Canadian Pacific’s Moosehead Subdivision is arguably one of the most scenic railways lines in New England. But this lives up to inverse ratio of trains to scenery; more trains = less scenery; awesome scenery = fewer trains.
As discussed previously, on most days CP operates just one train east and one west, with only the eastbound passing in daylight.
In the long gaps between between trains, Kris and I found plenty of subjects to photograph, including the tracks winding through the trees, the scenery around the beautiful lake, and the wildlife.
We chased the westward CP Rail freight from Moosehead to Jackman, near the Canadian frontier.
Many years ago, my friends and I slept in a van at the Jackman Station, courtesy of the CP agent on our way to Quebec.
I recalled that night back in the 1980s, as my Fiancé Kris Sabbatino and I anticipated photographing CP Rail last weekend.
Lucky for us, it stopped to switch out its consist, giving use several opportunities to make photos.
On our return to Moosehead, we met many moose along Route 15!
Exposed on a tripod with a Nikon Z6 mirrorless digital cameraExposed on a tripod with a Nikon Z6 mirrorless digital cameraExposed on a tripod with a Nikon Z6 mirrorless digital cameraExposed on a tripod with a Nikon Z6 mirrorless digital cameraMoose family on Route 15, east of Jackman, Maine. Exposed with a FujiFilm XT1.
Elwyn of North Conway’s Moose Safari invited me to join him on one of his nocturnal tours searching for New Hampshire’s elusive Moose.
I say elusive, because in the nearly three months I’d spent in New Hampshire, including considerable time roaming the old Maine Central Mountain Division searching for locations and waiting for trains, I’d not seen any moose.
Elwyn knows the roaming patterns of these great animals and brings visitors to see them on a nightly basis. Like finding freight trains in New England, finding moose requires a detailed understanding of their patterns and paths. He explained that its not about simply waiting for the moose, but actively going to find them.
I joined Elwyn’s Moose Safari on the night of the full moon in front of Conway Scenic’s North Conway Station.
After a few hours of scouring New Hampshire’s highways and byways, we spotted a pair of moose. Elwyn illuminated the roadside with lights mounted to his tour vehicle and using that light, I made this photo using my FujiFilm XT1 with 90mm f2.0 lens. The camera was set at ISO 6400; f2.0 1/30thof a second.
If you are interested in joining one of Elwyn’s Moose Safari’s contact him at: moosetours@yahoo.com
