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I spotted these couches one day while J and I were playing disc golf. I knew immediately what I wanted to do with them, and sadly, this is not it. These were just some test shots that I was taking before I set my tripod up. Right as I was getting my tripod out I heard some rustling nearby in the grass. It only took me two steps (in my flip-flops) to see a snake. And not just any snake, no sir, we're talking red on yellow (kill a fellow!). Therefore, these shots will have to do for now. I'm not giving up that easily though... I will return with close toed shoes.
Three dumped Geeps lettered for the Idaho, Northern & Pacific on an abandoned stetch of the former San Diego & Imperial Valley (Before that San Diego & Arizona Eastern) near Ocotillo, California. They're boarded up and haven't been used for some time. There's some interesting information on Trainorders about these locos, how they came to be in California and the attempts to restore service on this stretch of line which is moribund west of Plaster City.
Somebody dumped a snowmobile here and at Shaffer & 28th. You can't make this stuff up! It has been a while since I saw a flare aka fusee used, they used to be in everyone's trunk and every car emergency kit.
The Dump (87,812 square feet)
801 N Military Highway, Norfolk, VA
This was originally a Kmart, which was built and opened in 1974. It became The Dump on June 28th, 1996.
Centralia, Pennsylvania.
"NO DUMPING"
In May of 1962, a fire was started in the town landfill, next to the Odd Fellows Cemetary in order to clean up the area before a Memorial Day Celebration.
This fire was authorized by the town council, and was ignited by members of the local Volunteer Fire Department. All of the trash was piled up in a corner of the landfill and ignited. After the fire had burned most of the trash, it was extinguished. Oddly, though, it kept re-igniting itself as the weeks passed.
What the members of the town did not realise was that there was an un-sealed abandoned coal mine shaft beneath the pile. The trash fire ignited a coal seam beneath the earth, and continues burning to this day.
Beneath Centralia and surrounding areas lies a rich deposite of anthracite coal; very hard and compact, which burns slowly at a high temperature. Since the initial fire in 1962, the underground mine fires have spread some 400 acres, forcing the evacuation of homes in Centralia.
At its peak, Centralia had more than 2,000 residents. The Borough of Centralia had, at one point, "seven churches, five hotels, twenty-seven saloons, two theaters, a bank, and a post office, fourteen general stores, and a post office".
In 1984, Congress allocated approximately $42 million for relocation of Centralia's residents. Most took the offer and moved to surrounding areas.
According to the 2004 census, there were only 18 people still remaining in Centralia.
All that is left today is a few lone homes, civic buildings, and barren roads which lead into empty feilds.
Here's a link to Wikipedia for more information.
A partially loaded ballast train heads west through Pointe-Claire. Power is CP 6020 & CP 5874, both with multimarks. At the rear is caboose CP 434957. CP has been doing a lot of trackwork this weekend on the Vaudreuil Sub, causing cancellation of commuter trains on this line.
Waste disposal is a big issue when you only have a limited amount of land, such as in Tuvalu. The northern end of Fongafele (the main island) is a giant garbage dump.
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