Kansas City

7 photos · 2019–2023

7 photographs tagged Kansas City, 2019–2023.

Paved trail runs beneath steel rail trestle along Kansas City's Riverfront Heritage Trail. — The Riverfront Heritage Trail runs beneath a steel rail trestle along the Missouri River in Kansas City. The trail network links downtown Kansas City, Missouri, with the West Bottoms, the River Market, and Kansas City, Kansas, connecting more than twenty miles of paved paths through the metro's riverfront districts. The steel trestle overhead once carried freight rail lines serving the industrial warehouses and rail yards that defined the West Bottoms in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Today the trail is maintained for cyclists and pedestrians as part of a broader effort to reclaim former industrial rail corridors along the river for public use.

Abandoned grain elevator complex with weathered concrete silos and machinery in Kansas City, Missouri. — Kansas City's riverfront grain elevators grew up alongside the Missouri River and the rail lines that once made the city one of the country's busiest grain markets, second only to Chicago by the early 20th century. Concrete silo complexes like this one stored wheat and other grain awaiting shipment by barge and rail car, with the tall elevator housing the machinery used to load and unload it. Many of these structures date to the early-to-mid 1900s, when Kansas City's stockyards and grain exchange drove heavy industrial development along the riverbanks. As rail and grain traffic shifted elsewhere in later decades, a number of these elevators fell out of active use, though some in the district remain in service today.

Illuminated drumhead signs for historic trains like the Abraham Lincoln and 20th Century Limited at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin. — A collection of illuminated drumhead signs from various historic American passenger trains is displayed at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin. These signs, once mounted on the observation cars of luxury and express trains, served as both branding and navigational aids. Featured are signs for notable routes such as the New York Central's "20th Century Limited," the Pennsylvania Railroad's "Broadway Limited," and the Alton Railroad's "Abraham Lincoln" and "Blue Bird," which connected Chicago and St. Louis.

Live band performs on the illuminated Canadian Pacific Holiday Train stage in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. — Canadian Pacific Kansas City Holiday Train in St. Louis Park, Minnesota on December 11, 2023. The rail company says they’ve raised more than $22.5 million dollars and 5 million pounds of food for local food banks since the tradition began 25 years ago.

CPKC Holiday Train decorated with colorful neon lights and Christmas imagery at night in Minneapolis. — Canadian Pacific Kansas City Holiday Train in Minneapolis on December 11, 2023. The rail company says they’ve raised more than $22.5 million dollars and 5 million pounds of food for local food banks since the tradition began 25 years ago.

CPKC Holiday Train decorated with neon Christmas figures, gifts, and logos at night in Minneapolis. — The Canadian Pacific Kansas City Holiday Train is lit up in Minneapolis on Dec. 11, 2023. The train’s decorated cars feature holiday figures, gifts, and the CPKC logo as part of the annual rail tour supporting food bank donations.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Holiday Train decorated with colorful neon Christmas lights in Minneapolis, Minnesota. — Canadian Pacific Kansas City Holiday Train in Minneapolis on December 11, 2023. The rail company says they’ve raised more than $22.5 million dollars and 5 million pounds of food for local food banks since the tradition began 25 years ago.

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