The Little Train That Could Metal Print

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Thirty miles west of Chicago is the Fox River valley. I’ve motored up and down Highway 31 along the charming valley many times. Heading north from North Aurora one goes through Batavia, Geneva, St. Charles, South Elgin and finally Elgin before taking interstate 90 back toward Chicago. South Elgin is blessed with a quaint little outdoor museum called the Fox River Trolley Museum. I’ve been to the museum many times, with medium format view camera in tow, and always find a different trolley car that beckons to be captured on film. In a recent trip to the museum my attention was grabbed by a retired trolley car that had the name ‘The Little Train That Could’. An obvious homage to the famous Watty Piper children’s book “The Little Engine That Could”, I was certain I wanted to photograph the vintage rail car from a diagonal perspective. Although shot on Fuji Reala color film, its entropic skin was best presented in black and white. I decided to retain the film’s color for the cartoonish imag...

James Rasmusson is a resident of Holland Michigan who has been creating fine art photographs since the early 80�s. Jim�s photo-art is best known for themes that express the drama and majesty of nature. �I like to underscore the abstract and tease the mind. I am ever alert for juxtapositions that express irony, absurdity, and poignancy. I want people to feel both tension and resolution in my compositions.� Specializing in scenes from the Great Lakes region, the artist�s portfolios also include the Ozarks, Arizona and California, the Florida Keys, River Rouge, Chicago, �Suspended Amusements�, Nightscapes, Winterscapes, Ontario, and the Caribbean. The award-winning photographer�s work has appeared in many publications as...