A Comparison of Seasons - Fall
In New England it can be hard to find the kind of "big country," sweeping landscapes, and dominating terrain that can make something as big as a train truly seem minuscule and insignificant.
In the west, and especially in Alaska, those scenes are easy to come by, and I've shared a few here. But in the east, even in the mountains, the rails are often tucked in tree tunnels and it can be challenging to present the train in a vast open scene.
But here, in the northeast's greatest bit of mountain railroading I was able to do just that, reminding me a bit of shooting along Turnagain Arm back in my adopted home of Alaska.
So I present one from an epic fall weekend last year shooting the Conway Scenic Railroad. The "Notch Train" returning from Fabyans heads down grade on the famed former Maine Central Mountain Division as it rounds a point beneath Mt. Willard between the Gateway and the Willey Brook Bridge. Across the valley to the west the aptly named Silver Cascade shimmers down of Mount Webster.
Former MEC GP38 252 is right at home on these rails and is by now quite used to being humbled by the majesty of the White Mountains.
Crawford Notch, New Hampshire
Friday October 4, 2019
A Comparison of Seasons - Fall
In New England it can be hard to find the kind of "big country," sweeping landscapes, and dominating terrain that can make something as big as a train truly seem minuscule and insignificant.
In the west, and especially in Alaska, those scenes are easy to come by, and I've shared a few here. But in the east, even in the mountains, the rails are often tucked in tree tunnels and it can be challenging to present the train in a vast open scene.
But here, in the northeast's greatest bit of mountain railroading I was able to do just that, reminding me a bit of shooting along Turnagain Arm back in my adopted home of Alaska.
So I present one from an epic fall weekend last year shooting the Conway Scenic Railroad. The "Notch Train" returning from Fabyans heads down grade on the famed former Maine Central Mountain Division as it rounds a point beneath Mt. Willard between the Gateway and the Willey Brook Bridge. Across the valley to the west the aptly named Silver Cascade shimmers down of Mount Webster.
Former MEC GP38 252 is right at home on these rails and is by now quite used to being humbled by the majesty of the White Mountains.
Crawford Notch, New Hampshire
Friday October 4, 2019