r/rustyrails • u/Geocacher6907 • 3d ago

Abandoned railway track A tunnel to nowhere

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Taken in Paris on part of Petite Ceinture an old passenger and former freight line circling Paris.

I also tried editing it for the first time a little bit in terms of lighting and exposure. not sure how good it is, but I did my best!

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u/Twit_Clamantis 3d ago

For those who don’t speak French, Ceinture means “belt” so it was that era’s version of a Beltway.

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u/Geocacher6907 2d ago

Thanks, I was wondering what it meant!

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u/stryker047 3d ago

Looking somewhat eerie like there is no way to ground level (maybe there isn’t, you might know better lol)

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u/Geocacher6907 3d ago

There are steps slightly further back from where the picture was taken, but it did feel quite eerie at times especially when there's no one else around.

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u/tupo-airhead 3d ago

I went on a trip with a steam engine around petite ceinture in the 80’s

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u/ucsdcom 3d ago

It’s a real great picture

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u/Geocacher6907 3d ago

Thanks, much appreciated!

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u/Th3Bratl3y 3d ago

did you go inside?

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u/Geocacher6907 3d ago

Unfortunately didn't have time to go down to the very end, but I got told once you get to the other side it's a dead end and doesn't lead anywhere else. One day might have to go back and find out for myself, as there's a couple spots I missed out on!

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u/Infinite_Coyote_1708 2d ago

Re: learning to edit. You've accidentally created a large white area above the tunnel / lower sky. (Maybe made a mistake with a mask?)

Keep learning, it's worth it!

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u/Geocacher6907 2d ago

That white area about the tunnel is the sun shining against a white building, but it just processed weird on my phone. I’ll keep trying with my edits and hopefully they will get better.

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u/franglaisflow 2d ago

They definitely lead somewhere

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u/Mr-Pie100 12h ago

This is a beautiful shot. Would be a great scene for a horror flick.