August 2012
While randomly searching online for a place to kill a few hours, my mother actually found a way to spend an entire day. The New Hope and Ivyland Railroad is a vintage tourist railroad. For Lansdale's Founders Day they took the antique steam locomotive and passenger cars out onto SEPTA's tracks. After a stop at SEPTA's Warminster station we arrived in Lansdale to enjoy the festivities before heading back to New Hope aboard the train.

Crossing the Lambertville-New Hope Bridge into Pennsylvania

Delaware River as seen from the Lambertville-New Hope Bridge

Waiting to board the train at New Hope station

Waiting to board the train at New Hope station

Getting ready to head out of New Hope station

Just some cows wandering in a field along the tracks

The centrifuge building at former Naval Air Weapons Center Warminster was used to train early astronauts

Pulling in to SEPTA's Warminster station

Apparently people need to be told not to spit. Who knew?

Arriving at SEPTA's Lansdale station

A modern SEPTA train sits next to New Hope and Ivyland's antique locomotive

A farmer sells his wares

A farmer sells his wares

A brand new SEPTA train was on display

A brand new SEPTA train was on display

New Hope and Ivyland's diesel locomotive

New Hope and Ivyland's diesel locomotive

This guy was born to be a train conductor

A refurbished locomotive tagged along behind our train

New Hope and Ivyland's steam locomotive

The canal and tow path in New Hope isn't exactly as I remember it. No more mules or water!

New Hope clock

A small waterfall in New Hope

New Hope and Ivyland Railroad

New Hope station's "Witch's Hat" ticket building