Raised Rails Black and White

by Karen Adams

Title

Raised Rails Black and White

Artist

Karen Adams

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Photograph - Fine Art Digital Prints - Photography

Description

I noticed this scene as my husband and I were walking back to catch a bus as we were leaving the historic Harpers Ferry. I have included the original color version of this scene in my Collections here, but I really love this black and white version of the trestle and how the trees look so soft against the dark wooden structure.

This section of the raised railroad tracks In Harpers Ferry caught my eye. Originally Harper's Ferry operated from 1733 to get folks from one side to the other of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers. That mode was replaced by a timber covered road bridge around 1824 at the confluence of the two rivers.

In 1839, the B&O's first crossing over the Potomac was an 830 feet covered wood truss. The single-track bridge, which comprised six river spans plus a span over the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, was designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe, II. The bridge was destroyed during the Civil War and was eventually replaced by temporary structures.

In 1851, a second bridge was built across the Shenandoah to become one of the earliest Bollman trusses in existence. A newer Bollman truss bridge, which carried both rail and highway traffic, opened in 1870. It was washed away in a flood in 1936. So learning of the history of the difficulties in traveling through this area and over these grand rivers makes me appreciate this structure even more. Of course, this is a distance from the river, but It amazes me that it can carry the weight of a train! I love the simple strong elegant sturdiness of this structure at home in a scene of green grass, the flowing Shenandoah River and the feathery Spring trees in the background.

Thank you so much for looking at my images. I appreciate that very much.

I am very concerned with our environment and have decided to donate any money I make from any sales of this image to the ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND.....because the Earth needs a good lawyer! We all need to speak up and support efforts to protect our environment. We will not get a second chance!


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May 22nd, 2018

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