Alex Buscemi
Abandoned railways have a haunting beauty that draws you in, blending history and nature in a way that feels otherworldly.
There’s something captivating about seeing rusted tracks overgrown with weeds, slowly being reclaimed by the earth.
These abandoned places tell stories of a time when they were bustling with movement and life, but now they’re quiet, peaceful, and untouched. The overgrown greenery weaving through the tracks, the crumbling bridges, and tunnels hidden under vines create a kind of melancholy nostalgia, as if nature is giving them a second life.
Scroll through for photos of these oddly terrifying yet undeniably beautiful spaces.
1. “An old coal mining artifact I found deep in the woods.”
2. “Nevada Northern Railway Museum and its guardian, Dirt the cat.”
3. “Abandoned train I found while traveling.”
4. “Geneva, Nebraska.”
5. “Ghost Tracks in Cape May, New Jersey.”
6. “Abandoned tunnel in Minnesota.”
7. “Abandoned tracks in the forest in Germany since 2006.”
8. “Bridge made from an old rail car.”
9. “The only remaining Amtrak RTG Turboliner model wasting away.”
10. “I camped in this train tunnel in Western Ireland for an hour.”
11. “16 mile hike to an abandoned train track bridge in California.”
12. “Tracks leading to Wagon Wheel Gap in Creede, Colorado.”
13. “Tracks to the past.”
14. “Remnant of the Massachusetts Central Railroad.”
15. “A miniature railroad that has been abandoned by the logging company that bought the land.”
16. “Abandoned line going into Vatican City.”
17. “All aboard the next train to Atlantis.”
18. “Enough rust for just about anyone.”
19. “Abandoned iron ore loading dock in Duluth, Minnesota.”
20. “The Roundhouse.”
21. “Long gone railroad in my hometown.”
22. “Steam locomotives forgotten since the fall of the Soviet Union.”
23. “Abandoned trestle along the White Pass and Yukon Route.”
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