New Hope station
New Hope | |||||||||||||
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| New Hope Railroad heritage station | |||||||||||||
 New Hope station in 2010 | |||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||
| Location | 32 West Bridge Street, New Hope, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°21′54″N 74°57′12″W / 40.36497°N 74.95342°W | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Depot | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Station code | NH | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | March 21, 1891[1] | ||||||||||||
| Closed | June 7, 1952[1] | ||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1966, 1991 | ||||||||||||
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New Hope is a heritage railroad station on the New Hope Railroad in New Hope, Pennsylvania, United States.
History
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New Hope station was once the terminal point of the Reading Company's New Hope Branch. Regular service to this station ended September 1952. The station became a heritage railroad station of the NHRR, which was originally known as the New Hope Branch of the Reading Company (RDG), which leased the North Pennsylvania Railroad, of which it was a part. The railroad ran as far as Hartsville Station (near Bristol Road) until March 21, 1891, when the line was extended to the long-desired terminal of New Hope, Pennsylvania.[2]
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 and businessmen led by Philadelphia attorney Kenneth Souser — established as Steam Trains, Inc. — were seeking to operate steam trains on a for-profit basis.[3] Steam Trains, Inc. became organized as the New Hope and Ivyland Railroad, and on June 20, 1966, the 16.7 mile line was sold for $200,000, equal to $1,878,154 today.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "150 Take Last Train Ride on Old New Hope Line". The Philadelphia Inquirer. June 8, 1952. p. 41. Retrieved October 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Pawson, John R. (1979). Delaware Valley Rails: The Railroads and Rail Transit Lines of the Philadelphia Area. Willow Grove, Pennsylvania: John R. Pawson. pp. 115–117. ISBN 0-9602080-0-3.
- ^ Balkin, Marc (2007). Ride the New Hope Line!. Mark I Videos.
External links
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