r/rustyrails↗
Rusty Rails: Abandoned Rail Photos
Photos of abandoned railway infrastructure, rolling stock, buildings, stuff like that. All photos contain at least one piece of railway infrastructure still in place on a line or track that is no longer used for trains.
67k subscribers134 posts / mo in Sep 202688 authors / mosince 2013
r/rustyrails has 67k members (+29% over the last 12 months). It gets about 134 posts a month from 88 people. Top topics: Bridge Views and Landmarks, North American Bridges and Train Rides and Inclines.
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- Bridge Views and Landmarks1.4%
- North American Bridges1.0%
- Train Rides and Inclines0.8%
- Abandoned Tunnels0.8%
- Steam Locomotives0.8%
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- Wikimedia
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