Sonatas XII-53 (Life)

This old passenger station with a freight yard behind -
Though people no longer travel on this railroad line.
Grain and freight keep the station and railroad alive
Like the “City of New Orleans” the trains here still thrive.

The railroad is still alive! The Wisconsin Southern dispatching station, built in 1915 for passenger travel, in Horicon, Wisconsin. Only freight service is now available throughout this area, as in most of the USA these days. The photo was taken in June of 2022 with Pentax 67 medium format SLR equipped with a 105 mm f/2.4 SMC Pentax 67 lens on Ilford HP4+ film. The negative was enlarged optically with a Beseler 23CIIXL enlarger and a 100 mm f/5.6 Schneider Componon-S lens on Ilford Multigrade FB Classic Double Weight Fiber Base silver gelatin photo paper. Processing was done archivally using Kodak chemistry, with a final toning with Kodak Rapid Selenium Toner, treated with hypo clearing agent, and washed in an archival washer.

All aspects of this print were handled in an authentic, pre-digital manner. Archival processing will ensure the maximum life span for this print.

This print (1/25) on 8” x 10” paper is available for purchase, mounted or unmounted. Please contact me if interested. Thank You.