The Railroad, Farmers and America
I’ve really had two loves when it comes to photographing the ruins of the early twentieth century. The towns & farms of our agricultural society and the factories & infrastructure of our industrial past. Yet while both are very different there has always been one connecting element. The railroad.
Following embankments that once had tracks has been almost a surefire way for me to find some of the almost now ghost towns along former main lines. Even in 2015 I still hear stories from locals about how the towns they live in started to fade away after the rails were removed.
Below is a few of my favorite photos of the railroad in rural America.
![Boxcar in a field of wheat Photo copyright of Vincent David Johnson. http://www.LostAmericana.com](https://i0.wp.com/www.lostamericana.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/150831-LostAmericana-1127_8_9_tonemapped.jpg?resize=1000%2C667)
Photo copyright of Vincent David Johnson. http://www.LostAmericana.com
![Photo copyright of Vincent David Johnson. http://www.LostAmericana.com](https://i0.wp.com/www.lostamericana.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/150831-LostAmericana-1118.jpg?resize=1000%2C667)
Photo copyright of Vincent David Johnson. http://www.LostAmericana.com
![Photo copyright of Vincent David Johnson. http://www.LostAmericana.com](https://i0.wp.com/www.lostamericana.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/150829-LostAmericana-1015.jpg?resize=800%2C533)
Photo copyright of Vincent David Johnson. http://www.LostAmericana.com
![Part of the Lost Americana series. Find out more at www.LostAmericana.com Photo copyright of Vincent David Johnson. http://www.VincentDavidJohnson.com](https://i0.wp.com/www.lostamericana.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/LostAmericana_140731-img-4132.jpg?resize=800%2C533)
Photo copyright of Vincent David Johnson. http://www.VincentDavidJohnson.com
![Part of the Lost Americana series. Find out more at www.LostAmericana.com Photo copyright of Vincent David Johnson. http://www.VincentDavidJohnson.com](https://i0.wp.com/www.lostamericana.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/LostAmericana_140731-img-4173.jpg?resize=1000%2C667)
Photo copyright of Vincent David Johnson. http://www.VincentDavidJohnson.com
![Photo copyright of Vincent David Johnson. http://www.VincentDavidJohnson.com](https://i0.wp.com/www.lostamericana.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/LostAmericana_140805-img-4701.jpg?resize=1000%2C667)
Photo copyright of Vincent David Johnson. http://www.VincentDavidJohnson.com
![Gano Grain SIlos US Route 50/56, Ardell, Edwards County, Kansas NOTES: According to a resident, two people passing through had tried to live in the darker silo. Both died, one froze to death the other committed suicide.](https://i0.wp.com/www.lostamericana.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/LostAmericana_R83F04.jpg?resize=1000%2C636)
US Route 50/56, Ardell, Edwards County, Kansas
Feb. 21, 2008.
Photo copyright of Vincent David Johnson. http://www.LostAmericana.com