Heart of Wisdom
Location: Butte, MT As the years pass there are fewer marks of the Resourceful Railroad left across the American West. The long stretches of right of way between mountain passes seem ever disappearing; the relentless work of nature and men slowly reclaiming the spaces. Despite this ongoing loss, there are still a few lasting monuments that point backwards. The most famous of Butte's two Milwaukee Road passenger stations still stands as one of these lasting gifts. Shown here in photos that are themselves twenty years old, it is the home of KXLF and, reportedly, still ordained with the marble floors that were all part of the Milwaukee Road's grand entrance to the city. In addition to KXLF, the names that adorn the station in the early 2000s include another name that has lost ground to history: Rainier. One can never walk through these old places or gaze upon the old photos without remembering the vast depth of history that has unfolded before us. ...