Omarchy Anthony J. Russell Theme

A monochrome Omarchy dark theme inspired by Andrew J. Russell's photographs documenting the construction of America's first transcontinental railroad.

Inspiration

Every project is its own railroad. Some days the track stretches effortlessly across open ground. Other days progress stops at a collapsed bridge, a derailed train, or a mountain that leaves no way forward but through. These photographs serve as a reminder that meaningful work is rarely a straight line. Progress comes in setbacks, persistence, and eventually, completion.

The wallpapers are drawn from the work of Andrew J. Russell, one of the earliest photographers to document the construction of the first transcontinental railroad in the United States. His images capture both the engineering achievements and the obstacles faced along the way, making them a fitting backdrop for the long, often uneven process of building projects of our own.

Wallpaper Gallery

This theme includes twelve carefully selected photographs:

Preview	Artwork
	Bull Run Bridge Repaired 1863
	Bull Run Bridge Repairs 1863
	Burning Rock Cut 1869
	Carmichael Cut Granite Canon 1869
	East End of Tunnel Weber Canon 1869
	Eastern Approach to Dale Creek Bridge 1869
	End of the Bridge after Burnside Attack Fredericksburg Virginia 1863
	Engine Government Down the Banks Near Brandy 1864
	General Casement Construction Train 1869
	Hall Cut 1869
	Looking Down Echo Canon from Death Rock 1869
	Supply Trains 1869

Color Palette

Dark Tones

Earth Tones

Sand & Stone

Components

• Aether
• Alacritty
• btop
• Chromium
• Foot
• Ghostty
• GTK
• Hyprland
• Hyprlock
• Kitty
• Mako
• Neovim
• SwayOSD
• Vencord
• VS Code
• Walker
• Warp
• Waybar
• Wofi
• Zellij

Installation

Clone the repository into your Omarchy themes directory:

omarchy-theme-install https://github.com/mattbbia/railroad-visions-omarchy.git

OR

1. Open the Omarchy menu (Super + Alt + Space).
2. Go to Install > Style > Theme.
3. Paste this repo URL: https://github.com/mattbbia/railroad-visions-omarchy.git
4. Hit Enter.

Contributing

Contributions, bug reports, feature requests, and suggestions are always welcome. Feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request.

Support

If you enjoy this theme and would like to support future themes, you can:

• ⭐ Star this repository
• 💡 Suggesting new themes
• ☕ Supporting future themes

Ackdnowledgements

All photography by Anthony J. Russell is in the public domain. The high-resolution source images used in this theme were obtained from National Gallery of Art and are included here for appreciation and preservation of public-domain photography.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.