The magnificent bridges at Safeharbor make for great subjects.
I’ve yet to see a train at this location. And much to my regret, in all likelihood, I will never see a train on the taller of the two bridges—since this now carries a rail trail instead of a railroad.
Kris and I have paid visits to Safeharbor in various seasons. Winter yields stark lighting ideal for making silhouettes of the great spans.
I made these views using my Nikon Z7-II with 28-70mm Nikkor zoom, and Kris’s Fuji XT4 with my 50-140mm Fujinon telephoto.
I’d like to think that, decades ago, some photographer braved the elements to make a wintery silhouette of Pennsylvania Railroad E44 or P5a electrics leading an Enola bound freight over the top bridge from this vantage point. In the winter, Norfolk Southern freights using the lower of the two bridges are largely nocturnal owing to the limitations imposed by a freight curfew on movements over Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor (which connects with this route at Perryville, Maryland).Nikon Z7-II with 28-70mm Nikkor zoomNikon Z7-II with 28-70mm Nikkor zoomNikon Z7-II with 28-70mm Nikkor zoomNikon Z7-II with 28-70mm Nikkor zoom.Fuji XT4 with 50-140mm Fujinon telephotoFuji XT4 with 50-140mm Fujinon telephoto
