The incredible train station serving a ghost town on the world’s longest straight track | World | News

Hidden in the vast interior of South Australia lies the ghost town of Cook, once a bustling railway support town now home to just four caretakers for Pacific National. Established in 1917, Cook played a vital role in developing Australia’s interior, with over 50 residents maintaining the railway tracks. The town’s condemned buildings and unique location on the longest straight section of rail track in the world make it a fascinating but lonely place, where freight trains and the Indian Pacific pass through.

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