There’s something lovely about a portrait captured in a train window. Whether it’s a reflection captured from the inside, a street portrait framed in the window from the outside, or even a portrait of a static person framed by a moving train in the background.

These 21 portraits captured by the 500px community make great use of the train window as a way to add drama, motion, or simply as a framing element. Scroll down and enjoy!

Little boy looking out of the window by Milton Louiz on 500px.com

Dans le train by Benoit COURTI on 500px.com

In the train by Alice Reyhtman on 500px.com

Hiding The Smile by Abdullah Ben Mousa on 500px.com

Longing by Victoria Hellner on 500px.com

Train by Nikolay Gusev on 500px.com

Long journey by Olivier Schram on 500px.com

long way by Milan Jurek on 500px.com

windows by dana popescu on 500px.com

Silence by Catalin Caciuc on 500px.com

Train of thoughts by Gianstefano Fontana Vaprio on 500px.com

Tears by Ovidiu Tutunaru on 500px.com

Frozen music tram. by Mike Martfolio on 500px.com

On the road again by Marina Abdullaeva on 500px.com

Masha by Inna Petrova on 500px.com

Window Stories by Rahat Amin on 500px.com

Train Window by Tom F on 500px.com

Farewell by Warren Joyce on 500px.com

In the mirror by Ovidiu Tutunaru on 500px.com

far away by Szentgyörgyi János on 500px.com

First Train Ride by The Spragues on 500px.com

Have you captured a photo like this? Or do you have a tip for how to make the most of your next train ride? Drop us a line in the comments down below! Just be sure to link to your 500px profile or photo if you share one!