Materials for a Proposed Photo Book
American Trackside
Unvarnished Views from the Right of Way
Suzanne McIntire
Includes Preface, Bios, & Possible Audiences for the Book
48 photos (these are just a sample) convey extraordinary views of the true-to-life United States shot from passenger trains traveling the country.
“The view from a train is often raw. Prettified only by graffiti—oh people, how you decorate the trackside! I’m partial to the visual disorder and all the things we’re not supposed to see—derelict signs, sinking boats, abandoned gas stations, the old storm door reflecting my passing train. And the streets named Railroad Avenue. If the trains disappear, we will know where they once went by… It’s like watching the most wonderful road movie streaming past and grabbing out the stills I like the most…”