New Hope & Ivyland Railroad steam locomotive #40 leads an excursion train over the bridge on Aquetong Creek

As the last rays of light begin to fade on 2019's winter solstice, NHRR 40 leads it's train south towards Lahaska.

Fancy meeting you here! New Hope & Ivyland's 2-8-0 No. 40 meets a southbound Silverliner V as it prepares to depart the commuter agency's North Wales station bound for Lansdale, PA ... (more)

New Hope & Ivyland's 2-8-0 No. 40 makes a special appearance in North Wales, PA with a series of 4 round trips to Gwynedd Valley and return (about 3 miles) to help celebrate the 150th anniversary ... (more)

For the first time in over 20 years, a steam locomotive passes the train station in the small Pennsylvania town of Lansdale.

Engineer's side of New Hope & Ivyland's 2-8-0 No. 40 arriving at the crest of the slope at Lahaska, PA. The visitors platform to the far left is used by the likes of Santa and the Easter Bunny. F... (more)

The Mount Lahaska Cog-less Railway, or...
Cogs? We don't need to stinking cogs, lol.

This is the view from the top of the crest at Lahaska, PA, the steepest grade along the former Reading... (more)

New Hope & Ivyland's 2-8-0 No. 40 arrives at the crest of the slope at Lahaska, PA. From here, by the visitors platform used by the likes of Santa and the Easter Bunny, the engineer has a clear v... (more)

With an eruption of steam, seen for miles, NH&I's 2-8-0 No. 40 proves itself no longer dormant, coming back to life after an extensive 3 plus year restoration. To the right, a father holds his da... (more)

New Hope & Ivyland's 2-8-0 rolls over the famed "Perils of Pauline" trestle just south of the depot, in New Hope, Pennsylvania. The trestle, built in 1891, travels over the Aquetong cre... (more)

Captured from an overlook in the village of Hood, New Hope & Ivyland's 2-8-0 No. is seen pulling its 1 pm excursion back to the station in New Hope.

In an apparent pact between Mother Nature and the Steam Gods, Sunday, January 7th, 2018 offered yet another fine day for steam at the New Hope & Ivyland Railroad. No. 40 is captured here with an ... (more)

Snow on the ground, blue skies and a chill in the air made for a great show at "Hood" as New Hope & Ivyland's 2-8-0 No. 40 stormed through town, en route to Lahaska, with the 2 pm excurs... (more)

Cliffside Railroad Company hauls a short freight through the woods of North Carolina traveling along the line's 3.7 mile stretch. The power for the day's run, captured in December of 1947, is the... (more)

NH&I's 2-8-0 No. 40 made a triumphant return to steam in November 2017, after a 3½ year hiatus for a major rebuild. Captured here in mid-December, the 1925 built locomotive struts past the forme... (more)