Old Railroad

The Old Railroad winds through the shadowy expanse of Starbark Groves, its rusted tracks half-swallowed by creeping roots and moss. Once a vital route east of Goldenfield, it was abandoned after a notorious robbery ended in a violent derailment, scattering twisted metal and shattered cargo deep into the trees.

Though nature has tried to reclaim the wreckage, the tale of that fateful night lingers like smoke in the branches. Locals speak in hushed tones of pale figures glimpsed near the tracks, but no proof has ever surfaced. Still, few dare to linger long in the Groves after dusk, where the wind sounds too much like footsteps on gravel.