Abandoned Locomotive - 1964
Abandoned Locomotive by Grant R. Fairbanks M.D.
This old, rusted locomotive was discovered close to Buffalo, Wyoming, on a location to the west side of the freeway between Buffalo and Casper, Wyoming. It was an abandoned steam engine railway, resting on approximately 80 feet of track, Dr. Fairbanks was able to locate it on two separate trips and photographed it. He was inspired to write a poem about it.
"Bones of the Iron Horse"
Red and rusting in the desert stand the bones of the iron horse
Its boiler open and drive rods gone
With only 80 feet of track to call its own
A silent ghost of years long past, of dreams not yet fulfilled
He also photographed his eldest son as a child sitting on the front of the old locomotive. The “Bones of the Iron Horse,” as he called it, is no longer there, and it has apparently been relocated into a public park in Buffalo, Wyoming.
Dimensions
24" H | 30" W
Artwork Medium = Giclée Art Prints
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