The first Santa Express train of the year prepares to depart the former Reading station at New Hope, PA on an unseasonably warm November morning.
Excursion train to Lahaska awaits departure.
GP30 2198 of the New Hope and Ivyland Railroad has just left the New Hope station with one of the days excursions.
New Hope & Ivyland GP30 2198 with it's third trip of the day.
Could it be?!?! Former Canadian National 4-6-0 #1533 is going into rotation with #40 and getting rebuilt to once more ply the rails of the New Hope and Ivyland??!? Nope. But it was fun to imagi... (more)
Despite the lack of photos on line, let me confirm that the New Hope and Ivyland does in fact run a full schedule of passenger excursions daily though out the Summer. Number 2198 is looking facto... (more)
New Hope's GP30 #2198 had the honors today while work continues on 2-8-0 #40. Seen here at Noon, a group of purple clothed patrons disembarks the 11 AM train.
Work on #40 continues at the New Hope & Ivyland Railroad. Due to some unfortunate scheduling issues, the custom made boiler sheets applied just last year had to be removed as part of the 1472 day... (more)
Wondering? After extensive work had been performed on New Hope's 2-8-0 #40 last year including all new lagging, custom rolled boiler sheets and paint, #40, now a 2-(4-0-2)-0, returns to the shop ... (more)
New Hope & Ivyland 40 brings her train up the steepest part of the grade between New Hope and Lahaska on the last day of 2010.
- Spirit of the Night -
Well, it's been just over a year since shooting #40 front lit at the first Hood trestle Railroad: New Hope & IvylandLocomotive: Steam 2-8-0Location: New Hope, Pennsylvania, USALocomotive #: NHRR 40Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: December 23, 2010
*The New Hope & Ivyland Railroad*
Three Engines are viewable, the NSSX 8212 being rebuilt by the New Hope and Ivyland, 2-8-0 40 pulling around connect to the front of the train and GP30 2198 sitting behind the steamer
NH&I #40 makes her way through Bucks County PA after a modest snowfall just a few short days before the end of the season, late last year in December.
