I went to New Hope last Saturday for the New Hope & Ivyland's third consecutive annual in-the-rain Railfan Weekend. The atmosphere was better for photography on Sunday, but I had other obligations.
I took the obligatory photos of the GP30...
http://community.webshots.com/photo/328 ... 4854rAOzKu
http://community.webshots.com/photo/328 ... 4930MtrnCC
...before the first steam train moved into position.
http://community.webshots.com/photo/328 ... 5020VtRSQu
The 9:30 train, with 1925 Baldwin Consolidation #40, had nine paying passengers. Fortunately, I had my umbrella, because as soon as we alighted from the train for the runby, the rain came down!
http://community.webshots.com/photo/328 ... 5093ZROgTM
http://community.webshots.com/photo/328 ... 5187IaNyJV
http://community.webshots.com/photo/328 ... 5295lhRzGK
We went as far as Wycomb, where the power ran around the train for the return to New Hope...
http://community.webshots.com/photo/328 ... 5524WOGPat
http://community.webshots.com/photo/328 ... 5630ZijphF
http://community.webshots.com/photo/328 ... 5714UoVTyr
...where the tender was watered in a downpour.
http://community.webshots.com/photo/328 ... 5775BapdIo
http://community.webshots.com/photo/328 ... 5857BFRXdA
I photographed the engine
http://community.webshots.com/photo/328 ... 9608EwPvYJ
and the station,
http://community.webshots.com/photo/328 ... 9691tLUZOH
ate lunch near by, and photographed the second steam train departure.
http://community.webshots.com/photo/328 ... 9833tstkTz
http://community.webshots.com/photo/328 ... 9957uhQAGi
This train had a substantial load of passengers. It met the returning diesel train at Lahaska.
http://community.webshots.com/photo/328 ... 0093pUsHPQ
http://community.webshots.com/photo/328 ... 0190PqvvGA
http://community.webshots.com/photo/328 ... 0267KmpusG
The train ran through Buckingham Valley before I arrived; it was running at a brisk pace.
The second steam train had two runbys at Wycomb.
http://community.webshots.com/photo/328 ... 0390GaTTox
http://community.webshots.com/photo/328 ... 0569nvvGJZ
http://community.webshots.com/photo/328 ... 1615rjLWLa
The power then ran around the train for the return to New Hope, and I called it a day, as my "other obligations" mentioned above began on Saturday afternoon.
The photographs would have looked much better had the day been sunny, but riding and seeing the train are enjoyable even in the rain.
Bob
I took the obligatory photos of the GP30...
http://community.webshots.com/photo/328 ... 4854rAOzKu
http://community.webshots.com/photo/328 ... 4930MtrnCC
...before the first steam train moved into position.
http://community.webshots.com/photo/328 ... 5020VtRSQu
The 9:30 train, with 1925 Baldwin Consolidation #40, had nine paying passengers. Fortunately, I had my umbrella, because as soon as we alighted from the train for the runby, the rain came down!
http://community.webshots.com/photo/328 ... 5093ZROgTM
http://community.webshots.com/photo/328 ... 5187IaNyJV
http://community.webshots.com/photo/328 ... 5295lhRzGK
We went as far as Wycomb, where the power ran around the train for the return to New Hope...
http://community.webshots.com/photo/328 ... 5524WOGPat
http://community.webshots.com/photo/328 ... 5630ZijphF
http://community.webshots.com/photo/328 ... 5714UoVTyr
...where the tender was watered in a downpour.
http://community.webshots.com/photo/328 ... 5775BapdIo
http://community.webshots.com/photo/328 ... 5857BFRXdA
I photographed the engine
http://community.webshots.com/photo/328 ... 9608EwPvYJ
and the station,
http://community.webshots.com/photo/328 ... 9691tLUZOH
ate lunch near by, and photographed the second steam train departure.
http://community.webshots.com/photo/328 ... 9833tstkTz
http://community.webshots.com/photo/328 ... 9957uhQAGi
This train had a substantial load of passengers. It met the returning diesel train at Lahaska.
http://community.webshots.com/photo/328 ... 0093pUsHPQ
http://community.webshots.com/photo/328 ... 0190PqvvGA
http://community.webshots.com/photo/328 ... 0267KmpusG
The train ran through Buckingham Valley before I arrived; it was running at a brisk pace.
The second steam train had two runbys at Wycomb.
http://community.webshots.com/photo/328 ... 0390GaTTox
http://community.webshots.com/photo/328 ... 0569nvvGJZ
http://community.webshots.com/photo/328 ... 1615rjLWLa
The power then ran around the train for the return to New Hope, and I called it a day, as my "other obligations" mentioned above began on Saturday afternoon.
The photographs would have looked much better had the day been sunny, but riding and seeing the train are enjoyable even in the rain.
Bob