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Russia - An abandoned railroad on the slopes of Mount Shmidt in Norilsk.

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Russia - Only ruins and rails are left from the old railroad.

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Serbia - In Belgrade, another scene of abandonment.

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Bolivia - An overview of the Train Cemetery in Uyuni. These locomotives and wagons were part of Bolivia's first rail network, which carried minerals between Uyuni and Antofagasta, Chile.

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Bolivia - A rusting locomotive, burning in the scorching sun.

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Bolivia - The Uyuni desert helped Bolivia's industrial development for many years, but today it is completely abandoned.

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Ukraine - In the small town of Kleven, a girl walks on an abandoned railroad, in an area that is known locally as 'Tunnel of Love'.

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Jordan - Abandoned trains in Amman.

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Ukraine - The Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986 still marks the region's landscape.

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Bangladesh - Children play soccer in an abandoned train in Dhaka.

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Bangladesh - Boys playing soccer in the interior of the train wagon.

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Abkhazia - One of several abandoned train stations near the town of Gagra. After the collapse of the USSR, the railroad connection between Abkhazia and Russia ceased to be used.

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Brazil - An abandoned train on a cloudy day in the village of Paranapiacaba, in São Paulo.

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Italy - Freight trains helped many countries develop in the past, but no longer play this important role.

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Pakistan - A man rests under a shadow at an abandoned train station in Karachi.

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Nepal - Children play in a wagon in the town of Janakpur.

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Nepal - In Janakpur, taxi driver Rafid Kabadi poses for a photo with his grandson in front of the train he used to drive.

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Nepal - Nature takes over. Bushes sprout around the train and the grass is already higher than the wheels.

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Spain - An area of Ponferrada, Spain, attracts many curious tourists looking to photograph the abandoned trains.

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Greece - Garbage is strewn among train wagons where immigrants take shelter in Thessaloniki. The photo was taken in April 2017.

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Greece - Immigrants use an abandoned train wagon as a temporary home.

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Greece - A view of abandoned wagons in Thessaloniki.

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Greece - In Nea Ionia, a large cemetery of abandoned freight trains attracts curious tourists.

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France - People carrying bags of belongings out of an abandoned railroad in Paris. More than 350 individuals were evicted from an improvised camp. This photo is from February 2016.

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France - Abandoned trains in Dommary-Baroncourt  used as huge canvases.

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Syria - In the town of Sinjar, a girl walks along an abandoned railroad next to an improvised refugee camp.

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Syria - A trailer at Tell i-Refat train station. The station linking the Aleppo district with Turkey was shut down because of the conflict in Syria.

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Georgia - A local sits on a bench at an abandoned train station in the city of Tkvarcheli.

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Malta - In Valletta, visitors cross a tunnel that was once part of the old Malta Railway. The rail network closed in 1931.

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Canada - An old train station in the town of Cody, British Columbia.

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Liberia - Men use a rail car made of wood along an abandoned railroad near the port city of Buchanan.

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Bosnia - Groups of refugees sleep in an abandoned train station in Sarajevo.

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Spain - The abandoned Canfranc International railway station.

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Namibia - Unused rails in the Namib desert.

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United States - A sign warns people not to step into an abandoned railroad in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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Poland - Neglected train wagons in the Carpathia Mountains.

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Australia - An abandoned railroad near Sydney.

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