#Cobh | Tracking the Light

Among the many short railway trips Kris and I have experienced over the last month was a journey on Irish Rail’s Cork Suburban service from Kent Station in Cork to Fota Island, and then to the port town of Cobh on 29 February 2024. (Cobh, pronounced ‘Cove’ was at one time known as Queenstown.)

We have traveled this route before, but on this visit we got off at Fota to visit the Fota Wildlife Park. This spacious zoo features dozens of exotic animals and made for a wonder rail-based adventure.

In the afternoon, we visited Cobh for a late lunch and a walk around the waterfront to make photos.

I’ve included a selection of images made with my Lumix LX7 and Nikon Z7-II digital cameras.

Cobh train on Platform 2 at Kent Station, Cork.

View from the Fota footbridge of a Cork bound train from Cobh.

Cork-Cobh train arriving at Fota. Lumix LX7 photo.

Cobh. Photographed with N7-II with 70-200mm lens using the ‘Carbon’ color profile.

The 1600 Cobh-Cork train on the platform at Cobh.

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Last week, Kris and I traveled from Cork Kent Station on Irish Rail’s 2600-series railcars to Cobh—the town formerly called ‘Queenstown’—a place well-known for its role in Transatlantic transportation.

Among other things, Queenstown was the last port of call for the ill-fated Titanic, which sunk 110 years ago.

The old railway station building now houses the Cobh Heritage Centre.

I made my views with my Nikon Z6 mirrorless camera. Kris made the photo of me at Cobh station with her Fujifilm XT4.