In the ghost town of Glenrio, Texas, where Route 66 once buzzed with activity, a sliver of light filters through the door and window of what once was the Phillips 66 gas station.

Glenrio, a tiny settlement straddling the Texas-New Mexico border, is now a deserted ruin, with only a few weather-beaten structures left standing.

Originally created as a railway depot it became a waystation for travellers heading east and west along Route 66. Glenrio like many of the other towns along the famous road became irrelevant once Highway I-40 bypassed it.

By a stroke of luck, I arrived just as the setting sun cast its final rays through the window, illuminating the remnants of a bygone era.