Prepping for the Labor Day weekend runs.

In bitterly cold weather, NH+I 2198 pulls 4 ex-Reading Railroad coaches on the last excursion train of the day out of New Hope, PA.

Looking good in the neighborhood! Hood at night was something I've wanted to shoot ever since taking this ... (more)

Over the river and through the woods. Hood trestle from a slightly different perspective.

This may be one of my best New Hope station efforts - keep coming back trying to get all the puzzle pieces in one single shot. Station, engine, blue sky, plume (and blowing the right way), all wi... (more)

NH&I's #40 dashes through the woods just past Hood on yet another trestle, the 4th since leaving New Hope. As evident by the red hat on the marker light, this is obviously Santa's train headed to... (more)

NH&I's 2-8-0 #40 crosses the second of two bridges at Hood.

Dashing through the snow - NH&I's #40 leads an excursion to Lahaska on a sunny day after a storm the day earlier left a nice layer of snow.

Bartender - I'll take whatever you got on tap!

New Hope & Ivyland Railroad 2-8-0 No. 40 passes through bucolic Bucks County on a cold December night with a North Pole Express train. No. 40 was captured with one flash from a Hensel Porty Flash ... (more)

New Hope & Ivyland Railroad No. 40 passes through bucolic Bucks County on a cold December night with a North Pole Express train. 40 was captured with 4 Lumedyne flashes fired in sync with Pocket W... (more)

With the New Hope Station still decked out for Christmas, NH&I 40 sits at the station with her train, awaiting the 11:00 departure time.

With her morning servicing complete, NH&I 40 pulls ahead passing the former Reading station at New Hope to make up her train for the day.

The day after the first measurable snow of the season, NH&I #40 is seen just after departing New Hope, PA headed for Lahaska. This is the next-to-last day for steam as diesels take over the winter... (more)