The walls are built up, stone by stone,
The fields divided one by one.
And the train conductor says,
“Take a break driver 8, driver 8 take a break
We’ve been on this shift too long.”
REM, Driver 8, from Fables of the Reconstruction
Although railroading was once the lifeblood of the Great Plains, it’s widely known that nothing lasts forever. Captured by guest photographer Britt Leffelman, these remarkable images tell the sad story of the decline of one of the greatest industries the history of the world has ever known.
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