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[โ€“] alcamtar@lemmy.world 82 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Your picture is actually of active, well-used railroad tracks. Old unused tracks are rusty and weed-grown. If the rails are shiny it means that trains pass regularly and knock the rust off. If there's no weeds it's because the railroad actively sends out crews to maintain the tracks.

[โ€“] BlackRing@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

So THAT'S what looked off... And reminded me of where I moved out of...

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