New Hope and Ivyland RR

New Hope and Ivyland RR

PostBy: Wood'nCoal On: Thu Apr 26, 2012 10:28 pm

Recent vid of #40:
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Re: New Hope and Ivyland RR

PostBy: 009to090 On: Fri Apr 27, 2012 7:27 am

John, is this the engine we rode on?
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Re: New Hope and Ivyland RR

PostBy: Wood'nCoal On: Fri Apr 27, 2012 7:53 am

Yes.
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Re: New Hope and Ivyland RR

PostBy: Hambden Bob On: Sat Apr 28, 2012 11:43 am

Very nice !
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Re: New Hope and Ivyland RR

PostBy: freetown fred On: Sat Apr 28, 2012 3:51 pm

Well will wonders never cease. :)
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Re: New Hope and Ivyland RR

PostBy: wsherrick On: Sat Apr 28, 2012 5:59 pm

Ran that engine for several years.
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Me on the business end of a coal scoop
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At the throttle, running it up the hill.
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In the cab of 40 during a moment of incredulous reaction to the photographer
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Re: New Hope and Ivyland RR

PostBy: 009to090 On: Sat Apr 28, 2012 6:10 pm

wsherrick wrote:Ran that engine for several years.

Hey Wsherrick,
Yeah, Mark said you had run it too. At Mark's advice, I took the family down for the scenic ride. My son really likes trains. Mark was running it that day. I'm not sure if I saw you there.
Nice bunch of guys...
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Re: New Hope and Ivyland RR

PostBy: Wood'nCoal On: Sat Apr 28, 2012 7:35 pm

#40 is some piece of machinery!
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Re: New Hope and Ivyland RR

PostBy: jim d On: Sat Apr 28, 2012 8:06 pm

Beauty Full quite interesting thanks
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Re: New Hope and Ivyland RR

PostBy: wsherrick On: Sat Apr 28, 2012 8:45 pm

I thought you might want to see a few more pictures of engines I have worked on. My experience with steam goes back to the mid 70's. Even though I now work for NJT and run the most modern trains in the USA these days; I will go to my grave as a steam man. There is nothing like those wonderous machines and today there is so much mis information about them.
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That is a much younger me in the middle. This engine was used in daily freight service on the CO&E
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Setting cars on the Missouri Pacific Interchange on a cold, raw day CO&E RR
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Engine 4501 hauling 18 cars at 60 MPH on the way to Ashville NC. This was my first engine to work on.
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This was my favorite engine of the bunch. C&O No 2716 could single handedly pull a 100 cars of freight at 60 MPH
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Re: New Hope and Ivyland RR

PostBy: freetown fred On: Sat Apr 28, 2012 9:07 pm

Nice post Wm. ;)
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Re: New Hope and Ivyland RR

PostBy: Wood'nCoal On: Sat Apr 28, 2012 9:09 pm

Thanks for the photos.
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Re: New Hope and Ivyland RR

PostBy: whistlenut On: Sat Apr 28, 2012 9:13 pm

Outstanding.....and please share more when you have time! Thanks for another glimpse into some 'not too old history'.....
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Re: New Hope and Ivyland RR

PostBy: Rick 386 On: Sat Apr 28, 2012 10:35 pm

We should try to have a meet and greet on one of these trains.


I know I would be bringing the grandkids but it still might be a good time.



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Re: New Hope and Ivyland RR

PostBy: Wood'nCoal On: Sat Apr 28, 2012 10:38 pm

Sounds like a good idea.
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