page_title: New Hope station
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: New Hope station / History
caption_attribution_description: English: First train to New Hope, PA. 29 March, 1891
context_page_description: New Hope is a heritage railroad station on the New Hope Railroad in New Hope, Pennsylvania, United States.
context_section_description: The 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.
  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. 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.
caption: First train to New Hope (1891)
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