So we were walking in the woods...

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I like what you said about places that people don't get to go to. I'm in a wheelchair and don't leave the house very often. Most of what I see and do is through my computer. Videos like yours let me see and experience a lot more.

When you look at the old maps you realize that railroad tracks went almost everywhere. Now the remnants remind us of a way of life that is long gone.

My father worked the NH&I Railroad in the eighties and early nineties. He was able to identify everything in this video with detail. What you saw was quarry equipment, a stripped locomotive, two tenders, the larger of which belonged to the stripped loco, and the smaller of which belonged to number 1533, which at one time was the railroad’s primary engine. The bridge over the water is called an aqueduct. And the barge isn’t from canal days. It’s from an old mule barge. Pretty cool stuff.

This is an ALCO steam locomotive that was built for the Mexican National Railways at the ALCO plant in Colony, NY. It was owned by the NRHS Chapter there. The owner of the NH&I was looking for a larger locomotive that could be on the NH&I and entered into an agreement that said the New Hope and Ivyland would restore the locomotive to operating condition in exchange for its temporary use on the NH&I. It was then supposed to be returned to its owners. I filmed it being pushed over a trestle, expecting to see it topple into the creek below, but to my surprise, it made the crossing with no problems. Repair work was about to begin when an inspection of the boiler revealed extensive corrosion that would require extensive repairs. That's when this locomotive was pushed onto the NH&I's rip track in back of the engine house and left there to rust away. Since then, the person who entered into this deal is gone and the future of the locomotive is undetermined.

I really wish one of these old Mexican 4-8-4s could be restored. They were such handsome engines in their day.

These water "sediment" basins were put in by the railroad as refill stations for the steam locomotives. Probably had bunk houses for the RR men to live in. The men ensured the elevated tanks were kept full of water for the trains. They used these basins so sediment and minerals would sink and not get mixed into the supply to damage/corrode the steel boilers of the locomotives. Well water was too mixed.

I agree with you on not telling where these places are. I made the mistake of uploading videos of my exploration through an abandoned power plant, thinking it wouldn't get many views, I said exactly where it can be found, now it's kinda wrecked.😥 Sorry to the people who worked there, and live near it. Maybe some organization with gobs of money will see this, and try to rescue that locomotive...??

The first tender is marked as New Hope & Ivyland Railroad. They’re a preservation and museum railway operating in Bucks County Pennsylvania. The locomotive you stumbled across is a Northern type Steam Locomotive. The 4-8-4 Locomotives were built by both Baldwin and ALCO for more than a decade, and saw much use on various North American railways. Classified as “Northern” type locomotives, they were primarily used for passenger service. The 4-8-4 is a reference to its configuration. 4 dolly wheels up front, 8 drivers, and 4 more trailing. The small 2 axle trucks in the front and rear are for weight distribution and to keep the locomotive going in the right direction. The only wheels under power are the 8 large drivers you can see starting at approximately 5:24 in the video. The large drivers are a clear indication that this locomotive was made for speed rather than pulling power. It’s likely you stumbled across a parts locomotive owned by the NHRR(New Hope & Ivyland Railroad). Considering how it’s mostly stripped of useful parts, they probably have long since stopped pulling from it. It’s likely this is an old New York Central passenger locomotive, seeing as the other big northern railroads, such as the Pennsylvania Railroad and Burlington Route, were more fond of Berkshire’s and Mountain/Mohawk types for passenger service. Of course, this could also be a former Canadian Pacific or Canadian National Confederation type (their name for the Northern class). But, yeah, it’s a cool part of history you stumbled upon. Unfortunately, it’s not actually abandoned, and you’re trespassing on private land seeing as NHRR is owned by the Bucks County Railroad Preservation & Restoration Corporation. I’m not saying you can’t be there, but just be mindful of the fact that the place you’re in is a parts yard for steam locomotives and other antique rail equipment.

That's a big locomotive, definitely needs love.

That big old engine would have been quite a deal to watch moving down the tracks! Good video, Chris.

Ironically I had photographed this engine at the NH&I RR at some point in the 90's, it was at that point fully intact, there was also a florida power and light Alco RS3 on the property, I was told that it was a Baby Niagra" by some of the workers on site. interesting to see this video and come across it again. thanks for posting this!

I was a trainman, conductor … and also played banjo for the tourists on the New Hope & Ivyland Rail Road back in the 1970s. Back then the primary engine was # 1533 a Canadian National ten wheeler. It was a very cute engine. As I was watching this video I didn’t recognize any of the rolling stock.

The painted car looks like either a baggage car or an old USPS car. In the old days mail was moved by rail from town to town on the passenger trains. It would be picked up at one town and sorted by the postal crew for all the towns ahead. they would do this continuously. mobile postal distribution center. They have a fully restored one at the Sacramento rail museum.

Canal portion traversing over river is called an aqueduct. I've seen a number of them viewing narrow boat canal videos in the UK.

I drove Santa Fe trains when I was 13 - 14 years old. Not steam engines, they were standard diesel powered, this was back in 78 -79 timeframe. I actually peeled out a couple of times and would shoot sparks from the wheels, lol. I got to drive them up and down the tracks at a rail yard in Wichita, KS. My brother-in-law worked for Santa Fe and would take me to the yard on weekends and we would "test drive" the trains after a repair was made. Some of the best times in my life. Great video, thanks for posting.

I live a short distance from the aqueduct in your video along the Delaware River. It was built to transport coal from the mines along the Lehigh River. Our town has the remains of a lock lift to raise boats coming to Pennsylvania. They had 2 water systems, one for drinking, one for water power. We have a church in town that has a water turbine to power the pipe organ.

The small tender has what appears to have the name NEW HOPE & IVYLAND on the one side.

I live there in that town .. and I go on that trail with my bike A LOT. Thanks for NOT REVEALING THE NAME OF THE PLACE!!! We love respectful visitors and explorers like yourself Chris, Jay and Lamont.. but we hope curious graffiti vandals and other elements don’t find this place. It’s still public access so ain’t our business stopping nobody if they wanna go here. All we can wish for is “leave it like you found it”. If they find this place, it’ll turn into a small camp with beer cans, liquor bottles, trash and graffiti - within months. Right now it’s a great trail for the local retired couples and young working class folks and their pets and children.

ah yes.. New Hope and Ivyland's 3028... hope to see that restored someday