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The eastbound TP&W road freight passes the former site of the TPW-Wabash diamonds and the restored Wabash depot, which looks just like it did when it was built in 1895.
Forrest was a division point on the Wabash's Chicago-Decatur mainline, and, until the 1930s, a roundhouse and engine terminal were located across from the depot. Until the 1970s, the Wabash and its successor, Norfolk and Western, utilized trackage rights on the TP&W between Forrest and Fairbury to access the Streator Branch. The former Wabash was abandoned between Manhattan and Risk Junction in 1991.
A view of the desert landscape en route to Monument Valley. It was a bit difficult with vehicles constantly passing at high speeds. I had to run back and forth between the spot and the parking area every few seconds.
Walking a path through the forest isn't always as easy as this. In fact, very often we discover no true path exists and we have a choice to make...
Do we give up? Do we keep looking for a path already made? Or do we strike out to make our own path?
So much of the time we dream of success and encounter a sea of forest impeding our way. It's easy to get lost, so we seek a path someone else has already carved. And when we don't find one, most give up.
Look, no one said it would ever be easy, but the goal is just on the other side! What's stopping you from reaching it? A little hard work?
Eventually you'll have to make your own path through life's forests. But I guarantee you this... When you look back from the other side, you'll realize how much stronger you became as a result, and when you achieve your goals, you'll admit it was worth it.
Sometimes there will be a clear path in front of you, and sometimes you'll have to make one yourself. The only real question you have to ask yourself is...
Are you willing?