Date: 26/06/2017

One of photographer John Sanderson's earliest memories was family road trips to Pennsylvania from his home in Manhattan, New York. While on one of these trips, 13-year-old Sanderson discovered the delight of taking pictures when shooting the Strasburg Rail Road and its historic steam engine. Returning to the subject of railways in adulthood, he rebelled against his younger self and this time chose to photograph American railroads devoid of trains.

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The empty railways of America

BBC News in pictures

Photographer John Sanderson captures the quiet moments between passing trains.