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| Author: | Mgoldman [ Tue Aug 24, 2010 12:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | Reading F units at New Hope (once upon a time) |
The New Hope and Ivyland while Reading still ran freight on the line! http://picasaweb.google.com/anthraciter ... 8780954786 Last year the Reading F units (which are now at Steamtown) were hoped to make a visit for a few excursions - woud've been something to see. Maybe one day. /Mitch |
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| Author: | M.J. Kershner [ Tue Aug 24, 2010 4:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Reading F units at New Hope (once upon a time) |
Not quite.. The NH&I was leasing the F's for a time.. -Micah |
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| Author: | Mgoldman [ Tue Aug 24, 2010 4:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Reading F units at New Hope (once upon a time) |
Maybe I should've said while the Reading still operated... Thanks for the correction - the photos were not dated. Apparently Steam Trains, Inc, in addition to running the New Hope and Ivyland steam tourist line also ran freight service on the former Reading stretch of track and did in fact lease the F's from the Reading until "1971 when the company finally purchased their own diesel, an Alco RS-1 from the Washington Terminal".* * http://www.newhoperailroad.com/history.cfm /Mitch |
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| Author: | JimBoylan [ Tue Aug 24, 2010 4:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Reading F units at New Hope (once upon a time) |
The photos may be of the 1st days of the New Hope & Ivyland, in early Summer, 1966. There is no Reading caboose on the train. Rushland Mill Creek, just North of Little Italy Wycombe Between Wycombe and Smith Rd. Ferry St., New Hope New Hope station site NH&I leased some Reading Diesels in the early months. the 1st passenger train out of New Hope was pulled by a streamlined Reading Diesel facing backwards |
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| Author: | arjay3 [ Tue Aug 24, 2010 6:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Reading F units at New Hope (once upon a time) |
Mgoldman wrote: The New Hope and Ivyland while Reading still ran freight on the line! http://picasaweb.google.com/anthraciter ... 8780954786 Last year the Reading F units (which are now at Steamtown) were hoped to make a visit for a few excursions - woud've been something to see. Maybe one day. /Mitch Mitch - hadn't gotten around to doing the captions. They now have dates as part of the caption. It is a 100% NH&I operation with leased diesels. The FP's didn't last long - they were replaced with leased Reading roadswitchers Rich |
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| Author: | JimBoylan [ Wed Aug 25, 2010 10:06 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Reading F units at New Hope (once upon a time) |
I can amend that history slightly. There was an all-steam interval between the end of leased Reading Diesels and the arrival of leased Washington Terminal 57. It wasn't owned by the bankrupt (at the time) company. Kurt Bell is writing a full history. |
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| Author: | limejuice [ Wed Aug 25, 2010 5:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Reading F units at New Hope (once upon a time) |
And it wouldn't be the first time those F units ran on the New Hope branch, as the Reading Company would run "New Hope Theatre Specials" during the golden age of Broadway when the big productions would do trial runs at the Bucks County Playhouse. |
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| Author: | Miketherailfan [ Wed Aug 25, 2010 9:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Reading F units at New Hope (once upon a time) |
Thanks for posting the link Mitch. Now you should bring that to Pete Lerro's attention, that would be quite a photo charter! ;) |
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| Author: | Mgoldman [ Thu Aug 26, 2010 1:00 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Reading F units at New Hope (once upon a time) |
Miketherailfan wrote: Thanks for posting the link Mitch. Now you should bring that to Pete Lerro's attention, that would be quite a photo charter! ;) I did - 'cept the Reading F's never made it down to New Hope as hoped for. Now... if only there was another classic F unit that was available to run on home turf. ; ) /Mitch |
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