While taking shelter from the light rain inside the station, I stumbled upon this view of #40 waiting to depart. The rain was actually a blessing as it kept the number of people down allowing for ... (more)
Freshly outshopped, #40 hustles south along the Aquetong Creek with three coaches bound for Lahaska and return. The creek was suprisingly warm for June but the week of 80 degree days helped.
L&C #40 gets blown down after a hard day of hauling the mixed train for the New Hope & Ivyland sponsored photo charter.
A crewman watches NHIR 40 in her as-delivered L&C livery, come to a stop after a runby over the trestle at Little Italy.
NHIR 40 is dwarfed by this tree in Buckingham Valley as she leads an extra mixed freight south on the ex-Reading. Thanks to Fred and Jeff for the lighting, even the top of the tree!
The conductor of a NB passenger train gives a wave and to a SB extra mixed freight. Special thanks to the NHIR crew for posing and Fred and Jeff for the lighting.
As #40 poses at the water plug, a higher vantage point shows the ex-Reading freight station in New Hope.
After a very successful night of photography out on the line, we get rewarded with the best shot of the night as the crew drops the ash from #40. Special thanks to Jeff and Fred for the lighting a... (more)
After a successful day of run-bys for the Spring Photo Charter, NHIR 40, relettered as 'Lancaster & Chester', gets filled up with water. #40 has since been put back into her 'New Hope & Ivyland' l... (more)
A pan shot of #40 pulling the last runby at Lahaska, the second stop of many during the day. The photo freight is approaching the Street Road crossing and also the Lahaska station, the terminus of... (more)
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.
Conductor Todd watches #40 reverse over the Little Italy Trestle for the third and final run-by at Little Italy. A special thanks goes out to him and all the NHIR crew for putting on this spectacu... (more)
A typical spring photo shows #40 rearranging the consist for the second half of the day. Can you find the bee?
The curve at the Sod Farm gave a great elevated view of the freight consist behind #40 dressed up as L&C.
The burm at the Golf Course gave the best vantage point to 'Lancaster & Chester' #40 and the freight consist.
