Hold-up

An eastbound coal train runs through Palisade Canyon, worn out by the Humboldt river seen next to the train. Some remnants of the ghost town of Palisade can be seen. Apparently, crime rate in this town was very low, but whenever a train passed, inhabitants would stage gunfights and robberies, to boost tourism. Around the year 1870, that was.

UP 5754 runs through deserted Palisade, NV. 4.6.2014
UP 5754 runs through deserted Palisade, NV. 4.6.2014

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