Good ol' #40 powers the photo freight across a partially frozen Neshaminy Creek. After several unsuccessful tries at a silhouette on Rushland Trestle a helpful tip from Steve Barry finally gets th... (more)
NH&I 40 passing through a enormous rock cut just outside of rushland.
Rushland station is a mass of overhead wires, but when an old car enthusiast just happened to show up with his 1930 Chevy, we had to shoot it! I managed to get under the wires by going in tight!
This shot is not unlevel, that is really the degree of the curve up the grade at Rushland. The lean is excentuated by the telephoto lens.
The fourth run-by at Rushland Trestle is seen crossing over Neshaminy Creek on a picture perfect Spring day.
#40 puts on a show over the Rushland Trestle.
No. 40 steams past the Rushland depot on the New Hope & Ivyland.
#40 stops on the Rushland Trestle to let passengers off on the other side of the creek. Note the engineer in light while most of the side of the engine is shadowed.
Six-axle power for a shortline. NH&I 7087 dwarfs an SUV on the road below as it leads a mixed frieght over Rushland Trestle.
A different view of the Rushland Trestle taken from track level of the afternoon mixed freight headed towards Ivyland.
On the return trip to New Hope #40 was tacked onto the back of the train to enjoy the ride. The mixed train is seen crossing the Rushland Trestle.