Steam & Excursion > New Hope & Ivyland - Steam Punk Weekend

This weekend, the New Hope & Ivyland Railroad is hosting the first annual "Steam Punk Weekend" event. Included in the cost of a ticket this weekend, for $10 extra, is unlimited rides during the day, as well as a guided tour of the New Hope shop complex.

While I didn't make it up for as long as I would have liked, I was able to go on one of the shop tours, and see one of the two cabooses they are restoring to operation - including a former Lehigh & New England caboose that the railroad hopes to have out and running later this year.

In the meantime, here's a shot of the 4 pm train passing both North and South Sugen Roads outside of the town. Enjoy!

Jim Lipnitz
Morrisville, PA
Big Jim Video Productions

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As usual, very nice camera work. Looks like 40 was moving out very smartly. Thanks for posting.

good stuff. That first grade crossing is rough. Hope there are immediate plans to line/level before something bad happens.

Well done! Thanks for sharing.

Did I hear the engineer or you? shout something as the cab went by?

The engineer is a friend of mine and decided to have a little fun with me as the engine powered by :)

sparky52t Wrote:
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> Well done! Thanks for sharing.
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> Did I hear the engineer or you? shout something as
> the cab went by?

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Jim Lipnitz
Morrisville, PA
Big Jim Video Productions

What does "steam punk" mean?

RRTom Wrote:
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> What does "steam punk" mean?

It is a style of dress that combines the 1920's Victorian era with a goofy futuristic era. It's really... different.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steampunk

elu34ch Wrote:
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> That first grade crossing is rough.
> Hope there are immediate plans to line/level before something bad happens.


For as rough as the crossing looks, it seems the engine doesn't bounce around any more than it usually does going over the rest of the track.

Great video Jim, nice seeing you on Saturday. Glad you came out and took that shop tour. You're right, it will be exciting when the caboose is finished.



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PennRailVideos Wrote:
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> RRTom Wrote:
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> > What does "steam punk" mean?
>
> It is a style of dress that combines the 1920's
> Victorian era with a goofy futuristic era. It's
> really... different.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steampunk
>
> elu34ch Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > That first grade crossing is rough.
> > Hope there are immediate plans to line/level
> before something bad happens.
>
>
> For as rough as the crossing looks, it seems the
> engine doesn't bounce around any more than it
> usually does going over the rest of the track.
>
> Great video Jim, nice seeing you on Saturday. Glad
> you came out and took that shop tour. You're
> right, it will be exciting when the caboose is
> finished.

Nice seeing you too - it was really neat to see the shop tour. Are there any plans to host more shop tours during the year? Or was this a one-weekend only special occasion?

Jim Lipnitz
Morrisville, PA
Big Jim Video Productions