New Hope Railroad 40
preserved American 2-8-0 locomotive
New Hope Railroad 40 is a 10-34-E class 2-8-0 "Consolidation" type steam locomotive, built in December 1925 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works (BLW) for the Lancaster and Chester Railroad (LC) in Lancaster, South Carolina. No. 40 is the only operating steam locomotive on the New Hope Railroad (NHRR) in New Hope, Pennsylvania.
History
Lancaster and Chester Railroad
No. 40 was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works (BLW) in December 1925, for the Lancaster and Chester Railroad (LC) of Lancaster, South Carolina for the price of $25,125.96. Being one of the railroad's largest engines, it was put on the main train from Lancaster to Catawba. In later years, No. 40 would be relegated to a backup locomotive.
Cliffside Railroad
In 1947, after the L&C began retiring all of their steam locomotives in favor of modern diesel locomotives, No. 40 was retired and sold to the Cliffside Railroad (CRR), a short line in North Carolina.
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