My Train--My Time Machine

Ink pens, markers and watercolor on 8.5" x 5.5" paper by Joe Chiappetta 2010

My Train--My Time Machine
Essay by Joe Chiappetta, 2010

After half a decade riding the usual city train to the office every weekday, I thought I had seen it all. I was resolved to never see anything memorable or exciting on this mundane trip. Not counting the occassional traffic accident, this was a routine commute