A Sleeping Locomotive Under the Tree

Good Tuesday, tree lovers!

Here I am with another post for #treetuesday.

I found this cute little locomotive gathering dust under the shade of a tree. The scene is quite lovely but also sad. This train won't move anymore, as the railroad was decommissioned a few years back. Now it only serves as a memory of times long gone... It became a museum piece, so to speak.

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The tracks by the train station were left in place as a souvenir, as well. For a few years, they were still used by what the locals called a Metro. It was a little train, really. Not a Metro by any standards. 🤭

However, even that project was abandoned. Now the station was transformed into a Bus Station and that is the only mass transportation system still running in the city.

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Here's a close up shot of the old locomotive. It is very small but did its job well. The train was a good method of transportation back then.

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I hope you enjoyed these shots.

By the way, what's going on in your country... are the railroads being actively maintained or are they being replaced by the bus as well? 🧐


LocationMirandela - Portugal
CameraPanasonic Lumix DC-TZ90
Photos3 (Edited with GIMP)

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