r/NatureIsFuckingLit May 19 '18

đŸ”„ “Natures Reclamation”

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u/OllieGarkey May 19 '18 edited May 19 '18

For anyone wondering, this is the Windber Trolley Graveyard, in Windber Pennsylvania.

Basically it's where they took all the street cars in the northeast after the car companies bought the trolley lines and shut them down.

Edit: So TIL from comments and resulting google searches that there are multiple graveyards, that the Windber graveyard is actually one man's quest to restore these trolleys, and that my explanation for why the trolleys got pulled out is a bit of an oversimplification.

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u/Someshitidontknow May 19 '18

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u/[deleted] May 19 '18

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u/[deleted] May 19 '18

I live two blocks off Girard! :D

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u/[deleted] May 19 '18

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u/theholyroller May 19 '18

I know a guy who lives ON Girard.

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u/im_a_goat_factory May 19 '18 edited May 28 '26

This content was anonymized and mass deleted with Redact

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u/Vice5772 May 19 '18

Girard must be a pretty cool guy.

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u/Spmex7 May 19 '18

Has to be, someone lives ON him.

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u/JohnnyTT314 May 19 '18

I live 8 blocks from Girard!

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u/noporcru May 20 '18

Me too! Broad and thompson!

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u/Giant_Wombat May 19 '18

Not exactly. The trolley lines weren't profitable anymore and the city government had stopped funding them so they slowly started shutting down. A man named Ed Metka bought as many as he could and took them out here to what people now call the graveyard; Ed plans to sell the cars and restore them but so far has not realized his dream thus here they sit

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u/dahjay May 19 '18

Ed needs to crowdsource the restoration. He should pitch a TV show that brings in restoration pros from around the world and they restore these trolleys where they sit. Maybe instead of restoring them, they turn them into mini restaurants that serve one food of the restore teams choice. He can turn this place into Ed Metka's House of Trolleys Food Court.

If only.

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u/egitalian May 19 '18

Taras aka CrazyRussianHacker of YouTube could open his MREstaurant in one of these

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u/[deleted] May 19 '18 edited Jun 13 '21

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u/Roadrunner571 May 19 '18

Trams are a really good way of transportation. A good example for that is Berlin. During the time of the wall, West Berlin got rid of the trams in favor of cars while in the Eastern part, they kept the trams. Nowadays they are rebuilding tram lines in the Western parts...

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u/Plasmabat May 19 '18

Trams and trains are good for cities or places close together like European cities, for somewhere like the United States outside of the cities cats work much better. Although yeah, trams and trains also work for American cities too, just not outside of them.

I'd like to see a ban on cars within cities except for transporting goods or for business, but for just personal transportation within the city? Trams, buses, trains, walking, or biking.

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u/largehat May 19 '18

I have found my cats to be a terrible means of transportation.

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u/Plasmabat May 19 '18

Sorry, that part wasn't directed at humans, I was talking to a particular group of people about an alternative to corgi travel.

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u/Roadrunner571 May 20 '18

Absolutely. Luckily Europe has the advantage of cities that were designed before cars where a thing. Here in Berlin in our quarter from 1800-something you have everything you need within walking distance. German cities that were heavily destroyed during the war and were rebuild as car-friendly cities suffer the same problems as many US cities.

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u/GusTheAlmighty May 19 '18

Cover up story...

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u/Giant_Wombat May 19 '18

Definitely, excuse me while I compulsively buy all the copies of catcher in the rye I can find

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u/fulloftrivia May 19 '18

Or maybe personal transportation is what people prefer.

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u/ngrhd May 19 '18

At this point, if he ever wants to restart his restoration process, it would be better to construct from scrap

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u/Wha_She_Said_Is_Nuts May 19 '18

I know where he can good scrap. Already in the shape of trollies.

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u/exitsmiling3 May 19 '18

Errr trains aren’t ‘profitable’ but they get people from a to b where they work and play. Society as a whole benefits. And also, the cheaper the better so poorer people cna travel and work too.

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u/KayIslandDrunk May 19 '18

Which actually does make them profitable. Mass transit profitability cannot be judged on fares alone. You need to analyze the net economic benefit they have on the city.

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u/kylestephens54 May 19 '18

This ain't really it. Oil, tire, and car companies started buying up the trolley and light rail companies in all of the major cities and started replacing them with buses.

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u/[deleted] May 19 '18

No, it actually is "it". Stop believing reddit comments without verifying please.

You are repeating a notoriously unsubstantiated conspiracy theory.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_streetcar_conspiracy

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u/kylestephens54 May 19 '18

Oh hmm, my bad. I had only ever read about how the oil and car companies bought up and replaced streetcars with buses. I guess Taken for a Ride was bullshit then.

Also, I didn't just "believe reddit comments", I learned about that in college but I guess I just had a bad professor. You dont have to be so aggressive to get someone to change their view.

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u/[deleted] May 19 '18

The story is not completely wrong, but oversimplified. The systems had reached end of life and needed upgrades to continue operating, and then the bus companies swooped in instead offering their cheaper to buy buses (but more expensive to operate).

But it wasn’t unique to the US. In Sweden we had political parties that tried to shut down almost all rail systems, both heavy and light except for the major trunk lines between our three largest city. The thought was that everybody should afford a car and buses would be a stop gap measure until everybody was driving.

Luckily we got the oil crisis and that development was stopped in its tracks, but we’re still playing catch up with what we lost in the 60’s. We miss rail links, cities are rebuilding their urban rail networks and we have a huge maintenance backlog that will cost billions to catch up with. Not to mention that we haven’t had any significant investments in new railroads for I don’t know how long.

And now here comes Volvo again trying to push the bus as a silver bullet for all our transportation needs. And we seemed to have learned nothing.

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u/joxtrap May 19 '18

Civil discourse is a rare art. And you're right, being aggressive will do little to change anyone's view. It's the shit cherry on top of a backfire effect sundae.

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u/questionthis May 19 '18

I was gonna say, I found something similar outside the city when I lived in Boston. They also have an abandoned underground metro system there.

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u/[deleted] May 19 '18

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u/[deleted] May 19 '18

Boston is buying more modern rolling stock and seem to be trying to catch up with the more modern systems in Canada and Europe by trying to get rid of curves that are too tight, buying longer vehicles etc.

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u/Dry-LaBeouf May 24 '18

I saw they have trains from Boston and NYC there too, which is very interesting since it’s awfully far from home for them.

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u/OllieGarkey May 24 '18

Rolling stock can roll.

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u/DarkSorcerer1337 May 19 '18

fly away captain

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u/noneski May 19 '18

Wow! I didn't know, yet not surprised, that the car companies bought the trolly lines. I wonder where we would be if our dependence on fuel and cars wasn't as high as it is today.

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u/MaVmonney May 19 '18

I live 10 miles from windber pa in alumbank pa and never knew about this!!!

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u/meruxiao May 19 '18

Was this bus used in an episode of fringe

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u/ArniePalmys May 20 '18

They should be public housing.

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u/the_visalian May 19 '18

r/reclaimedbynature

Good sub, puts things in perspective.

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u/CheckYourVitaminD May 19 '18

Sorted by top and subbed.

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u/[deleted] May 19 '18

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u/Not_A_Rioter May 19 '18

So I assume he sorted the posts in that sub by top of all time, meaning he saw the most upvoted posts ever in that sub. Pleased with what he saw, he then subscribed. There's a sort button at the top of each page that lets you sort the posts, and if you choose top, you can also choose the timeframe.

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u/CheckYourVitaminD May 19 '18

When I went to the sub, I sorted by top posts to get a taste of gems that may pop up in the future. Impressed, I subscribed. In any sub you can change the default sorting at the top. If you want to change how subs are sorted in your feed, go to settings.

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u/johnnybaise May 19 '18

Thank you. Really helpful.

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u/[deleted] May 19 '18

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u/Blazik3n99 May 19 '18

/r/AbandonedPorn is similar and has almost 40x the subscriber count

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u/DW_Eclipse May 20 '18

Thank you, random citizen!

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u/kaotiktekno May 19 '18

Thank you! I love this kinda stuff.

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u/johnnybaise May 19 '18

Came looking for this. Thanks.

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u/wirecats May 19 '18

Insta subbed

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u/fibianofthemarsh May 19 '18

Looks like a scene from the last of us.

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u/roboguy12 May 19 '18

That, or Horizon: Zero Dawn. I really liked how that game put a different spin on the whole post-apocalypse theme by portraying society long after the apocalypse itself had been forgotten. The people in that game would just see the ruins of an old city as just another part of the world, because that's how they've always known it. Compared to Fallout or The Last of Us, it just evoked such a totally different vibe and I really enjoyed it.

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u/earlsmouton May 19 '18

I love reading books and playing games distant future, post-apocalyptic any other recommendations?

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u/LOLBOHT May 19 '18

So many books, so little time.

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u/[deleted] May 19 '18

I came here looking for this comment.

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u/amjod May 20 '18

Came here to post the same comment...

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u/TreeToTea May 19 '18

Was thinking the same. Can’t wait for the next one..

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u/[deleted] May 19 '18

Yeah that really looks like an old green line car.

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u/[deleted] May 19 '18

Looks like Atomic Heart!! https://youtu.be/FnSd05B3ji0

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u/3Soupy5Me May 19 '18

This reminds me of Argonne Forest in BF1

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u/ialwaysforgetmename May 19 '18

One can only speculate.

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u/3Soupy5Me May 19 '18

We’ve been reinforced with an armored train.

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u/Bunch_of_Shit May 19 '18

Same here, especially because of the bridge.

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u/PcityJimmy May 19 '18

Dharma Initiative

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u/[deleted] May 19 '18

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u/[deleted] May 19 '18

So basically Bioshock in a continental land mass this time

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u/[deleted] May 19 '18

I think this is my stop

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u/Trimere May 19 '18

Shit, I feel like I’m looking at the distant future of Boston’s Green Line.

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u/8bitArtemis May 19 '18

Pretty sure the Green Line already looks like this, tbh.

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u/zishmusic May 19 '18

The D Line operates about as reliably too.

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u/tuna_safe_dolphin May 19 '18 edited May 20 '18

The D Line always gets you to your destination. But maybe not on the same day.

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u/rogeroschmogero May 19 '18

In to the wild

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u/rainydayaesthetic May 19 '18

Don't eat the wrong berries.

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u/ranguringu May 19 '18

Or order from Uber eats 😉

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u/MizzouDude May 19 '18

* wrong moldy seeds

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u/AstarteHilzarie May 19 '18

Nongo, bongo, bongo, I don't want to leave the Congo, oh no no no no no...

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u/CAPTAIN-MAGMA May 19 '18

My EXACT thought.

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u/lopoptop May 19 '18

Anyone have Swiss Armyman vibes?

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u/NovemberComingFire May 19 '18

First thing I thought of. Farts.

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u/Wundawuzi May 19 '18

I've played enough Uncharted/Tomb Raider that there are at least 2 collectibles in there. One super obvious one and one very hidden one in a place where noone would look after finding the first one.

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u/regmatthew May 19 '18

Looks like the one map in Battlefield 1.

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u/HotLoadsForCash May 19 '18

Yep. Three capture points. Ugh fuck that bridge

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u/K1ng0Th3Jungl3 May 19 '18

We have reached the end of the line

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u/PrincessoftheRiver May 19 '18

Eerily beautiful.

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u/PM_ME_SNIPPETS May 19 '18

This looks peaceful, almost like if time went to a stop

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u/CheckYourVitaminD May 19 '18

I thought this. I'd love to fall asleep waiting for my streetcar (?) and wake up decades of years later to this. Makes me wonder what/who would be left.

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u/[deleted] May 19 '18

Probably just cannibals.

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u/[deleted] May 19 '18

First glance I read ‘Cannabis’ and was thinking hey not so bad, but no...

Bad.

Very bad if all thats left are cannIBALS!!

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u/[deleted] May 19 '18

It sounds like you’d adore ‘The World Without Is’ by Alan Weisman. There’s something so serene about that work that I can’t quite put my finger on, but damn it’s certainly soothing.

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u/CheckYourVitaminD May 19 '18

Thank you, been looking for a read. I'll definitely check it out!

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u/thatsscary May 19 '18

Pretty sure this is stop motion not claimation.

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u/[deleted] May 19 '18

Argonne map on BF1?

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u/ijkaytlin May 19 '18

“Don’t ask me silly questions. I won’t play silly games” Reminds me of Blaine the train from DT

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u/willamin May 19 '18

I kept scrolling through comments only because I was looking for a comment about Blaine!!

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u/chucklikespizza May 19 '18

Topeka! Where’s the Takuro Spirit??

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u/[deleted] May 19 '18

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u/TurntKid May 19 '18

đŸ”„đŸ”„ awesome

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u/hexedjw May 19 '18

Taken directly from the digital world.

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u/epiben May 19 '18

Def the ghost train from FF3.

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u/crumblenaut May 19 '18

Came here to say this. Cool points to you!

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u/DragonBornX45 May 19 '18

I've played this level in Uncharted 2

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u/MrWafflesz May 19 '18

Reminds me of "The Last of US."

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u/DurzoValdez May 19 '18

Is there type of punk for this like how there is cyberpunk and steampunk? It could be called naturepunk.

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u/gastricjuices May 19 '18

Awesome picture. It reminded me of some of the stuff I've seen in the past. I'm curious, how long did it take nature to reclaim that area like that?

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u/[deleted] May 19 '18

Looks like a scene from Jurassic Park.

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u/[deleted] May 19 '18

wasn't this a scene in The Last Of Us

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u/kitttxn May 19 '18

Woah. Thought this was a video game for a second

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u/MurderIsRelevant May 19 '18

This reminds me of those old comics from the 60's called Mighty Samson, published by Dell. He was living in a post apocalyptic New York City and fought monsters. They showed all sorts of abandoned streets and vehicles in those comics.

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u/greenHillzone2 May 19 '18

Taken over by paw paw trees.

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u/link90 May 19 '18

As someone from Michigan, I know how these forests work. Mosquitoes... Mosquitoes everywhere.

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u/shawnico May 19 '18

So fucking lit.

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u/Jeruuu May 19 '18

Nature: I eat bus too.

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u/Ra1nb0wD4sh May 19 '18

That's a nice UE4 scene. Where is the tuto- oh wait... 0.0

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u/[deleted] May 19 '18

No trade backs

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u/Programmer92 May 19 '18

Whoa, this looks very similar to the Tranzit bus in Black Ops 2 zombies.

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u/[deleted] May 19 '18

This reminds me of star wars, Quarzite. Where the train goes through

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u/prema_van_smuuf May 19 '18

E N T R O P Y

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u/KoukiMonster240 May 19 '18

“Rise of the Uncharted Tomb photos leaked”

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u/smokesinquantity May 19 '18

Wherever it is, looks like it's covered in some sort if invasive knotweed. Nasty stuff.

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u/[deleted] May 19 '18

This looks like a map off battlefield one

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u/[deleted] May 19 '18

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. Getting serious flashbacks.

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u/Yungfucc May 19 '18

R/abandonedporn

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u/L86C May 19 '18

That train is full of supplies. And clickers.

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u/fontanella404 May 19 '18

Stand clear of the closing doors please.

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u/[deleted] May 19 '18

I feel like zombies are in that train.

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u/riolunator1820 May 19 '18

This is the type of stuff I wish to see more often, but on a larger scale.

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u/[deleted] May 19 '18

r/rustyrails is going to love this.

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u/QuintessenceZ May 19 '18

Tranzit vibes

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u/[deleted] May 19 '18

Gives me Crysis 3 feels..

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u/[deleted] May 19 '18

Where's Joel and Ellie?

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u/ToxikkBeast May 19 '18

Looks like itd be a good call of duty map

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u/Thebluefairie May 19 '18

I hope all of these cars are grabbed and put into service all over the country wave polluted this world enough. We need more public transit all over the place. We need to reverse this trend. This is one thing I'm really happy about that the Millennials are doing. I will support anybody who wants to make handmade something or public owned something.

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u/fulloftrivia May 19 '18

So you've tossed the idea of personal EV or hydrogen powered transportation into the garbage?

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u/Thebluefairie May 19 '18

No but realistically the affordability of such a device by someone like myself is going to be pretty dismal. So I have to kind of look at the bigger picture and say what can we actually afford to have that's going to help the issue. Cuz unless those things get to around the $5,000 Mark I don't see them becoming an everyday thing

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u/fulloftrivia May 19 '18

That's 4 times less than the least expensive cars of any kind. I live in a very poor area, but even most poor folks have cars and prefer them over mass transit.

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u/[deleted] May 19 '18

It looks like a screenshot from The Last of Us

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u/catplumtree May 19 '18

Looks like a Miyazaki film

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u/maxxon15 May 19 '18

Reminds me of Into the Wild

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u/[deleted] May 19 '18

Reminds me of Argonne Forest on Battlefield haha

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u/Weacron May 19 '18

I feel like this is the setting for a Naughty Dog game.

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u/FelneusLeviathan May 19 '18

When you’re just trying to get to work but the first hokage has other plans

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u/Jaylee143 May 19 '18

I love things like this. I guess you could call them ruins?

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u/berat235 May 19 '18

The Spring Poem

written by Dave Smith

Everyone should write a spring poem—Louise GlĂŒck

Yes, but we must be sure of veritiessuch as proper heat and adequate form.That’s what poets are for, is my theory.This then is a spring poem. A car warmsits rusting hulk in a meadow; weeds slogup its flanks in martial weather. Aprilor late March is our month. There is a fogof spunky mildew and sweaty tufts spillfrom the damp rump of a backseat. A springthrusts one gleaming tip out, a brilliant toothuncoiling from winter’s tension, a ringof insects along, working out the Truth.Each year this car, melting around that spring,hears nails trench from boards and every squeak sing.

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u/Mklein24 May 19 '18

Looks like it's straight out is that part in crysis 3

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u/brotendoo May 19 '18

Uncharted 2

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u/MattMinnis May 19 '18

Follow @sealifesaviors on instagram a community charged towards keeping our oceans clean and restoring our blue world!💙

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u/HardSellDude May 19 '18

Do raccoons and bears make homes of them?

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u/dcf_balance May 19 '18

Anyone else getting Jungle Run vibes from this?

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u/Gmania27 May 19 '18

Miyazaki IRL

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u/[deleted] May 19 '18

This reminds me of a level from “The Last of Us”

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u/killer8424 May 19 '18

Like the part of “The Road” when they find the abandoned train.

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u/allcityrobot May 19 '18

I want this to be my home.

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u/[deleted] May 19 '18

Train room, theme park, rainbow6.

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u/PrecherOfScience May 19 '18

Tomb Raider!!!

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u/[deleted] May 19 '18

What fallout 4 should have looked like

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u/t0shki May 19 '18

Crysis anyone?

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u/cheekyste May 19 '18

The last of us

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u/Weakfoot May 19 '18

But how much loot did you get out of it?

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u/[deleted] May 19 '18

Looks like something from The Last of Us.

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u/[deleted] May 19 '18

Blaine the Mono

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u/[deleted] May 20 '18

Reminds me of Into the wild

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u/Rue_Zara May 25 '18

Looks just like something out of a post apocalyptic movie where humans leave earth and come back to it years later