.CP #8150 leads this eastbound consist through Riverside, Illinois. 14 June 2023.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/power-move-of-6-westbound-l1020355.jpgPower Move of 6 Westbound L1020355https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/bnsf-ace-9269-trailing-dpu-of-the-wb-consist.-lagrange-il.-6-july-2023.jpgBNSF ACe #9269 Trailing DPU of the WB Consist. LaGrange, IL. 6 July 2023.BNSF ACe #9269 is the trailing DPU of this westbound stacker through LaGrange, IL. 6 July 2023.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/bnsf-7064-first-dpu-at-the-end-of-the-wb-consist.-lagrange-il.-6-july-2023.jpgBNSF #7064 First DPU at the End of the WB Consist. LaGrange, IL. 6 July 2023BNSF #7064 is the first DPU at the end of the westbound stacker through LaGrange, IL. 6 July 2023.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/fxe-4088-fourth-unit-through-lagrange-il-6-july-2023.jpgFXE 4088 Fourth Unit Through LaGrange, IL 6 July 2023FXE #4088 is fourth in this westbound stacker consist through LaGrange, IL. 6 July 2023.2026-02-28T18:23:52+00:00weekly0.6https://frametheworks.com/2026/02/21/welcome-to-all-viewers-and-networkers-collaborate-and-interact-with-structural-photography-works/https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/bnsf-full-track-measurement-consist.-rear-car.-1-may-2024.-l1090354.jpgBNSF Full Track Measurement Consist. Rear Car. 1 May 2024. L1090354https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/bnsf-track-measurement-consist-westbound.-1-may-2024.-l1090353.jpgBNSF Track Measurement Consist Westbound. 1 May 2024. L1090353https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/bnsf-lead-unit-6857-with-track-measurement-consist.-1-may-2024-l1090352.jpgBNSF Lead Unit #6857 with Track Measurement Consist. 1 May 2024, L1090352https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/bnsf-track-measurement-consist.-westbound-at-riverside-road-crossing.-1-may-2024.-l1090348-1-e1771709978230.jpgBNSF Track Measurement Consist. Westbound at Riverside Road Crossing. 1 May 2024. L1090348A BNSF track measurement consist approaches the Riverside Road crossing. at the METRA Station. Riverside, IL. 1 May 2024.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/l10603881.jpgl106038812026-02-21T22:24:40+00:00monthlyhttps://frametheworks.com/2026/02/22/a-special-thank-you-to-my-visitors/https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/amtk-82.-waving-crewman.-telephoto.-10-april-2024.-l1080889-e1771698679704.jpgAMTK #82. Waving Crewman. Telephoto. 10 April 2024. L1080889https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/metra-and-amtrak-with-phase-vii-livery-move-eastbound-at-riverside-il.-10-june-2025-l1080888.jpgMETRA and AMTRAK with Phase VII Livery Move Eastbound at Riverside, IL. 10 June 2025 L1080888An eastbound METRA consist on Main 3 slows down as an AMTRAK consist led by Locomotive #82 moves through. 10 April 2024. Riverside, IL. https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/metx-181-12-april-2022-l1340674.jpgMETX #181 12 April 2022 L1340674In one of my favorite photos taken in Riverside, IL, two westbound trains, travel side by side. On the left track (Main 1) is a METRA passenger train led by METX #181, and on Main 2 is a freight led by BNSF #6541.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/union-power-station-looking-nne-roos-road.jpgThe Principle of Transformation. Union Station Power HouseThe strong vertical lines and robust block of the Union Power Station anchors this photo featuring gantries, tracks, and rows of AMTRAK in the railroad yard. The powerhouse is a design in the Art Moderne style and was completed in 1931. Architects: Graham, Anderson, Probst & White.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2828082f-1882-40c5-bc87-907b4a907202-harbor-shadows-east.jpg{2828082F-1882-40C5-BC87-907B4A907202}-Harbor Shadows East2026-02-21T18:32:21+00:00monthlyhttps://frametheworks.com/power-moves-in-railroading-photographs-of-locomotive-only-power-moves-in-the-chicago-subdivision-the-importance-of-power-moves/https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/power-move-with-trailing-bnsf-2369-03-09-2021-end-view-l1300156.jpgPower Move with Trailing BNSF #2369 03 09 2021 End View L1300156https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/bnsf-power-move-l1340504.jpgBNSF #5788 Second Unit in the Power Move with BNSF #5772.BNSF #5788 trails BNSF #5772 in this eastbound power move. Riverside, IL. 16 March 2022.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/bnsf-5772-riverside-il-l1340502.jpgBNSF #5772 Riverside IL L1340502BNSF #5772, a GE ES44AC, leads this two-locomotive power move eastbound through Riverside, Illinois. 16 March 2022.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/power-move-trailing-unit-2369-with-leader-unit-bnsf-1842.-hinsdale-il.-l1300155.jpgPower Move Trailing Unit #2369 with Leader Unit BNSF #1842. Hinsdale, IL. L1300155BNSF #2369, an EMD GP38-2, is the trailing unit in this power move westbound through Hinsdale, IL. The consist approaches the grade crossing at Washington Street. ENS Crossing ID: 079523B.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/power-move-of-bnsf-1842-and-bnsf-2369.-hinsdale-il.-l1300153-e1770500260765.jpgPower Move of BNSF #1842 and BNSF #2369. HInsdale, IL. L1300153The locomotives cross Garfield Avenue. Side angle view of Heritage 1 livery.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/power-move-of-bnsf-1842-and-bnsf-2369.-garfield-ave-crossing-with-signal-bungalow.-l1300152.jpgPower Move of BNSF #1842 and BNSF #2369. Garfield Ave Crossing with Signal Bungalow. L1300152The heritage power move approaches the Grade Crossing Signal Bungalow at Garfield Avenue.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/power-move-of-bnsf-1842-and-bnsf-2369-approaching-garfield-ave-crossing.-hinsdale-il.-l1300151.jpgPower Move of BNSF #1842 and BNSF #2369 Approaching Garfield Ave Crossing. Hinsdale IL. L1300151BNSF #1842 leads this power move westbound through Hinsdale, Illinois. It and trailing unit BNSF #2369 display the Heritage 1 livery.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/power-move-of-bnsf-1842-and-bnsf-2369.-medium-telephoto.-heritage-1-livery.-l1300149.jpgPower Move of BNSF #1842 and BNSF #2369. Medium Telephoto. Heritage 1 Livery. L1300149BNSF #1842 leads this power move westbound through Hinsdale, Illinois.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/power-move-of-bnsf-1842-and-bnsf-2369.-hinsdale-il-9-march-2021.jpgPower Move of BNSF #1842 and BNSF #2369. HInsdale IL 9 March 2021.BNSF EMD SD40-2 #1842 leads a two-locomotive consist westbound through Hinsdale, IL. 9 March 2021. Trailing Unit is BNSF #2369.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/corridor-map-for-bnsf-2321-and-atsf-167-power-move.-chicago-sub.jpegCorridor Map for BNSF #2321 and ATSF #167 Power Move. Chicago Sub.2026-02-14T18:42:16+00:00weekly0.6https://frametheworks.com/2025/04/08/the-dearborn-street-bridge-chicagos-bascule-bridges-integrate-architectural-planes-into-the-citys-dynamic-landscape/https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/dearborn-street-bridge-tenders-house-1.jpgDearborn Street Bridge Tender's House 1Bridge tender's houses reflect the interplay of adjacency and access along the Chicago River. During the seasonal boat runs, controllers in these houses monitor traffic and raise the bridge to allow passage of boats. Situated near major streets and intersections, the house integrates seamlessly into the urban infrastructure network. This ensures that bridge operations do not disrupt the passage of vehicles and pedestrians unnecessarily. The design of the houses keeps with the era in which the bridges were constructed, contributing to Chicago's historic aesthetic while maintaining functional urban connectivity. Dearborn Street Bridge: 1963.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/dearborn-street-bridge-leaves-raised-1.jpgDearborn Street Bridge Leaves Raised 1The two leaves of the Dearborn Street Bridge are raised to allow passage of boats during one of the boat runs that allow passage of watercraft back and forth to Lake Michigan.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/dearborn-street-bridge-and-tenders-house.jpgDearborn Street Bridge and Tender's HouseThe Dearborn Street Bridge, a bascule bridge over the Main Branch of the Chicago River, includes many types of architectural planes. The bridge deck is a horizontal plane, the primary plane which serves vehicles and pedestrian traffic, and the bridge tender's house is a strong vertical plane. Inclined planes are in the truss of the bridge and are essential for structural integrity. There are curved planes in the trusses and the deck. 2026-02-11T21:12:44+00:00monthlyhttps://frametheworks.com/chicago-union-station-meets-the-pantheon-a-celebration-of-the-corinthian-order-of-architecture-including-decorative-elements-for-a-transportation-hub/https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/the-barrel-vault-ceiling-of-chicago-union-station.jpgThe Barrel-vault Ceiling of Chicago Union StationThe barrel-vault ceiling of the transition corridor of Chicago Union Station lends itself to curious visual angles. From directly underneath the ceiling, the curvature appears shallow. This is known as curvilinear perspective.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/corinthian-capital-l1020499.jpgCorinthian Capital L1020499Standard elements of capitals of the Corinthian Order include scrolling acanthus leaves, curling volutes and caulicoli, and fleurons above the caulicoli.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/night-and-day-statues-in-the-great-hall.jpgNight and Day Statues in the Great HallShining after the restoration of the Great Hall, two gold-leafed statues, titled Night and Day, watch over passengers and crews in Chicago Union Station. The statues symbolize the 24-hour operations of the railroads. They are the work of American sculptor Henry Hering.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/pantheon-inspired-arch-and-set-of-doors-in-the-great-hall.jpgPantheon Inspired Arch and Set of Doors in the Great HallTripartite doors arranged within an arch, flanked with Corinthian Order antae and crowned by an arch and lunette grace the Great Hal of Chicago Union Station. These doors access South Clinton Street and the space between the doors and another set of stairs adds waiting areas for passengers.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/pantheon-floor-plan.jpgPantheon Floor PlanThis floor plan of the Pantheon shows the symmetrical arrangement of transitional spaces such as corridors, niches, and rooms on either side of the entrance corridor.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/corridor-photo-inspired-by-de-architectura-cover.jpgCorridor Photo Inspired by De Architectura CoverThe angle of this photograph is inspired by the drawing on the cover of a copy of the architecture textbook De Architectura, by Roman architect Marcus Vitruvius Pollio (better known as Vitruvius). The drawing shows a view through a corridor with a coffered barrel vault ceiling to the other side of the cella and rotunda of the Pantheon in Rome. In the Pantheon, the cella is lit by an oculus in the center of the dome. In Chicago Union Station, a skylight spans the entire length of the Great Hall, the main waiting space for passengers.2026-02-04T21:28:49+00:00weekly0.6https://frametheworks.com/wells-street-bridge-a-rebuilt-bascule-bridge-defines-chicagos-infrastructure-and-civic-symbolism/https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/cantilever-bracing-and-decorative-sidewalk-railing.jpgCantilever Bracing and Decorative Sidewalk Railinghttps://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/substructure-engineering-elements-from-the-riverwalk-looking-north.jpgSubstructure Engineering Elements from the Riverwalk, Looking Northhttps://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/nys-usa-steel-brand.jpgNYS USA Steel Brandhttps://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/roofline-of-south-bridge-house.jpgRoofline of South Bridge Househttps://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/batten-plates-and-gusset-plates-at-the-north-leaf-superstructure-1.jpgBatten Plates and Gusset Plates at the North Leaf Superstructurehttps://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/bottom-chord-connections-and-weights-near-a-gear-rack.jpgBottom Chord Connections and Weights Near a Gear Rackhttps://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/bottom-chord-connections-looking-east.jpgBottom Chord Connections Looking Easthttps://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/west-elevation-clear-span.jpgWest Elevation Clear Spanhttps://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/south-leaf-batten-plates-gusset-plates-and-bracing-at-gear-rack-and-portal-with-train-deck-structural-elements-looking-southwest.jpgSouth Leaf Batten Plates, Gusset Plates, and Bracing at Gear Rack and Portal, with Train Deck Structural Elements, Looking Southwesthttps://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/north-leaf-plates-and-bracing-with-train-deck-approach-span-members.jpgNorth Leaf Plates and Bracing, with Train Deck Approach Span Members2025-10-09T17:19:02+00:00weekly0.6https://frametheworks.com/portfolio/light-shadow-line-and-form-the-timeless-charm-and-versatility-of-black-and-white-photography/https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/south-staircase.-chicago-union-station.jpgSouth Staircase. Chicago Union Station.Colonnades along the south staircase and in the Great Hall of Chicago Union Station are shown here, along with part of the coffered ceiling, light fixtures, and decorated frieze between the columns and ceiling. Medium: color digital photograph reduced to gray shades.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/staircase-and-columns-in-chicago-union-station.jpgStaircase and Columns in Chicago Union StationThis view spanning from the colonnade dividing the entrance corridor from Jackson Boulevard and South Clinton Street at the Great Hall of Chicago Union Station includes the south staircase connecting the Great Hall at South Canal Street. Features include the Corinthian columns, coffered ceiling, and light fixtures along the staircase. Medium: digital in color, reduced to black and white shades.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/civic-opera-house-and-south-branch-scenery-65140023.jpgCivic Opera House and South Branch SceneryShadows, lines, and forms in varying degrees of gray create this image taken looking east from 2 North Riverside Plaza. Dominating the image is the Civic Opera House (1929). To the left of center is 110 North Wacker Drive. Surrounding structure reflect in its glass walls. Subtleties of shading are found in windows and masonry. Medium: Ilford XP2 Super 400 C-41 Black and White Film.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/parking-structure-casino-club-and-hancock-center-65140017.jpgParking Structure, Casino Club and Hancock CenterShapes and forms in tones ranging from the black lines of the Casino Club to the white of the sky and the shades of grays in the surrounding structures create this image taken in downtown Chicago. The spiral in the center is a parking structure connected to the Hancock Center (now 875 North Michigan Avenue). Lines in the foreground draw the view into the background. Medium: Ilford XP2 Super 400 C-41 Black and White Film.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/union-station-xp2-film-study-2.jpgCorridor and Great Hall of Chicago Union StationThe corridor containing entrances to the Metropolitan Lounge, other passenger waiting areas, and the Great Hall of Chicago Union Station are captured in this image. Shades from black to skylit white include subtle variations of gray in the lintel and brackets in the foreground and barrel-vaulted coffered ceiling spanning the corridor. Medium: Ilford XP2 Super 400 C-41 process Black and White film. Date created: 8 October 20222025-07-24T00:30:33+00:00monthlyhttps://frametheworks.com/portfolio/structural-glass-in-chicago-architecture-glass-with-class-reflections-on-the-art-of-the-glazier-glass-buildings/https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/building-angles-6.-looking-ssw-along-w-adams-street.-l1100583.jpgBuilding Angles 6. Gateway Center IV and the South BranchGateway Center IV mirrors the turns of the Chicago River's south branch south of the West Jackson Boulevard bridge. Behind it is BMO Tower (2022). In front of it is 444 W. Jackson Boulevard (1970) and Fifth Third Center (1971), part of the Union Station complex.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/building-angles-50-sears-tower.jpgThe Sears Tower: Metal and Glass in a GridSome of the 16,100 bronzed panes of glass that are part of the iconic Sears Tower shine even on cloudy days. This is Chicago's tallest building. It was completed in 1974.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/building-angles-42.-wacker-drive-glass-cityscape.-l1090215.jpgBuilding Angles #42. Wacker Drive Glass Cityscape. L1090215Glass-framed structures rise along Wacker Drive. This view includes 101 North Wacker, 29 North Wacker, and behind it, the AT&T Franklin Switching Center at 311 West Washington Street. South of 29 North Wacker are One North Wacker, One South Wacker, and part of 71 South Wacker Drive. The Sears Tower anchors the right of the photograph, standing as the city’s tallest building. The North Wacker Drive elevation of the Bank of America Tower angles skyward at the right side of the photograph.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/glass-structures-in-downtown-chicago-l1100743.jpgGlass Structures in Downtown Chicago L1100743Reflections in structural glass along the main and south branches of the Chicago River include, from left to right, 333 Wacker Drive (1983), 191 North Wacker (2002), 110 North Wacker (2020), 150 North Wacker (1970), the Boeing Building at 100 North Riverside Plaza (1990, and 150 North Riverside Plaza (2017_.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/333-wacker-drive-l1100741.jpg333 Wacker DriveA striking example of the use of structural glass in downtown Chicago is 333 Wacker Drive, completed in 1983. The curved green glass facade reflects surrounding structures along the main branch and north branch of the Chicago River. 2025-07-24T00:30:33+00:00monthlyhttps://frametheworks.com/portfolio/chicago-union-station-celebrating-100-years-as-part-of-the-midwests-transportation-history/https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/building-angles-7.-union-station-power-house-and-s.-branch.-l1180919.jpgUnion Station Power HouseThis sturdy structure was designed for the Chicago Union Station Company by the firm of Graham, Anderson, Probst & White, the same firm that worked on Chicago Union Station. The station was completed in 1925, and the power station was designed in 1931. Union Station is in the Beaux-arts style, while the power station is in the Art Moderne/Art Deco styles.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/great-hall-symmetry-looking-south-to-north.-l1340034.jpgThe Great Hall of Chicago Union StationThe Great Hall with its magnificent skylight is viewed looking south to north from below street level. The travertine-sheathed walls glow a warm golden hue and light glints from the pair of statues titled "Night and Day", which are above part of the west-east axis connecting the Great Hall to a corridor leading to the ticketing areas and train concourses. The balcony at the far end of the room is along the West Adams Street side of the station.2025-07-24T00:30:33+00:00monthlyhttps://frametheworks.com/portfolio/structures-of-the-west-loop-angles-sky-shapes-and-sky-lines-included-chicago-union-station-and-bmo-tower/https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/building-angles-7.-bmo-tower-from-s-clinton-and-w-jackson-looking-se.-l1100304.jpgBuilding Angles 7. BMO Tower From S Clinton and W Jackson Looking SE. L1100304BMO Tower (2022) anchors this view, which looks southeast from the corner of S. Clinton Street and W. Jackson Boulevard. https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cus-from-transit-center-elevation-l1050494.jpgChicago Union Station and Union Station Transit Center,Chicago Union Station (1925) anchors part of the city's transportation system and history, being a hub for trains since its opening. The transit center serves CTA bus connections. It was completed in 2016.2025-07-24T00:30:33+00:00monthlyhttps://frametheworks.com/portfolio/sky-lines-photography-and-a-poem-musings-upon-the-urban-natural-interface/https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/building-angles-7.-union-station-and-west-loop.-l1100310.jpgBuilding Angles 7. Union Station and West Loop. L1100310Structures carve geometric sky shapes along West Jackson Boulevard. The canopies of Union Station Transit Center frame the image. At left is Chicago Union Station, to its right is Fifth Third Center, and towards the center are 200 South Wacker Drive and the Sears Tower.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/building-angles-31-l1090676.jpgBuilding Angles #31. Gateway Center IV. L1090676The unique shape of Gateway Center IV (completed in 1983) anchors this image, taken south of Chicago Union Station. Gateway Center IV's lines closely follow the curves of the Chicago River's south branch/ Rising behind it and across the river is the Sears Tower (completed in 1974).https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/building-angles-53.-old-post-office-van-buren-and-i-290.jpgBuilding Angles #53. Old Post Office Van Buren and I 290The Art Deco elevations of the Old Post Office (1921) take center stage in this view that looks west from the Van Buren Street Bridge (1956). Part of the beginning of Intestate 290 are to the left, and the road goes underneath the post office.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/building-angles-7.-from-the-320-park-walkway-looking-east.-l1100451.jpgBuilding Angles 7. From the 320 Park Walkway Looking East. L1100451Views around Chicago Union Station and the bus transit center include one of the canopies at the south entrance to the transit hub and a curving wall that partitions the adjacent park and restaurant. At right is Chicago Union Station, to its right is the Fifth Third Center, part of the station's multiplex, just visible to its right is 200 S. Wacker Drive. Rising at the center is the Sears (Willis) Tower. To its right is part of Gateway Center IV. The photo is framed on the right by BMO Tower.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/building-angles-70.-bmo-tower-and-congress-center.-l1100241.jpgBuilding Angles #70. BMO Tower, the Old Post Office, and Congress Center. L1100241In the foreground is the rooftop of the south train concourse at Chicago Union Station. At left is the Old Post Office. Part of I-290 is at center. BMO Tower and the Congress Center complete the photograph at center and right.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/building-angles-part-2.-chicago-river-main-stem-to-branches-n-and-s-l1060123.jpgBuilding Angles Part 2. Bifurcation of the Chicago River: Main, North and South Branches. L1060123Levels of buildings rise around and along the bifurcation of the Chicago River at historic Wolf Point (right foreground). To the left is the beginning of the south branch, and to the right, the beginning of the north branch.2025-07-24T00:30:33+00:00monthlyhttps://frametheworks.com/portfolio/hierarchy-in-architecture-the-principle-of-hierarchy-presentation-number-four-the-principles-of-archiecture/https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/merchandise-mart-and-wells-st-bridge.jpgMerchandise Mart and Wells St BridgeThe Merchandise Mart is a significant structure in the realm of Chicago’s architectural history. It was once the largest building in the world and is two city blocks wide by one city block long, occupying more than 4 million square feet. It was once the warehouse for Marshall Field. In the decades following the Great Depression, the structure has been adapted for retail use, tech startups, and designer showcases. MERCHANDISE MART. Designer: Alfred P. Shaw Firm: Graham, Anderson, Probst & White Style: Art Deco Year completed: 1930 Materials: steel-frame clad in limestone, terra cotta, and bronze.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/hierarchy-historical-elks-lp.jpgNational Headquarters of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Chicago, Illinois.The rotunda of the Elks National Headquarters in Lincoln Park was conceived as a memorial to the Elks who were lost in World War I. The structure was completed in 1926 and has been rededicated to honor members lost in subsequent conflicts. The building combines historical reverence with architectural excellence. https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/chicago-water-works-am-l1000567.jpgChicago Water Works Pumping Station. #1There is still a fully functional pumping room in the building. The smokestack rises above the engine room. It stands across from the Water Tower. Date: 1869.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/chicago-water-tower-best-1-144446.jpgThe Water Tower of Chicago. #1.The iconic Water Tower (1869) in downtown Chicago survived the 1871 fire. It stands across from the Pumping Station. Both are constructed of Joliet-Lemont limestone. Today it serves as a museum. The tower is in the Castellated Gothic Revival style. The architect: William W. Boyington.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/hierarchy-riverside-water-tower-2020-09-26-047.jpgRiverside Water Tower. Riverside, Illinois.The Water Tower was the first of the buildings in the iconic Water Works complex and has been vital to the historic village since it was built in 1869. The tower was designed by William Le Baron Jenney in the Swiss Gothic style. The village is considered a National Historic Landmark.2025-07-24T00:30:32+00:00monthlyhttps://frametheworks.com/portfolio/datum-the-principle-of-datum-in-architecture-and-settlement-planning-the-principles-of-architecture-presentation-number-four/https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/usc-and-g-survey-marker-nw-corner-michigan-avenue-bridge-l1360548.jpgUSC and G Survey Marker NW corner Michigan Avenue BridgeThis USC & G benchmark designated as C135 1947 places coordinates of this part of the DuSable Bridge at 41° 53 21.2 North and 087° 37 27.4 West and its elevation at 617.32 feet.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/datum-of-shoreline-markers-for-lake-michigan.jpgDATUM of SHORELINE MARKERS for Lake MichiganLeft: This marker for the abandoned shoreline of Lake Michigan is on the east side of North Stockton Drive and north of West LaSalle Drive. The marker’s top edge is towards the southeast and Lake Shore Drive. Center: The text on the shoreline markers. Right: This abandoned shoreline marker for Lake Michigan is west of the recreation courts in Lincoln Park and along North Stockton Drive. It’s top edge lines along Lake Shore Drive.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/cdot-survey-marker-23-lake-and-wacker-collage.jpgCDOT Survey Marker 23 Lake and WackerChicago Department of Transportation Wacker Drive Rehabilitation Survey Marker 23 includes a dot in its center. Survey markers such as these are used to indicate specific points that have been precisely measured and recorded.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/datum-geodetic-dupage-0139-marker.jpgGeodetic Marker 0139. DuPage County. Hinsdale, Illinois.This detailed geodetic survey marker is detailed with the following information: location (DuPage County), purpose (Geodetic Survey Control Station Height Modernization Program), and designation (0139). The center symbol of a triangle with a dot in it is oriented so that a surveyor's plumb bob dropped over this dot will ensure precise location. https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/des-plaines-at-riverside-turns-e-l1050373.jpgDes Plaines River Winds Through Riverside, Illinois.The Des Plaines River is considered a natural datum. It flows 133 miles through Southern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois. The river served tribes for transportation and now is a recreational venue for boaters and fishers. The river could serve as a natural divider for the development of the area of Riverside and the nearby village of Lyons. Its course influenced the layout of the village and defines the landmark landscape planning of Frederick Law Olmsted and Vaux and Company. The river is a boundary for the Riverside Landscape Architecture District. 2025-07-24T00:30:32+00:00monthlyhttps://frametheworks.com/portfolio/welcome-to-online-presentations-by-structural-photography-works/2025-07-24T00:30:32+00:00monthlyhttps://frametheworks.com/portfolio/the-doric-order-of-architecture-structures-featuring-the-classical-doric-order/https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/millennium-park-doric-colonnade-1.jpgMillennium Park Doric Colonnade 1The Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square is in downtown Chicago's Millennium Park. The square opened in 2002, and the monument was restored in 2017. It is a semicircular colonnade in the perfectly proportioned Doric Order and fashioned of Indiana limestone. Style: Limestone Peristyle.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/arches-and-doric-order-tennessee-state-capitol-0830181.jpgThe Old Supreme Court Chamber. Tennessee State Capitol. Nashville, TennesseeThe old Supreme Court Chamber in the Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville includes the architectural elements of a fine barrel-vault ceiling and columns in the Doric Order. These columns display the following elements: a plain abacus (the topmost section of the capital where the column meets the ceiling), a rounded echinus just below that, which is decorated with egg-and-dart moldings, and a fluted shaft which connects directly to the floor without the use of a base, in the style of the Greek Doric version, as differed from the Roman Doric which includes a base. The room is designed to radiate elegance and formality. The building was completed in 1859 and is one of the oldest working state capitols in the country.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/doric-colonnade-millennium-park-l1350129.jpgThe Millennium Monument at Millennium Park. Chicago, IllinoisMillennium Monument at Wrigley Square in Chicago is a fine example of the Doric order. This monument was built to replace a peristyle that stood on the same location at the corner of Michigan Avenue and Randolph Street between 1917 and 1953. The fine semicircular colonnade supports the designation of Michigan Avenue as a landmark district Doric characteristics exemplified here include fluted shafts, the plain abaci, triglyphs, mutules, a soffit with incised squares and decorated with Chicago’s Y-shaped municipal device, and rows of guttae. Different from purely Doric columns that do not have base moldings but stand directly on the building’s platforms, these columns have base moldings and are mounted on pedestals including the elements of caps, dies, and plinths. The columns are almost close enough to touch at their bases and are thus considered paired columns. https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/doric-order-aic-rice-gallery-l1360494.jpgThe Doric Order of the Rice Building. Art Institute of Chicago.This modern interpretation of the Doric Order highlights the Rice Building of the Art Institute of Chicago. Columns with a flat abacus, cushion-shaped echinus, and fluted shaft attached directly to the top of the balustrade. The columns are above sets of pilasters, the plain, vertical rectangular elements supporting the balcony. The central space blends classical elements with modern design reminiscent of an atrium. A skylight composed of a metal grid allows ample illumination, and the light-colored floor compliments the classical aesthetic. The contemporary art pieces along the walls add a modern twist to the neoclassical setting. The pilasters supporting the upper portions of the Rice Building and exhibition spaces are the rectangular, vertical elements attached to the wall under the balcony. Rice Building. Art Institute of Chicago. 1988https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/acropolis-nashville-parthenon-2017-08-19-002.jpgThe Parthenon. Nashville, Tennessee.The Parthenon in Nashville, Tennessee, is the only full-scale replica of the famous structure atop the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. All the elements of pure Doric Order are exhibited here: the frieze with detailed carvings of people and animals, a course of triglyphs and metopes is part of the entablature and in between the architrave and cornice. In the pediment is an intricately carved tympanum. Acroteria crown the pediment, and columns surround the structure on all sides. The columns are classic with drums moving up to the widening near the middle (entasis), and narrowing as the shaft meets the echinus, which meets the abacus. The architrave is rimmed with taenia and regula.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/soldier-field-doric-colonnade-1-173125.jpgSoldier Field Doric ColonnadeThe Doric Order colonnade and porticoes of the war memorial are true to the classic characteristics of the order. Doric capitals are stocky, plain and unadorned, the simplicity reflecting the transition to stone construction instead of the use of wood. In Greek temples, the columns rest directly on the stylobate without a base, emphasizing stability and strength. The war memorial is crafted of precision-dressed ashlar quality stonework, distinguished by finely cut and regularly shaped blocks of stoned meticulously fitted together. The effect is one of solidity and permanence. The war memorial at Soldier Field honors United States soldiers who died in combat. The name was changed from Municipal Grant Park Stadium in 1925. The old stadium was designed in 1919 and opened in 1924. Soldier Field. 1410 South Museum Campus Drive Style: Doric Order Architects of the original stadium: Holabird & Roche.2025-07-24T00:30:32+00:00monthlyhttps://frametheworks.com/portfolio/building-angles-and-sky-lines-street-level-views-of-downtown-chicago-near-chicago-union-station-part-one/https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/building-angles-6.-w.-erie-and-n.-franklin.-river-north.-l1060289.jpgBuilding Angles 6. W. Erie and N. Franklin. River North.Parts of the elevated track structures thhttps://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/building-angles-4.-lake-and-wacker-drive-train-approach.-l1050956.jpgBuilding Angles 4. Lake and Wacker Drive Train Approach. L1050956Looking east along North Wacker Drive at West Lake Street is this collection of structures including: At left and going to the distant center: The Lake Street elevation of 333 Wacker Drive: 1983 225 West Wacker Drive: 1989 210 North Wells Street: 1964 At right: 191 North Wacker Drive: 2002https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/building-angles-28.-lyric-opera-chicago-l1090208.jpgBuilding Angles #28. Lyric Opera Chicago, L1090208The colonnaded porch of the Civic Opera House aligns a south-north axis along North Wacker Drive between West Madison Street (foreground) and West Washington Street.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/building-angles-7.-union-station-and-west-loop.-l1100310-1.jpgBuilding Angles 7. Around Chicago Union Station. L1100310Perspectives align along the canopies and partitions of Union Station and its namesake transit center. Looking east, the structures include: Chicago Union Station: 1925 Fifth Third Center: 1971 Sears Tower: 1974 200 S. Wacker Drive: 1981 250 S. Wacker Drive: 1958https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/building-angles-7.-union-station-transit-cener-and-view-looking-ene.-l1100445.jpgUnion Station Transit CenterThe canopies of Union Station Transit Center lead the perspective up the grade at West Jackson Boulevard from along South Clinton Street. Structures noted include: Union Station Transit Center: 2016 Chicago Union Station: 1925 Fifth Third Center: 1971 Sears Tower: 1974 Gateway Center IV: 1983https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/union-station-and-bmo-tower-lightened-1.jpgUnion Station and BMO Tower Lightened 1Angles of Chicago's iconic Union Station (1925) appear to merge with the glass walls of BMO Tower (2022) and lead the perspective to Congress Center (2000). The view looks south along South Clinton Street. Classic styles of architecture and modern skyscrapers blend in the downtown area.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/building-angles-7.-chicago-mercantile-exchange-and-n-along-wacker-drive.-l1100539.jpgBuilding Angles 7. Chicago Mercantile Exchange and N Along Wacker Drive. L1100539The twin towers of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange building (CME) (1987) take center stage in this image. The view looks north along Wacker Drive and includes, just to the right of the CME, the Civic Opera House (1929).https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/building-angles-7.-adams-and-wacker-looking-ne-from-200-south.-l1100557.jpgBuilding Angles 7. Adams and Wacker Looking NE from 200 South. L1100557From under the canopy at 200 South Wacker Drive is this view of the following structures, all built after 1960. At center and from right to left are 125 S. Wacker Drive, 111 South Wacker Drive, 71 S. Wacker Drive, One North Wacker Drive (UBS Tower), and, framing the view at left, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange building, 100 S. Wacker Drive, and 150 S. Wacker Drive.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/building-angles-7.-adams-and-wacker-lookiing-sw.-l1100566.jpgBuilding Angles 7. Adams and Wacker Lookiing SW. L1100566The Sears Tower, 200 South Wacker Drive, and 150 South Wacker Drive are captured in this view looking southwest from a corner of West Adams Street and South Wacker Drive.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/building-angles-7.-four-corners-at-adams-and-wacker.-l1100551.jpgBuilding Angles 7. Four Corners at Adams and Wacker. L1100551Angling my lens skyward captured this view of skyscrapers near Chicago Union Station. Clockwise from the upper right corner are the Sears Tower (1974), 125 S. Wacker Drive (1974), 111 S. Wacker Drive (2005). 71 S. Wacker Drive (2005), 150 S. Wacker Drive (1971), and 200 S. Wacker Drive (1981).2025-07-24T00:30:32+00:00monthlyhttps://frametheworks.com/portfolio/symmetry-a-basic-principle-of-architecture-the-principles-of-architecture-presentation-number-two/https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/symmetry-bilateral-gar-memorial-hall-mm-ccc-l1000043.jpgGrand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall. Chicago Cultural Center.Thie is an example of reflection (mirror or bilateral) symmetry. Elegant and sturdy green marble strengthens this triple doorway in part of the memorial hall of the Grand Army of the Republic. This solemnly elegant space is a reminder of the sacrifices of the Civil War. The rooms were restored in 2022. Chicago Cultural Center. Completed: 1897.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/symmetry-hermitage-hotel-nashville-182204.jpgThe Hermitage Hotel. Nashville, TennesseeSymmetry is exemplified in this view of the entrance in the Beaux-arts era Hermitage Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. Featured are the marble staircase which creates a central axis around which mirror the elements of the arches, stained-glass ceiling, the ceiling’s ornamentations, and the placement of the chandeliers. These create a harmonious and pleasing space. Building opened: 1910.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/corinthian-order-symmetry-federal-reserve-chicago-l1060616.jpgCorinthian Order Symmetry Federal Reserve Chicago L1060616The main entrance elevation of the Federal Reserve Building in downtown Chicago is in the magnificent Corinthian Order and features six columns, a perfectly proportioned entablature, a pediment, and a frieze above the sets of doors. The Federal Reserve Building in Chicago exhibits an excellent example of a Corinthian hexastyle colonnade. The pediment is ornamented with an eagle in the tympanum, dentils under the cornice and along the raking geison, and acroteria on the corners and the apex. A fine frieze also trims the zone directly above the entrances. Federal Reserve Building. Established: 1914. Building date: 1922. Style: Beaux-arts.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/symmetry-wells-street-bridge.-l1190602.jpgWells Street Bridge Axis and Truss SymmetryThe Wells Street Bridge (original, 1922; rebuilt 2012-2013) exhibits longitudinal symmetry along its steel structure. The lines of the structure create a vanishing point in the center of the image. All elements of the bridge are symmetrical including trusses, bracing, beams, lanes and sidewalks and railings. This is the only time it is safe to look north along the bridge, during times when it is closed to allow the leaves to be raised for the passage of watercraft.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/tiffany-dome-fullerton-hall-aic-l1390065.jpgTiffany Dome at Fullerton Hall. Art Institute of Chicago.The entire diameter of the ornate Tiffany-designed dome at Fullerton Hall in the Art Institute of Chicago is a marvel to behold. It is a perfect example of radial symmetry, wherein the elements appear to radiate from a center, similar to the spokes on a bicycle wheel. The hall serves as an auditorium. and dates to 1898.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/symmetry-cus-n-to-s-1-115418.jpgArched Portal at the East Elevation of Chicago Union Station.The east elevation of Chicago Union Station presents a sturdy Tuscan Order colonnade, with perfectly proportioned columns, a coffered ceiling, and Roman-style arches. The axis (an essential principle of architecture) here is the long, straight path extending from the foreground to the background, aligned with the series of evenly spaced columns on the left side, along the geometrically patterned and balanced ceiling, and the series of doors, windows, and light fixtures on the right. The effect creates a sense of symmetry, drawing the view to the vanishing point in the distance. Chicago Union Station. Completed: 1925.2025-07-24T00:30:32+00:00monthlyhttps://frametheworks.com/portfolio/glassworks-functional-and-structural-glass-article-number-one/https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/chicago-federal-center-po-and-towers-1-l126083.jpgChicago Federal Center and Loop Post OfficeThe buildings of the Chicago Federal Center include the freestanding Loop Station post office and the Kluczynski Federal Building (completed 1974). This group of steel and glass structures exemplifies the minimalist approach for which Mies van der Rohe is famous. The post office (foreground) was completed in 1973. In the left background is the Dirksen Federal Building and Courthouse, completed in 1964.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/250-s-wacker-at-w-jackson-boulevard.double-bridge.jpg250 South Wacker and Gateway Center IV. Chicago, IllinoisLarge panes of glass with a greenish tint perfectly reflect the raised east leaf of the Jackson Boulevard Bridge along the Chicago River’s South Branch. 250 South Wacker Drive: Built 1958. Renovation completed: 2007. Across the river is Gateway Center IV, with its glass skin. The curved facade mirrors the curve of the Chicago River at that point. Gateway Center: 1983.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/entire-skylight-of-cus-great-hall-810.jpgEntire Skylight of Chicago Union Station's Great Hall.This is the entire span of the skylight over the Great Hall in Chicago Union Station. It is a masterpiece with a cast-iron frame and a new two-tier skylight system. Restoration finished: 2018. Restoration tier: 105-foot-wide x 187- foot-long protective segmented vault and five feet above the original, with aluminum framing. Style: barrel vault Dimensions of the original skylight: Height above the hall: 115 feet Length: 177 feet Square footage: 18,000 Number of sections: 13 individual 12-foot-wide x 83-foot-long segmented sections with a total of 2,068 lights of ¼-inch wire glass. Replacements of the original lights with 9/16-inch translucent, laminated, heat-strengthened glass. The new skylight is composed of 878 individual lights of high-performance glass with a low-e coating. Companies (industrial): Linetec, Viracon, Goettsch Partners AMTRAK (owners of the station).https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/chicago-style-windows-sullivan-center-181937.jpgChicago Style Windows of the Sullivan CenterBanks of Chicago-style windows make up the facades of the Sullivan Center in the Chicago Loop. The Chicago window’s styling is of one large, single fixed glass pane in the center, which is flanked by two narrower sashes of the same height, each filling a structural bay. The flanking elements are double-hung sash windows with no dividing muntins. Sullivan Center: 1899https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sears-tower-triptych-1.jpgArrises of the Sears Tower. Chicago, IllinoisThe arrises on the Willis Tower (formerly known as the Sears Tower) in Chicago are prominently visible and play a crucial role in its architectural design. These sharp edges, where two flat surfaces meet, run vertically along the building's facade. They delineate the tower's bundled-tube structure, creating a distinct network of edges that give the building its unique stepped appearance. This design not only adds visual interest but also enhances the building's structural integrity, allowing it to withstand strong winds and other environmental factors. Architects: Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM), Fazlur Khan, and Bruce Graham. Main material: steel. Building date: completed 1974.2024-07-16T21:18:31+00:00monthlyhttps://frametheworks.com/portfolio/axis-an-essential-principle-of-architecture-the-principles-of-architecture-presentation-number-one/https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/axis-w-to-e-roosevelt-road-2017-04-23-082.jpgRoosevelt Road Urban Interface Axis.This view is along the west-east axis of Roosevelt Road in Chicago. It centers on the Shedd Aquarium. Elements include regular lanes and streetlights and traffic lights directing traffic movement. The layout of Roosevelt Road (1200 block south or 12th Street) follows the city's grid pattern.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/central-axis-cus-e-w-axis-n-s-demarcation-l1340720.jpgGreat Hall Symmetry. Chicago Union Station.The colossal Corinthian Order defines the Great Hall at Chicago Union Station. Shown is an example of bilateral, or mirror symmetry. The hall revolves around a central axis which runs down its entire length and here, looking west to east, it centers on the large window at the end of the corridor. Two staircases mirror each other, and natural light illuminates the entire space from a gigantic skylight. The pair of statues, titled Night and Day, complement each other above the golden travertine-faced space, uniform in appearance due to the ashlar quality of the work. The ornamentation of the ceiling and the patterns in the stone floor continue the principle of symmetry. The effect is a balanced, harmonious arrangement.https://frametheworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/central-axis-aic-gallery-121829.jpgCENTRAL AXIS. Art Institute of Chicago. Digital Photograph.This view is north to south along a corridor in the Art Institute of Chicago. Part of the museum's collection of Asian art is displayed in the symmetrically aligned cases. The impression of a set of opened double doors gives a welcoming entrance to the gallery. The central pathway leads to galleries on the other side of a curtain wall and staircase.2024-05-09T20:02:05+00:00monthlyhttps://frametheworks.comdaily1.02026-04-15T18:16:42+00:00