Thematic index

Railroad Ghost Towns

Towns that existed because trains needed them — water stops, junctions, coaling depots, section camps. Diesel engines and rerouted lines erased their purpose almost overnight.

St. Elmo, CO

1880–1922

Verified Ghost Town

Colorado's best-preserved ghost town, at the end of a canyon railroad.

Thurmond, WV

1900–1955

Near-Abandoned

A railroad town in the New River Gorge where the main street is the tracks.

Other indexes

Mining Ghost Towns Farming & Colony Ghost Towns Company Ghost Towns Lost Capitals & County Seats