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Rail car weigh station sits abandoned at Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg PA. The building and scales sit along side about 6-8 rows of tracks filled with various cars waiting for thier next run. These scales would have been used to weigh tanker and coal cars much the way trucks are weighed today.

My son and I love to explore all the cars sitting on the various tracks, and of course I never go without my camera. Of all the times we’ve been here this is the first time I discovered this old building and the scales.

Nikon D80, 17-55 lens, 1/200, f/8 @17mm, ISO 400

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building, tracks, dilapidated, abandoned, trains, railroad, rails, ericseyes, weigh station

Comments

  • Lois  Bryan
    Lois Bryanover 3 years ago

    what a fascinating find, Eric!!!! Gorgeous colors!!!

  • Thanks Lois, it was a gorgeous sky that day!

    – ericseyes

  • Crystal Zacharias
    Crystal Zachariasover 3 years ago

    Nice. I’m sure it’s a nice location to do portraits as well

  • It is, except they took away my favorite passanger cars I used to do some portaits in :(

    – ericseyes

  • Anna Shaw
    Anna Shawover 3 years ago

    Great image Eric, those tracks lead your eyes right through the scene.
    xx

  • Thank Anna!

    – ericseyes

  • AliceDoodles
    AliceDoodlesover 3 years ago


    Your cohosts Cee and Chris

  • Lori Deiter
    Lori Deiterover 3 years ago

    Great perspective of this overgrown forgotten place.

  • Thanks Lori, sad it’s just being left to mother nature.

    – ericseyes

  • urmysunshine
    urmysunshineover 3 years ago

    I love the tones and feeling of this shot, great ambience

  • Thank You, I appreciate your comment!

    – ericseyes

  • CeePhotoArt
    CeePhotoArtover 3 years ago

    Great Capture!!!
    Please consider putting this into the Which Way – walkways, pathways, stairways, and roadways group.

  • AnnieSnel
    AnnieSnelover 3 years ago

    Wonderful scenery!

  • Thank You Annie!

    – ericseyes