Mike Richards Photography Blog » abandoned http://www.mikerichardsphotography.com/blog Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:18:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Asphalt, empty lots and a train without hurry or schedule http://www.mikerichardsphotography.com/blog/2009/07/30/asphalt-empty-lots-and-a-train-without-hurry-or-schedule/ http://www.mikerichardsphotography.com/blog/2009/07/30/asphalt-empty-lots-and-a-train-without-hurry-or-schedule/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:16:30 +0000 Mike http://www.mikerichardsphotography.com/blog/?p=41 July has been full of projects in all shapes and sizes and a few have finally dwindled to a close, so that now I can no longer put off another post. I have long been curious about Centralia, and over the 4th I was in Pennsylvania so we took some time to satisfy my curiosity. Only a few buildings are left. Mostly it consists of empty lots and withering asphalt. The mine still burns, evidenced only by tendrils of smoke, a few residents remain and it has become a drive-through curiosity.

A sad old road.

A sad old road.

The structures and the residents are slowly being replaced by wildlife.

Replacement residents

Replacement residents

Beyond this there is little left of this town, sad as that may be, I was seeking something to photograph and luckily for me, my father-in-law had just the thing. So the next day we headed in the opposite direction just into New Jersey. Here we explored abandoned railcars relics that skirted the edge of the Delaware.

Railcar

Railcar

Empty seats

Empty seats

Conrail railcar

Conrail railcar

Jordan Spreader Gauges

Jordan Spreader Gauges

Abstracting a train

Abstracting a train

You can see more images in of both Centralia and the railcars in my galleries.

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