Ed Russell of Ivyland submitted this photo taken on March 29, 1891, of the first train to travel to the newly opened terminal of New Hope on the North Pennsylvania Railroad. Previously, the railroad ran only as far as Hartsville. Standing with his hands folded is Silas Yerkes, the conductor.
In 1914, a segment of the classic silent film “The Perils of Pauline” was filmed on the tracks used by the New Hope & Ivyland Railroad today. The site is still called Pauline’s Trestle.
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