Visiting a freight car scrapper brings to mind the mythical elephants’ graveyard, as one is surrounded by the massive carcasses of rail cars whose useful lives have ended. Morbidly slicing them into smaller pieces to be recycled is a workman with a torch, creating a hypnotic cascade of sparks as he slices these behemoths into "bite-size" bits. (Lakeshore Railcar & Tanker Services, East Chicago, Indiana – September 26, 2021). Photographed on private property with permission and full PPE, along with necessary Covid precautions.
