Delaware and Hudson Railway
Reporting marks	DH
Locale	New York and Pennsylvania
Dates of operation	1829 – present
Track gauge	4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) (standard gauge)
Headquarters

1886 map

The Delaware and Hudson Railway (D&H) (AAR reporting mark DH) is a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, giving it access to New York City and other parts of the northeastern United States. It was formerly an important bridge line, connecting New York with Montreal, Quebec. The company started out as the Delaware and Hudson Canal, running from Kingston, New York on the Hudson River southwest to Port Jervis, New York on the Delaware River and beyond to the anthracite coal fields at Honesdale, Pennsylvania. The canal company later built a railroad, one of the first railroads in the United States, later known as the Delaware and Hudson Company and then the Delaware and Hudson Railroad until 1968. The railroad company has called itself "America's oldest continually operated transportation company". ImageMetadata File history File links Logo_of_the_Delaware_and_Hudson_Railroad. ... The following are reporting marks assigned by the Association of American Railroads (AAR) to rail carriers operating in North America and the companies (railroads and rail equipment owners/operators) to which they were assigned. ... State nickname: The Empire State Official languages None. ... State nickname: The Keystone State Official languages None Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Governor Ed Rendell (D) Senators Arlen Specter (R) Rick Santorum (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 33rd 119,283 km² 2. ... 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Rail gauge is the distance between two rails of a railroad. ... A foot (plural: feet) is a non-SI unit of distance or length, measuring around a third of a metre. ... Mid-19th century tool for converting between different standards of the inch An inch is an Imperial and U.S. customary unit of length. ... A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre. ... As railways developed and expanded one of the key issues to be decided was that of the rail gauge (the distance between the two rails of the track) which should be used. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1728x2040, 284 KB) 1886 map of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Companys railroads, from [1]. File links The following pages link to this file: Delaware and Hudson Railway ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1728x2040, 284 KB) 1886 map of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Companys railroads, from [1]. File links The following pages link to this file: Delaware and Hudson Railway ... 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... Categories: Organization stubs | Rail transport | Industry trade groups ... The following are reporting marks assigned by the Association of American Railroads (AAR) to rail carriers operating in North America and the companies (railroads and rail equipment owners/operators) to which they were assigned. ... The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR; AAR reporting marks CP, CPAA, CPI), known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a Canadian Class I railway operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited. ... New York City, officially named the City of New York, is the most populous city in the United States, and the most densely populated major city in North America. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Kingston is a city located in Ulster County, New York, United States. ... View of the Hudson in the 1880s showing Jersey City The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk in Mahican, is a river running mainly through New York State but partly forming the boundary between the states of New York and New Jersey. ... Port Jervis is a city located in Orange County in the U.S. state of New York. ... The Delaware River at New Hope, Pennsylvania The Delaware River is a river on the Atlantic coast of the United States. ... Anthracite coal Anthracite is a hard, compact variety of mineral coal that has a high luster. ... Honesdale is located in an area known as the lake region of the Poconos. The surrounding area provides many recreational opportunities including: boating, fishing, hiking, hunting, skiing, biking, and rafting. ... This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... Several railroads have been called the oldest in the United States. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...

Delaware and Hudson Canal

The Delaware and Hudson Canal Company was chartered by separate laws in the states of New York and Pennsylvania in 1823, allowing Maurice Wurts and his brother William to construct the canal. The New York law, passed April 23, 1823, incorporated "The President, Managers and Company of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company", and the Pennsylvania law, passed March 13 of the same year, authorized the company "To Improve the Navigation of the Lackawaxen River". Ground was broken on July 13, 1825, and the canal was opened to navigation in October 1828. The line of the canal began at Rondout Creek at the location known as Creeklocks, between Kingston (where the creek fed into the Hudson River) and Rosendale. From there it proceeded southwest alongside Rondout Creek to Ellenville, continuing through the valley of the Sandburg Creek, Homowack Kill, Basher Kill and Neversink River to Port Jervis on the Delaware River. From there the canal ran northwest on the New York side of the Delaware River, crossing into Pennsylvania on Roebling's Delaware Aqueduct at Lackawaxen and running via the Lackawaxen River, which was deepened for navigation to Honesdale. State nickname: The Empire State Official languages None. ... State nickname: The Keystone State Official languages None Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Governor Ed Rendell (D) Senators Arlen Specter (R) Rick Santorum (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 33rd 119,283 km² 2. ... 1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (114th in leap years). ... 1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ... The Lackawaxen River is a tributary of the Delaware River, approximately 25 mi (40 km) long, in northeastern Pennsylvania in the United States. ... July 13 is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 171 days remaining. ... 1825 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1828 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Rondout Creek is a tributary of the Hudson River in Ulster County, New York, that rises on Rocky Mountain in the eastern Catskills, flows south into New York Citys Rondout Reservoir, then into the valley between the Catskills and the Shawangunk Ridge, where it goes over the spectacular High... Kingston is a city located in Ulster County, New York, United States. ... View of the Hudson in the 1880s showing Jersey City The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk in Mahican, is a river running mainly through New York State but partly forming the boundary between the states of New York and New Jersey. ... Rosendale is a town located in Ulster County, New York. ... Ellenville, New York Ellenville is a village located in Ulster County, New York. ... The Neversink River (also called Neversink Creek in its upper course) is a tributary of the Delaware River, approximately 65 mi (105 km) long, in southeastern New York in the United States. ... Port Jervis is a city located in Orange County in the U.S. state of New York. ... The Delaware River at New Hope, Pennsylvania The Delaware River is a river on the Atlantic coast of the United States. ... The Delaware River at New Hope, Pennsylvania The Delaware River is a river on the Atlantic coast of the United States. ... Delaware Aqueduct post-restoration by the NPS. Delaware Aqueduct before restoration. ... Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania, showing Roeblings Delaware Aqueduct crossing the Delaware River to Minisink Ford, New York (left). ... The Lackawaxen River is a tributary of the Delaware River, approximately 25 mi (40 km) long, in northeastern Pennsylvania in the United States. ... Honesdale is a borough located in Wayne County, Pennsylvania. ...

To get the anthracite from the Wurts' mine in the Moosic Mountains near Carbondale to the canal at Honesdale, the canal company built a gravity railroad. The state of Pennsylvania authorized its construction on April 8, 1826. On August 8, 1829, the D&H's first locomotive, the Stourbridge Lion, made history as the first locomotive to run on rails in the United States. Anthracite coal Anthracite is a hard, compact variety of mineral coal that has a high luster. ... Carbondale is a city located in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. ... A gravity railroad is a railroad on a steep slope, usually serving a mine at the top. ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... 1826 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ... 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... A locomotive (from lat. ... The Stourbridge Lions first run, as depicted by Clyde Osmer DeLand c. ...

Westward extensions of the railroad opened to new mines at Archibald in 1843, Valley Junction in 1858, Providence in 1860 and Scranton in 1863. Passenger service began west of Carbondale in 1860. 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1858 is a common year starting on Friday. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... The Scranton Electric Building, seen from the side. ... 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ...

Delaware and Hudson Company

As railroads grew in popularity, the canal company recognized the importance of replacing the canal with a railroad. The first step of this was the Jefferson Railroad, a line from Carbondale north into New York, chartered in 1864, leased by the Erie Railway in 1869 and opened in 1872. This was a branch of the Erie Railway, running south from the main line at Lanesboro to Carbondale. Also built as part of this line was a continuation from the other side of the D&H's gravity railroad at Honesdale southeast to the Erie's Pennsylvania Coal Company railroad at Hawley. The Jefferson Railroad (and through it the Erie) obtained trackage rights over the D&H between its two sections, and the D&H obtained trackage rights to Lanesboro. Carbondale is a city located in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. ... 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Erie Railroad Categories: Stub | Erie Railroad ... 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Honesdale is a borough located in Wayne County, Pennsylvania. ... Hawley is a borough located in Wayne County, Pennsylvania. ... A union station or union terminal is a train station where tracks and facilities are shared by two or more railway companies, allowing passengers to connect conveniently between them. ...

The other part of the main line was the Albany and Susquehanna Railroad, which the D&H leased on February 24, 1870, and the connecting Lackawanna and Susquehanna Railroad, chartered in 1867 and opened in 1872. The Albany and Susquehanna provided a line from Albany southwest to Binghamton, while the Lackawanna and Susquehanna split from that line at Nineveh, running south to the Jefferson Railroad at Lanesboro. Also leased in 1870 was the Schenectady and Duanesburgh Railroad, connecting the Albany and Susquehanna at Duanesburgh to Schenectady, opened in 1872 (as the Schenectady and Susquehanna Railroad until 1873). Albany & Susquehanna Railroad was chartered April 19, 1851 Completed Albany to Schoharie Junction (35 mi. ... February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... New York State Capitol Building, completed in 1899 at a cost of $25 million was the most expensive government building of its time. ... Binghamton is a city in upstate New York in the United States. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Duanesburg is a town located in Schenectady County, New York. ... Schenectady is a city located in Schenectady County, New York, of which it is the county seat. ... 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calaber). ...

In 1870 the Valley Railroad opened, providing a non-gravity line between Scranton and Carbondale. 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Scranton Electric Building, seen from the side. ... Carbondale is a city located in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. ...

On March 1, 1871 the D&H leased the Rensselaer and Saratoga Railroad, which, along with its leased lines, provided a network stretching north from Albany and Schenectady to Saratoga Springs, and continuing northeast to Rutland, Vermont, as well as an eastern route to Rutland via trackage rights over the Troy and Boston Railroad west of Eagle Bridge. The D&H also obtained a 1/4 interest in the Troy Union Railroad from this lease. March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... For the city in Utah, see Saratoga Springs, Utah Saratoga Springs is a city located in Saratoga County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 26,186. ... Rutland, Vermont Rutland is a town located in Rutland County, Vermont. ... A union station or union terminal is a train station where tracks and facilities are shared by two or more railway companies, allowing passengers to connect conveniently between them. ... TROY & BOSTON RAILROAD Troy & Boston Railroad Chartered Nov. ...

On March 1, 1873 the D&H got the New York and Canada Railroad chartered as a merger of the Whitehall and Plattsburgh Railroad and Montreal and Plattsburg Railroad, which had been owned by the Rutland Railroad. This provided an extension north from Whitehall to the border with Quebec, completed in 1875; a branch opened in 1876 to Rouses Point. Lines of the Grand Trunk Railway continued each of the two branches north to Montreal. March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calaber). ... The Rutland Railroad was a small railroad in the north-eastern United States, primarily in the state of Vermont but extending into the state of New York. ... Whitehall is a village located in the Town of Whitehall in Washington County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 2,667. ... The first European explorer of what is now Quebec was Jacques Cartier, who planted a cross either in the Gaspé in 1534 or at Old Fort Bay on the Lower North Shore and sailed into the St. ... 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Rouses Point is a village located in Clinton County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 2,277. ... Grand Trunk Railway logo or herald The Grand Trunk Railway (GTR) was a historic railway system headquartered in Montreal, Quebec which operated in the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario, as well as the U.S. states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. ... City motto: Concordia Salus (Latin: Well-being through harmony) Province Quebec Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area  - % water 500. ...

The D&H obtained trackage rights over the Lehigh and Susquehanna Railroad in 1886, extending the main line southwest from Scranton to Wilkes-Barre. A union station or union terminal is a train station where tracks and facilities are shared by two or more railway companies, allowing passengers to connect conveniently between them. ... 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... The Scranton Electric Building, seen from the side. ... Wilkes-Barre (properly pronounced wilkes-berry, but sometimes pronouncedwilkes-bear-ah or wilkes-bear, and most often by non-natives as wilkes-bar) is a city located in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. ...

On July 11, 1889 the D&H bought the Adirondack Railway, a long branch line heading north from Saratoga Springs along the Hudson River. July 11 is the 192nd day (193rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 173 days remaining. ... 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... For the city in Utah, see Saratoga Springs, Utah Saratoga Springs is a city located in Saratoga County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 26,186. ... View of the Hudson in the 1880s showing Jersey City The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk in Mahican, is a river running mainly through New York State but partly forming the boundary between the states of New York and New Jersey. ...

The canal was last used on November 5, 1891, and the gravity railroad closed January 3, 1899. On April 28, 1899 the name was changed to the Delaware and Hudson Company to reflect the lack of a canal, which was sold in June of that year. Between Port Jackson and Ellenville, the right-of-way for the canal was used by the Ellenville and Kingston Railroad, a branch of the New York, Ontario and Western Railway, chartered in 1901 and opened in 1902. November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 247 days remaining. ... 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with a length of 30 days The month is named after the Roman goddess Juno, wife of Jupiter and equivalent to the Greek goddess Hera. ... Ellenville, New York Ellenville is a village located in Ulster County, New York. ... Right-of-way is a legal term which may have any of several meanings: priority at a crossing, or in traffic. ... The New York, Ontario and Western Railway, more commonly known as the O&W or NYO&W, was a regional railroad with origins in 1868, lasting until 1957 when it was ordered liquidated by a US bankruptcy judge. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1903 the D&H organized the Chateaugay and Lake Placid Railway as a consolidation of the Chateaugay Railroad, Chateaugay Railway and Saranac and Lake Placid Railway. In conjunction with the Plattsburgh and Dannemora Railroad, which had been leased by the Chateaugay Railroad, this formed a long branch from Plattsburgh west and south to Lake Placid. 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Plattsburgh is a city located in Clinton County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 18,816. ... Lake Placid is a village located in Essex County, New York. ...

In 1906 the D&H bought the Quebec Southern Railway and South Shore Railway, merging them into the Quebec, Montreal and Southern Railway. This line ran from St. Lambert, a suburb of Montreal, northeast to Fortierville, most of the way to Quebec City. The D&H sold that line to the Canadian National Railway in 1929. 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Saint-Lambert, Quebec is a borough of the city of Longueuil, on the south shore of Montreal, and on the bank of the St. ... Motto: Don de Dieu feray valoir (Gift of God shall make prosper) Area: 547. ... Canadian National Railways logo or herald (used pre-1960) Network Map of Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway (CN; AAR reporting marks CN, CNA, CNIS), known as Canadian National Railways (CNR) between 1918 and 1960, and Canadian National/Canadien National (CN) from 1960 to present, is a Canadian Class... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The D&H incorporated the Napierville Junction Railway in 1906 to continue the line north from Rouses Point to St. Constant Junction near Montreal, Quebec, from which the D&H obtained trackage rights over the Grand Trunk Railway to Montreal. This line opened in 1907, forming part of the shortest route between New York City and Montreal. 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Rouses Point is a village located in Clinton County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 2,277. ... This article needs cleanup. ... A union station or union terminal is a train station where tracks and facilities are shared by two or more railway companies, allowing passengers to connect conveniently between them. ... Grand Trunk Railway logo or herald The Grand Trunk Railway (GTR) was a historic railway system headquartered in Montreal, Quebec which operated in the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario, as well as the U.S. states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... New York City, officially named the City of New York, is the most populous city in the United States, and the most densely populated major city in North America. ...

In 1912 the D&H incorporated the Wilkes-Barre Connecting Railroad, providing a straighter connection between Scranton and Wilkes-Barre, opened in 1915. 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... The Scranton Electric Building, seen from the side. ... Wilkes-Barre (properly pronounced wilkes-berry, but sometimes pronouncedwilkes-bear-ah or wilkes-bear, and most often by non-natives as wilkes-bar) is a city located in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

On April 1, 1930 the property of the Delaware and Hudson Company was transferred to the Delaware and Hudson Railroad, incorporated December 1, 1928. April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1938 the D&H started to act as a bridge line, carrying large amounts of freight between other connecting lines. 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article needs to be wikified. ...

Delaware and Hudson Railway

In 1968 the company was reorganized as the Delaware and Hudson Railway, and was bought by Dereco, a holding company that also owned the Norfolk and Western Railway and Erie Lackawanna Railroad. Following the bankruptcy of numerous northeastern U.S. railroads in the 1970s, N&W abandoned Dereco and EL was placed in the federal government's nascent Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail), while D&H was again made an independent railroad. The creation of Conrail also saw D&H receive trackage rights over large parts of the Conrail system, which allowed D&H to operate as far south as Philadelphia, PA and Washington, DC, using former Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad and Lehigh Valley Railroad trackage. 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... A holding company is a company that owns enough voting stock in another firm to control management and operations by influencing or electing its board of directors. ... Norfolk and Western Railway - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Erie Lackawanna Railroad (AAR reporting mark EL) was formed from the 1960 merger of the Erie Railroad and the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. ... The 1970s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1970 and 1979. ... Conrail, officially known as the Consolidated Rail Corporation, is an American railroad company. ... A union station or union terminal is a train station where tracks and facilities are shared by two or more railway companies, allowing passengers to connect conveniently between them. ... Independence Hall, as it appears today. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company (DL&W or Lackawanna) (AAR reporting mark DLW) was a railroad connecting Pennsylvanias Lackawanna Valley, rich in anthracite coal, to New York City, Buffalo and Oswego, New York. ... 1884 map of the Pennsylvania, Reading and Lehigh Valley Railroads The Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad Company (AAR reporting mark LV) was incorporated April 21, 1846 in Pennsylvania. ...

In 1984, Guilford Rail System purchased the D&H as part of a plan to operate a larger regional railroad from Maine and New Brunswick in the east, to New York and the midwest in the west, Montreal in the north, and the Philadelphia/Washington DC area in the south. For only $500,000, Guilford purchased the entire railroad, lock, stock and barrel. The price tag reflects the horrid financial shape and the condition of the physical plant. At the time of the purchase, the D&H was basically a disaster area with little freight traffic and relying on Federal and State money to keep operating. The plan did not come to fruition and Guilford declared the D&H bankrupt in 1988, abandoning its operation. 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Guilford Rail System (GRS) is a regional freight railroad covering northern New England from Calais, Maine to Albany, New York. ... State nickname: The Pine Tree State Official languages None Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Governor John Baldacci (D) Senators Olympia Snowe (R) Susan Collins (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 39th 86,542 km² 13. ... Motto: Spem reduxit (Hope was restored) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Fredericton Largest city Saint John Lieutenant-Governor Herménégilde Chiasson Premier Bernard Lord (PC) Area 72 908 km² (11th) • Land 71 450 km² • Water 1 458 km² (2. ... State nickname: The Empire State Official languages None. ... City motto: Concordia Salus (Latin: Well-being through harmony) Province Quebec Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area  - % water 500. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

With the D&H in limbo, the federal government appointed the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad to operate the D&H under subsidy until such time as a buyer could be found. Guilford claimed that the D&H had assets of $70M at the time of the bankruptcy. In 1991, the Canadian Pacific Railway purchased the D&H to give the transcontinental system a connection between Montreal and the New York City metropolitan area. The New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway (NYS&W), also known as the Susie-Q, is a freight railway that runs from Bergen, Hudson and Passaic counties in northern New Jersey northwest through Binghamton, New York with northern termini in Syracuse and Utica. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR; AAR reporting marks CP, CPAA, CPI), known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a Canadian Class I railway operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited. ...

Under CPR, the D&H trackage was upgraded signficantly, although for a time, the D&H was again in limbo as CPR placed it and other money-losing trackage in the eastern U.S. and Canada into a separate operating company named St. Lawrence and Hudson Railway between 1996 and 2000. SL&H was merged back into CPR in recent years and the D&H connection to New York City is starting to prove its worth. The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR; AAR reporting marks CP, CPAA, CPI), known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a Canadian Class I railway operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

The D&H is, and has been a difficult money making venture for a while now. As mentioned above, it was constructed as a coal hauling route and when that business went away it proved to be very difficult to turn a profit. Among other things, it operates in some of the most rural areas of New York State, and what little industrial customers it had in the Albany and Binghampton areas are long gone.

Nicknamed "The Bridge Line to New England", or just "The Bridge Line", the D&H has several unique spots in North American railroading history:

• A loyal customer of American Locomotive Company, as D&H served Alco's Schenectady, NY headquarters. D&H took part in the development of roller bearing side-rods and high pressure water tube boilers. It was also one of the early railroads to adopt 4-8-4 Northern locomotives for passenger trains, and 4-6-6-4 Challenger locomotives for freight trains.
• During the diesel era, the D&H became famous for its operation of 4 ex-Santa Fe PA locomotives for its passenger trains. These were painted in the classic D&H blue and grey/silver with a yellow stripe.

The American Locomotive Company, shortened to ALCo was a builder of railroad locomotives in the United States. ... The Norfolk & Western Railways Class J locomotive #611, a 1950 product of the railroads own Roanoke, Virginia shops. ... This article is about trains in rail transport. ... In Whyte notation, a 4-6-6-4 is a railroad steam locomotive that has four leading wheels followed by six coupled driving wheels, a second set of six driving wheels and four trailing wheels. ... The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (AAR reporting mark ATSF), often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the largest railroads in the United States. ... A PA-1 hauled the American Freedom Train of 1946. ...

Branches

Baltimore Coal and Union Railroad

Northern Coal and Iron Company

Plymouth and Wilkes-Barre Railroad and Bridge

Oak Point Link The Oak Point Link is a short railroad line in the Bronx, New York City, USA, on the east shore of the Harlem River. ...

External links

• D & H Canal Historical Society

References

• Nobel E. Whitford, History of the Canal System of the State of New York - The Delaware and Hudson Canal (1906)
• Pennsylvania Trains - The Delaware and Hudson Canal Company
• Railroad History Database