Chris Wahl
There’s something oddly captivating about stumbling upon an abandoned railway in the middle of nowhere. It’s like stepping into a secret world that time forgot, where nature decided to stage its own art show. In our fast-paced, always-connected world, it’s easy to miss out on these hidden gems.
From the overgrown vines weaving their way through rusty tracks to trees sprouting right where a train conductor might have stood, these places are a perfect blend of eerie and enchanting. It’s like nature took a look at the human creation and thought, “Yeah, I can work with this.” The folks who’ve found these hidden railway treasures definitely got more than they bargained for—nature’s very own art exhibits!
1. “16 mile hike to an abandoned train track bridge in California.”
2. “Steam locomotives forgotten since the fall of the Soviet Union.”
3. “Abandoned tunnel in Minnesota.”
4. “A miniature railroad that has been abandoned by the logging company that bought the land.”
5. “All aboard the next train to Atlantis.”
6. “Droop Mountain Tunnel along the Greenbrier River Trail”
7. “The only remaining Amtrak RTG Turboliner model wasting away.”
8. “Tracks leading to Wagon Wheel Gap in Creede, Colorado.”
9. “An old coal mining artifact I found deep in the woods.”
10. “Ghost Tracks in Cape May, New Jersey.”
11. “Abandoned trestle along the White Pass and Yukon Route.”
12. “Bledlow station on the abandoned Wycombe Railway (closed 1963) in Buckinghamshire, UK”
13. “150 year old Back Cove Swing Bridge in Portland, Maine. Partially burned by arsonists in 1984 and left in this open position for over 40 years.”
14. “Tracks to the past.”
15. “I camped in this train tunnel in Western Ireland for an hour.”
16. “Nevada Northern Railway Museum and its guardian, Dirt the cat.”
17. “Abandoned train I found while traveling.”
18. “Bridge made from an old rail car.”
19. “NE Kansas”
20. “Geneva, Nebraska.”
21. “Abandoned line going into Vatican City.”
22. “Enough rust for just about anyone.”
23. “Abandoned iron ore loading dock in Duluth, Minnesota.”
24. “The Roundhouse.”
25. “Abandoned tracks in the forest in Germany since 2006.”
26. “Remnant of the Massachusetts Central Railroad.”
27. “Long gone railroad in my hometown.”
