Former steam 4-8-4 NdeM 3028 still awaiting restoration in New Hope rail yard

ALCO Historical and Technical Society's former Nacionales de Mexico (N. de M.) 4-8-4 No. 3028 Niagara, built by ALCO in 1946, sits on the deadline at the New Hope & Ivyland Railroad pending dispos... (more)

A faded logo offers a hint to the identity of the tender belonging to former NdeM 4-8-4 "Niagara" No. 3028 which sits on the deadline at the New Hope & Ivyland Railroad: "GNE" the Great North East... (more)

The tender of former NdeM 4-8-4 "Niagara" No. 3028 (owned by the ALCO Historical and Technical Society) sits along the deadline at the New Hope & Ivyland Railroad waiting to be returned ... (more)

Former NdeM 4-8-4 "Niagara" No. 3028 (owned by the ALCO Historical and Technical Society) sits along the deadline at the New Hope & Ivyland Railroad pending disposition. The "light" 4-8-4 locomot... (more)

The cab of former NdeM 4-8-4 No. 3028 (owned by the ALCO Historical and Technical Society) sits in the back yard of the New Hope & Ivyland Railroad pending disposition. The "light" 4-8-4 locomoti... (more)

What I did on my Summer vacation: A short Sunday morning drive to Pennsylvania to get a glimpse of the last of 32 "Niagras" built for Nacionales de Mexico sitting on the New Hope & Ivyland propert... (more)

Former Nacionales de Mexico (N. de M.) 4-8-4 Niagara is once again on the back track waiting out restoration priorities at the New Hope and Ivyland Railroad. Currently the railroad is in the mids... (more)

The cab of 4-8-4 NdeM #3028 sits on a pile of wood awaiting restoration and mating to the boiler. All in good time, as a few coaches, some freight cars and currently Railroad: New Hope & Ivyland
Locomotive: Steam 4-8-4
Location: New Hope, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: NHIR 3028
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: May 01, 2010

N de M #3028, built in 1946, rests in the sun getting a nice Mexican tan. She is slowly undergoing restoration to operation at the capable New Hope and Ivyland Railroad. This class of engine was... (more)

Men at work.  After months sitting in a location far from photogenic the shop crew has moved former Alco built NdeM #3028 away from the parking lot and onto the shop track. Work proceeds,... (more)

"Two years..." That is what the schedule says for the restoration of this monster (for a tourist line) to be completed. NdeM 3028 is an oil-burning light 'Niagara' or 4-8-4 built by ... (more)

Built by the American Locomotive Company in Schenectady, NY, former Nacionales de Mexico (N. de M.) 4-8-4 Niagara is being meticulously restored for excursion service at New Hope. These engines a... (more)