Engine 2198 is a photograph by Tom Gari Gallery-Three-Photography which was uploaded on July 22nd, 2012.
Engine 2198
The NHRR was originally known as the New Hope Branch of the Reading Co., which leased the North Pennsylvania Railroad ... more
Title
Engine 2198
Artist
Tom Gari Gallery-Three-Photography
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The NHRR was originally known as the New Hope Branch of the Reading Co., which leased the North Pennsylvania Railroad
A decade after June 1952, when Hatboro-New Hope passenger service terminated, the RDG's financial situation was precarious. Looking to rid themselves of unprofitable branch lines via abandonment, a group of train buffs established as Steam Trains, Inc. they. organized as the New Hope and Ivyland Railroad, and on June 20, 1966, the 16.7 mile line was sold for $200,000.
Steam Trains, Inc. started their operations on a high note, often in an extravagant fashion. The company leased freight locomotives from the RDG, and used only hired labor to operate their excursions. They soon fell on hard times and were sold.
The Bucks County Industrial Development Corporation (BCIDC) purchased the trackage from the Steam Trains, Inc. in early 1974 to "preserve rail service through the center of Bucks County." Beginning July 3, 1980, volunteers of the New Hope Steam Railway (NHSR) resumed weekend excursion service The NHSR ran trains under a lease agreement with the BCIDC until 1990, when the line and its equipment were once again in a state of decay and disrepair. The BCIDC sold the line outright to the for-profit Bucks County Railroad Preservation and Restoration Corporation (BCRP&RC) in 1990, who slowly began to rebuild the railroad to its current state of good repair. BCRP&RC is the official corporate structure, doing business as the New Hope & Ivyland Railroad.
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July 22nd, 2012
