Abandoned Montana Railroad

by Alexander Bussey  

Uploaded 5 Aug 2009 — 101 favorites

© Alexander Bussey

This abandoned rail line that runs through Montana is being used as a storage space for unneeded rail cars. The cars run for miles and miles along the roadside, through the mountains, and along the river. The tracks are being overrun with foliage as they fall into disrepair.

82 responses

  • Brian Betteridge

    Brian Betteridge gave props (5 Aug 2009):

    nice shot. voted.

  • Linda Houghton

    Linda Houghton   gave props (5 Aug 2009):

    nice composition

  • Justin Sheely

    Justin Sheely   said (6 Aug 2009):

    Great shot! where abouts in montana is that?

  • Rui Rodrigues

    Rui Rodrigues gave props (6 Aug 2009):

    Loved it!

  • Leanna Lomanski

    Leanna Lomanski   gave props (6 Aug 2009):

    Excellent composition -- got my vote.

  • Rhio9 (Rhio Hirsch)

    Rhio9 (Rhio Hirsch) said (7 Aug 2009):

    this is beautiful. ive been to montana. my mother lives in a small town in the middle of the state. this is an excellent moody photo.

  • Alexander Bussey

    Alexander Bussey   said (7 Aug 2009):

    Thanks for the comments all. Justin, this photo was taken just outside of Circle, MT.

  • Dawn Duffield

    Dawn Duffield (Deleted) gave props (7 Aug 2009):

    Definitely!

  • Dave Treiber

    Dave Treiber   gave props (7 Aug 2009):

    nice lighting and composition!

  • Bradley OConnor

    Bradley OConnor   said (7 Aug 2009):

    Light beams add to image great shot

  • Dorothy Menosky

    Dorothy Menosky   gave props (7 Aug 2009):

    Beautiful! And fits the theme from a different perspective. Kudos~

  • Stuart Thomas

    Stuart Thomas gave props (7 Aug 2009):

    Great perspective and it is now one of my favs

  • John Linton

    John Linton gave props (7 Aug 2009):

    Hell YEAH! Rad!

  • Leatheia Brady Rhodes

    Leatheia Brady Rhodes   gave props (7 Aug 2009):

    Right place, right time camera in hand and you got an awesome shot

  • Michaela Krumrey

    Michaela Krumrey gave props (7 Aug 2009):

    voted

  • Nancy Richard

    Nancy Richard   gave props (7 Aug 2009):

    Unusual, but I hope we'll always have trains!

  • Don Lawrence

    Don Lawrence gave props (7 Aug 2009):

    Big Sky 4 sure, nice

  • Jan Hoffman

    Jan Hoffman   gave props (7 Aug 2009):

    Excellent "YES"

  • jose carlos castilllo gomez

    jose carlos castilllo gomez said (8 Aug 2009):

    hot foto and my vote

  • Heaven Man

    Heaven Man gave props (9 Aug 2009):

    That's Impressive! My vote! And Fav!

  • Kristine Bailey

    Kristine Bailey   gave props (10 Aug 2009):

    Got my vote well done!!

  • Christopher Long

    Christopher Long gave props (10 Aug 2009):

    Cool shot!

  • Rob Roy

    Rob Roy gave props (10 Aug 2009):

    AWEsome, Alex!!

  • Camille Javal

    Camille Javal gave props (10 Aug 2009):

    Beautiful! Great work!

  • Aaron Schwartz

    Aaron Schwartz   gave props (10 Aug 2009):

    Wow, beautifully done. Has the feel of a Wyeth painting. Got my enthusiastic vote!

  • Anna C Husted

    Anna C Husted said (10 Aug 2009):

    Alexander this is really a nice shot and great work. Beautiful and tragic at the same time. Poor rail industry.

  • Ann Reece

    Ann Reece   gave props (10 Aug 2009):

    Excellent for the theme! The colors in this are really nice. I voted : )

  • Lanis Rossi

    Lanis Rossi gave props (10 Aug 2009):

    Super well photographed shot. Voted!!!

  • Cathy McLain

    Cathy McLain said (10 Aug 2009):

    Made me sad. Good capture.

  • sasha ormond

    sasha ormond said (10 Aug 2009):

    so beautiful

  • Becca Bornstein

    Becca Bornstein gave props (10 Aug 2009):

    Lovely, I love how the light is filtering softly through the clouds!

  • Erich Mangl

    Erich Mangl   gave props (11 Aug 2009):

    fantastic mood and message

  • Loree McComb

    Loree McComb   gave props (11 Aug 2009):

    Fantastic shot - got another vote!

  • Sandy Tyler

    Sandy Tyler gave props (11 Aug 2009):

    Great shot Alexander, got my vote!!

  • Wendy A Perry

    Wendy A Perry   gave props (11 Aug 2009):

    This is just beautiful!! got my vote

  • Catherine Hadler

    Catherine Hadler   gave props (11 Aug 2009):

    lovely light and colour, and great for the theme - my vote!

  • PINAKI SARKAR

    PINAKI SARKAR gave props (11 Aug 2009):

    beautiful and captivating.great shot

  • Tiia Vissak

    Tiia Vissak gave props (12 Aug 2009):

    a cool image! yes!

  • s pearson

    s pearson gave props (12 Aug 2009):

    love the lighting...

  • Karen Foto Fiddler

    Karen Foto Fiddler gave props (12 Aug 2009):

    VOTE! Great find!

  • adniloj

    adniloj   gave props (12 Aug 2009):

    incredible light, what a beauty of an entry!

  • Lesley Williamson

    Lesley Williamson gave props (12 Aug 2009):

    Great for the theme! Would have worked well for Nature Conquers Man too. Voted!

  • Alexander Bussey

    Alexander Bussey   said (12 Aug 2009):

    yeah, i would have loved to have had it for nature conquers man. thanks for the comments all.

  • poonam jadhwani

    poonam jadhwani gave props (12 Aug 2009):

    lovely sht.! u got my vote

  • Kelly Rockett

    Kelly Rockett gave props (12 Aug 2009):

    My Vote! This is a truely awesome capture!

  • Christopher J Chalk

    Christopher J Chalk   gave props (12 Aug 2009):

    Great composition and coments, very interesting!........(voted)

  • Sarah Quaranto

    Sarah Quaranto said (12 Aug 2009):

    This reminds me of a song. Beautiful work.

  • Sarah Quaranto

    Sarah Quaranto gave props (12 Aug 2009):

    you know i was actually working on a drawing inspired by a song but i stopped. i think this will be what is going to inspire me to finish it :]

  • Željko Jelenski

    Željko Jelenski said (12 Aug 2009):

    Got my vote.

    I like it. Bravo.

  • jean-philippe mergan

    jean-philippe mergan gave props (12 Aug 2009):

    A great picture !!! Vote !!!

  • gamal hendro

    gamal hendro gave props (13 Aug 2009):

    great shot...vote it....

  • J. Zbell

    J. Zbell gave props (13 Aug 2009):

    awesome comp... perfect fit for theme!

  • Ken McElroy

    Ken McElroy gave props (13 Aug 2009):

    Great eye - superb image worth a vote in this category.

  • rebecca joelson

    rebecca joelson said (13 Aug 2009):

    your work is fantastic. enjoyed browsing your entire collection! i especially love this one with the silvery light and great mood you've captured.

  • Brad Paro

    Brad Paro   gave props (14 Aug 2009):

    Excellent entry!! VOTED!

  • k. pasa? k. pasa?

    k. pasa? k. pasa?   gave props (15 Aug 2009):

    a gorgeous shot. sweet.

  • Daniela V

    Daniela V gave props (16 Aug 2009):

    great composition i love it. my vote

  • Antje Sommer

    Antje Sommer gave props (22 Aug 2009):

    great light and composition

  • Latrenia Bryant

    Latrenia Bryant gave props (3 Sep 2009):

    Love it!

  • caitlin rams

    caitlin rams gave props (15 Nov 2009):

    so gorgeous

  • Maura Kirkwood

    Maura Kirkwood gave props (16 Dec 2009):

    beautiful shot!!

  • Mike Olbinski

    Mike Olbinski   gave props (17 Dec 2009):

    Awesome!

  • Jamie Nardoni

    Jamie Nardoni gave props (17 Dec 2009):

    what a beautiful shot! i love the coils of sunset :)

  • Leanne Silva

    Leanne Silva gave props (17 Dec 2009):

    What a beautiful shot!

  • Mark Orr

    Mark Orr said (17 Dec 2009):

    What a great photo! Love the lighting and the muted color tones. Is this film or your Nikon? I also use a Nikon ...D40X.

    Mark

  • Jean Pierre Vacherot

    Jean Pierre Vacherot   gave props (17 Dec 2009):

    Great work!

  • Alexander Bussey

    Alexander Bussey   said (17 Dec 2009):

    Mark, this one was shot with my D40.

  • Brad Shwidock

    Brad Shwidock gave props (17 Dec 2009):

    spectacular

  • Gloria Childers

    Gloria Childers   gave props (17 Dec 2009):

    A wonderful picture....sun rays and all. u have a good eye. :-)

  • Blake Coble

    Blake Coble gave props (17 Dec 2009):

    Beautiful shot.

  • Lyana Votey

    Lyana Votey   gave props (17 Dec 2009):

    Fabulous!

  • Desiree Adams

    Desiree Adams   gave props (18 Dec 2009):

    Now I love this looks like the first shot of a GR8 movie!

  • :) Stephanie Smith!

    :) Stephanie Smith!   gave props (19 Dec 2009):

    Wow! This is awesome.

  • Heidi Morris

    Heidi Morris gave props (19 Dec 2009):

    fabulous use of HRD technique ? congratulations on a great shot Alexander

  • Robert R. Gaines

    Robert R. Gaines gave props (19 Dec 2009):

    Great composition, color, lighting and that other stuff too!

  • Alexander Bussey

    Alexander Bussey   said (19 Dec 2009):

    nope, not an HDR photo, I just made minor adjustments to the saturation throughout the image.

  • Jimmy Schafer

    Jimmy Schafer gave props (19 Dec 2009):

    Wicked. Awesome contrast in color and depth

  • Cassie Peters

    Cassie Peters gave props (24 Dec 2009):

    Beautiful photo!

  • Mykola Swarnyk

    Mykola Swarnyk gave props (24 Dec 2009):

    Absolutely gorgeous photo!

  • Zachary Andrew

    Zachary Andrew gave props (24 Dec 2009):

    completely stunning. Amazing work.

  • Stephan Ortmanns

    Stephan Ortmanns gave props (24 Dec 2009):

    great shot, the composition is fine in the light causes a creepy feeling for an unreal world of tomorrow

  • Paul Andrews

    Paul Andrews said (26 Dec 2009):

    Absolutely beautiful work. Poignant. Makes me think of the concentration camps.

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