Photography by Alex Ramos

Description

For an afternoon, the San Francisco Bay Railroad opened it’s doors to Oakland based photographer Alex Ramos and Mission Workshop crew to capture the day to day operations of this local industrial railroad on film and video.

Overview:
The San Francisco Bay Railroad is one of the oldest railroad institutions in the Bay Area established in the second half of the 19th century. Once running on 68 miles of track and employing more than 300 railroaders, operations have since scaled back, and it now employs a handful of professionals moving up to 4,500 railcars annually and is headquartered in the Bayview Hunters Point. Its primary business is handling soil trucked in from various construction sites in the city, loaded into freight cars and shipped by rail to various disposal sites across the country, all powered on bio-diesel.

Artist Overview:
Alex Ramos studied photography and traditional printing at City College of San Francisco. In 2010 his railroad photography caught the eye of the Center for Railroad Photography and Art (www.railphoto-art.org) who invited him to present his work at the CRPA annual conference in Chicago. To view more of Alex’s work, visit his website: http://www.alexramosphoto.com

The exhibit of both hand-printed color photographs and digital prints, will be on display in the warehouse of local gear and apparel maker Mission Workshop from August 17th until September 21st.

More information about Mission Workshop gear and events at: http://missionworkshop.com
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http://MissionWorkshop.com

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415-864-7225

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