Category: industrial decay
Time eventually takes it's toll on large things and places. Robert Pirsig would say it's when the romantic invades the classical.1
False Hope
It's Friday, the end of the week and the end of the series on rusted railroad details. For the end, I decided to go with this beautiful disaster, False Hope caught my eye and inspired me to go overboard on post-processing to turn it into a valentine. I removed all the color except the red and shifted some others to white or red. Don't worry, I'm ok, I just liked the image and the mood it creates. Have a great weekend!0
Western Fruit Express Company
In 1965, the American Security and Trust Company's leased this fruit-hauling boxcar to the Western Fruit Express Company. Unfortunately, nearly 50 years later, this poor old U. Series piece of equipment appears to have been left outside unattended and subjected to the weather and nefarious spray-can-wielding vandals.2
Old Number 5059
This is the prow of a retired locomotive at the Minnesota Commercial Railroad roundhouse in St. Paul. Look closely, the number is actually 5059, the 50 has been painted over.0
Graffiti-strewn Boxcar
I love taking photos like this. Old rusty boxcars are a tapestry of textures and colors. Ok, I admit, I do a lot of post-processing to draw out the colors, but the final effect is fun to look at. I have a few more, so come back this week and enjoy!0
Sign of Decay
I don't think the gang graffiti did this sign much harm. I absolutely love the weird oozing stains along the top of the pillars, who knows what did that.0