Welcome to the 22nd Year of Kavanagh Transit Photos!
Updated September 2021
New Cities ADDED: El Reno, OK with 4 photos; Kansas City with 94 photos; Oklahoma City with 43 photos; Santa Fe/ABQ, NM with 8 photos
UPDATED Cities!: Denver with 114 photos; Fort Collins with 8 photos; Phoenix with 100 photos; Salt Lake City with 32 photos
WELCOME
Welcome to Ktransit.com, home of transportation photos from around the world. We started in 1999 on Trainweb. Then in 2001 ktransit.com came into being. From just a few transit photos to now over 17,000 transit and railroad-related photos from around the world, we have come a long way!
All photos on this website are owned and copyrighted by Mark Kavanagh. Mark has been around the world and his main passion is urban transit and railways. Commercial aircraft, cruise ships are also featured. To round this site, learn more about the Kavanagh family, both Mark’s family, and about the history of the Irish surname. There are other features of this website as well including the World Trade Center in NY. Please enjoy!
Transit Photos
This is the heart of ktransit.com. This section features over 16,500 urban transit photos from 4 continents in 118 cities. Not to be missed!
Railroad photos
Non-urban rail is also featured here. This includes Amtrak, US freight, Europe mainline, Japan Shinkansen, trains stations from around the world, and more. Over 740 photos are here!
Transport Museums
This section features Railroad and transit museum, along with excursion railways from around the world. Over 900 photos are featured.
Farecards & Tokens
This section deals with fare media. This includes magnetic strip farecards, the more modern IC chip farecards, traditional tickets, and old fashion tokens. 150 images.
AIRLINERS
There is something about commercial aircraft. Just like the railroads, they move people. Although flying may not be what it used to be, there is still something about flying. Come see the world’s airlines here with over 300 photos.
Cruise Ships/Ferries
Going on a cruise is many people’s idea of a great relaxing vacation. Ferries on the other hand typically serve commuters going to work. They both move people. Currently only 17 photos.
Travel Blog
This portion of the site is not updated often enough. Learn about Mark’s travels over the years. Facebook may be a better method by looking through his Facebook photo albums.
Kavanagh Family
Learn about Mark’s family, as well as a history lesson about the very Irish name of Kavanagh. All Kavanaghs, no matter how they spell it, can all trace their lineage to one person in the 1100s.
World Trade Center
Mark grew up in the NY area and went to the old WTC many times before 9/11, the last time was about 12 days before the fateful day. This section of the website is dedicated to the lives lost that day, and the re-birth of the WTC site.
More
There are more things on this website, like Bridges, and see recent site updates and what is in the queue for the future of ktransit.com
Coming Of The Streamliners 8mm film
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This is another 8mm film from my family's collection that I had digitized. It chronicles the streamliner era of the American railroads in the 1930s. Many dif...
Ride a NYC Subway C-train running express in 2013
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Due to either downtown 8th Ave. local trains were backed-up, or a gap in A-train service. This C-train was diverted as an express at 59th Street and ran expr...
Take a railfan window ride on the busy Keio Line in Tokyo!
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The Keio line is a busy 2-track commuter line in Tokyo. Trains either originate/terminate at the Keio Shinjuku station or are through-routed to the TOEI Shin...
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Denver Transit The mile-high city has a great transit system with light rail and commuter rail. As a visitor to Denver, you don't really need a car
Take a cab ride on the Disneyland Monorail
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The Disneyland Monorail is iconic. The opening scene with the "Carsland" theme is from 2013. The complete cab ride is from 2015. This includes Downtown Disne...