Adele D. Oliver


Community Manager, Lotusland, Canada

The Whistler Train Wreck

In 1956 a freighttrain going too fast came off the tracks just south of Whistler - they managed to salvaged 9 wagons, but 7 had be left here in the woods and have become a tourist attraction with their colourful graffiti paintings inside and outside the wreck, I had a ball taking pictures and will show you just a few ... these are wagons 1 and 2 of the 7... and by the way: it is quite a long walk into the woods and across a river to get to the site.

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  • a. segura 2 24/09/2024 17:49

    interesante la historia,como esculturas dan color y volumen al bosque,buen reportaje,saludos
  • mohane 11/09/2024 19:28

    powerful with colours !
  • Matthias Getto 11/09/2024 14:35

    An interesting and colorful motif that you show us.
    I am not judging the painting skills of many of these artists here. But the fact that they have no respect for nature and have to smudge the trees is not exactly a sign of intelligence.
    But that's not your fault.
    Best regards
    Matthias
    • Adele D. Oliver 11/09/2024 17:58

      thank you, Matthias, yes, it is sad to see that these 2 trees in the foreground have been painted too - who knows why ...
  • Michèle FLEURY 11/09/2024 10:21

    Un train accidenté est devenu une "oeuvre d'art" (qu'on aime ou non, selon ses goûts) qui traverse les bois, deux de ces wagons ici montrés sont des occasions de graffs multicolores sur des formes cabossées : une idée bien actuelle, et j'aime les couleurs vives qui passent ainsi entre les arbres de façon incongrue! Original et unique! Compliments pour ta belle restitution, Adele! Bises à toi et belle journée! Michèle
  • lolita cecilia 10/09/2024 22:28

    Espero que en este accidente no hubiera habido muertos!
    Estos siete vagones que quedaron en el bosque, se han convertido en un lugar especial para demostrar el "arte" de toda la gente que le gusta pintar!
    Este vagón es un verdadero cuadro abstracto muy bien fotografiado!
    FANTÁSTICA tu fotografía, Adele!
    Un abrazo.
    Lola
  • Andreas Boeckh 10/09/2024 21:54

    Spontaneous art. What a fortuitous  accident!
    Andreas
  • Blula 10/09/2024 19:47

    Das ist ja doll, was man da aus den Waggons gemacht hat. Das macht ja das Zugunglück im Jahre 1956 so richtig vergessen.
    LG Ursula
  • Axel Sand 10/09/2024 18:58

    This is also a wonderfull capture.
    Warm regards
    Axel
  • Dornvögel 10/09/2024 8:57

    Das sieht ja bunt aus eine tolle Attraktion.
    LG Chtista
  • Sabine Junge 10/09/2024 8:18

    Wow! What a special wrack you captured with your camera! I suppose the graffiti developed after the train has become a wrack. ;-) Very colorful between all the trees in the forest.
    Warm greetings, Sabine
  • Dragomir Vukovic 10/09/2024 6:11

    great 1 !!!
  • Coquitte 10/09/2024 0:35

    Los arrtistas callejeros hacen un buen trabajo. Buena toma. Cariños Adele
  • magic-colors 10/09/2024 0:15

    Ein atemberaubendes Motiv. Der Weg hat sich gelohnt.
    So bunt und schön.
    Liebe Grüße aNette
  • Titus Photografie 09/09/2024 22:47

    The colorful painting looks really cool - I like to believe that this has become a tourist attraction!
    warm regards
    Christian
  • aline64 09/09/2024 21:16

    Super et bien restitué avec beaucoup de couleurs
    Amicalement