ACROSS AMERICA BY TRAIN - part II


Aboard the EMPIRE BUILDER, 
from Chicago to Seattle


After crossing the US by train from Coast to Coast last September, I went this winter on a  journey aboard the Empire Builder, between Chicago and Seattle, right below the Canadian Border.
52 hours, 40 stops, 2200 miles through Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, the wide plains of North Dakota and Montana, Idaho, and finally Washington state. The long hours, the tracks, the movement, the sound, the romanticism of the train ride gives a particular intimacy with the American landscape, allowing oneself to be in motion, yet without moving.
This ongoing photo project explores the idea of "slow travel" and the theme of frontier as a limit between spaces, time and people, and as a quest for new territories. An incredible journey, a real leap in time, a fantastic human experience and such an interesting way to get to know this country. 

 

 

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Life on a train
 

Who takes the train in the US? Why? And where to? The dining car is the train social life's heart. For each meal, passengers are assigned a random seat by the dining car attendant and get to share a booth with other passengers. Countless faces, stories, and amazing -sometimes weird- people.
 

You can click here  to take a look at my previous cross-country by train from San Francisco to New York.

 

 

ACROSS AMERICA BY TRAIN - part I

Abord the CALIFORNIA ZEPHYR and LAKESHORE LIMITED,
from San Francisco to New York

 

This ongoing photo book project portrays my journey across America by train.
It took me 5 days, 4 time zones, 3397 miles across 11 states to travel from San Francisco to New York. The long hours, the tracks, the movement, the sound, the romanticism of the train ride gives a particular intimacy with the American landscape, allowing oneself to be in motion, yet without moving, exploring the idea of frontier as a limit between spaces and time, and as a quest for new territories.
I ate a lot of burgers, took tons of pictures and met countless amazing people. 
One of the most incredible journeys, a real leap in time, a fantastic human experience and such an interesting way to get to know this huge country. 

Life on a train
 

Who takes the train in the US? Why? And where to?
The dining car is the train social life's heart.
For each meal, passengers are assigned a random seat by the dining car attendant and and get to share a booth with other passengers. Countless faces, stories, and amazing -sometimes weird- people.

Summer in Italy

Tuscany

 

 

Villa Lena, Italy

"A unique agriturismo located in the heart of rural Tuscany combining holiday accommodation, a farm-to-table restaurant and a not-for-profit art foundation." www.villa-lena.it

 

 

On the road:

Rome, Orvieto, Siena, Pienza, Borgo San Felice, Florence, San Gimignano, Porto Ercole, Ladispoli