The New York, Ontario & Western Railway (O&W, NYO&W) was a regional railroad that connected Oswego, New York to Weehawken Terminal in New Jersey. It is the first notable railroad in America to have its mainline entirely abandoned.
A gallery of abandoned vehicles, including automobiles, boats, and tractors, in the United States.
In the Garden State’s diverse landscape, from the Pine Barrens to the industrial north, abandoned houses stand as relics of New Jersey’s rich and varied past.
The Lehigh & New England Railroad (L&NE) was a defunct railroad that operated in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York. It was the second notable railroad in the United States to be completely abandoned.
The Lackawanna Cut-Off was a 28.45-mile rail line built by the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad (DL&W) between Port Morris, New Jersey, and Slateford, Pennsylvania. It was part of the 396-mile mainline connecting Hoboken, New Jersey, and Buffalo, New York.
The Boonton Iron Works is an abandoned pig iron furnace complex that contained rolling and slitting mills for producing nail rods and bar iron along the Rockaway River in Boonton, New Jersey.
The production of pig iron, munitions, and tools in the Between Rivers, Green River, Hanging Rock, Red River, and Rolling Fork Iron Regions in Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia, as well as other regions of the United States, was facilitated by the availability of charcoal timber, iron ore, and limestone as raw materials for the furnaces.
The Split Rock Iron Furnace is an abandoned pig iron furnace located in Morris County, New Jersey.
This is a collection showcasing old and deserted gas stations across the United States.
In Kentucky, the remnants of abandoned businesses echo the state’s economic trials and the impact of shifts in the coal and manufacturing sectors. These deserted establishments, once bustling centers of activity and community livelihood, now symbolize the ongoing quest for economic diversification and revitalization.
This collection presents a visual journey through a series of abandoned residences across Kentucky. Each photograph captures more than just the physical decay of these homes; they serve as poignant reminders of the past, evoking thoughts of the lives and stories that once unfolded within these now empty walls.
The Willard Dry Fork Bridge is an abandoned pony truss bridge over Dry Fork in Willard, Kentucky.
The Sulphur Springs United Baptist Church is an abandoned church in Kentucky.
In Kentucky, the abandoned churches scattered through its hills and valleys narrate the state’s rich cultural tapestry and economic fluctuations. These sanctuaries, now standing forlorn amidst Kentucky’s natural beauty, were once the heart of community gatherings, embodying the spiritual and social essence of the region.
The River Road Bridge is a steel pin-connected Parker through truss that carried River Road over the Schuylkill River near Auburn in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Schuylkill Branch was a former rail line that extended from Philadelphia to the anthracite coal regions of central Pennsylvania.
The Suwannee Belle is an abandoned riverboat in east-central Pennsylvania. It was fabricated by Lacrosse Riverboat Company in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, in 1985, and was patterned after the paddle wheeler Belle of Suwannee that previously floated along Florida’s Suwannee River.
In the rugged terrain of Pennsylvania, there are abandoned houses that stand as silent witnesses to a bygone era specific to Pennsylvania’s history.
The Coal & Coke Railway (C&C) is a former railroad between Charleston and Elkins, West Virginia. It began as the Charleston, Clendenin & Sutton Railroad in 1891, reorganized as the Coal & Coke Railway in 1906, and leased by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O) in 1917 before being merged fully in 1934, with the Charleston to Elkins route being designated the Charleston Division. The erasure of large scale timbering, the slow decline of the coal industry in the central part of the state, and the closure of a refinery in Falling Rock led the B&O to discontinue service along the Charleston Division at different times since 1941. The railroad began sharing trackage rights with the Western Maryland closer to Elkins in the 1940s, and abandoned its mainline between Adrian and Midvale. It then closed down its former mainline between Midvale and Roaring Creek Junction in 1972 following the closure of several mines. The B&O then tried to abandon much of its line south of Gassaway although portions were reprieved by Conrail and the Elk River Railroad. Ultimately, the closure of a mine along the revived Buffalo Creek Railroad led much of the remaining track south of Burnsville to be used just for car storage and repairs at Gassaway until that ceased in 2022. Today, much of the former Coal & Coke Railway between Gassaway and Charleston is being redeveloped into a linear state park open for recreational use.
The Kingsville Tunnel No. 5 is an abandoned railroad tunnel along the Coal & Coke Railway (C&C), a former railroad between Charleston and Elkins, West Virginia.