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Tag: palisade

Landscape, Photography, Railroad, Railscapes, USA

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. Continue reading Hold-up

Unknown's avatarGJanuary 2, 2017January 2, 20171 Comment
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