The idea of reaching Lake Ontario at Ogdensburg or Sackets Harbor was soon abandoned for more realistic goals. The acquisition was approved by the Surface Transportation Board in May of 2015; it consists of 267 miles of former D&H main line between Sunbury/Kase, Pennsylvania and Schenectady, New York as well as 15 miles from Voorheesville Junction to Delanson, New York. The 4-mile segment reached Providence, near present-day Scranton and opened in 1860. appeared on the D&H. This marked the beginning of the end for the road's steam power. Sadly it was not sucessful. The 17-mile gravity system finally opened on October 8, 1829 and the entire operation flourished. The boiler from the Stourbridge Lion is in the Smithsonian Museum, and a 300-class tender is currently employed on CP Rail to haul water for one of their remaining steam locomotives. TheMontreal Limitedprovided overnight service between New York City and Montreal, courtesy of help from the New York Central, while theLaurentianprovided daytime connections throughout upstate New York and across the Great Lakes region. Built by Alco-Schenectady in 1943, Sold to Luria in August, 1953.PHOTOGRAPHER: Jim Wright, D&H 308TYPE: 4-8-4CLASS: KDATE: 6/1/47LOCATION: Fort Edward, NYNOTES: On southbound "RW" freight. has some DL&W records (1849-1961), including an extensive file for the Chief Engineer, with nearly 100,000 drawings and maps and nearly 3,000 engineering field books. What's left of the railroad is now split between Canadian Pacific and Norfolk Southern. The property has done well under CP, but even before the December 1, 2000, retirement of the D&H name, outward symbols like locomotives had mostly disappeared. Curiously, while both trains were axed by Amtrak following its startup on May 1, 1971 a push by the Delaware & Hudson and State of New York actually worked in reviving the New York-Montreal run as theAdirondack, which still operates today. They were originally built as #59-L, #60-L, #62-L, and #66-L for the Santa Fe and became #16-19 on the Delaware & Hudson. The R&S was originally chartered on April 14, 1832 to construct a rail line from Troy to Ballston Spa; the first segment opened from Waterford to Ballston Spa on August 18, 1835 while the entire line was completed into Troy a month later on October 6th. It was a remarkable triple-expansion engine with a water-tube boiler. 3 " Honesdale" by S. Robert Powell This article was published in the January 2022 issue of the Bridge Line Historical Society Bulletin, pp. [4] The class was eventually retired between 1952 and 1953, and like all steam locomotives on the D&H, none were preserved. This was due to the fact that they used elephant-ear smoke deflectors and the use of side skirts along the running board. In his book, Mr. Shaughnessy thoroughly covers all of the Delaware & Hudson's northern expansion, superbly detailing the construction and how these lines joined its network. Works numbers were 1300-1302 in January 1902, 1303-1304 in February, 1306-1309 in March, 1310 in April, and 1311-1312 in May. To make up for the loss it turned to bridge traffic. To commemorate the sesquicentennial of the opening of the Delaware & Hudson Canal Company, Reading Railroad T-1 No. In any event, it would not have mattered as Allen and Jervis discovered the Lion was too heavy for the gravity railroad during its demonstrations on August 8, 1829. The new line was opened on June 17, 1872 providing the D&H a direct rail route from Wilkes-Barre to Albany via Binghamton. Delaware & Hudson Baldwin RF-16 "Sharks" 1205 and 126 at Binghamton, N.Y., in July 1975. These are Milwaukee Road S3s Nos. The Delaware and Hudson Railway (D&H) (reporting mark DH) is a railroad that operates in the Northeastern United States.In 1991, after more than 150 years as an independent railroad, the D&H was purchased by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CP). A replica of the Stourbridge Lion was built by the D&H in 1939 and is currently on display at the Wayne County Historical Society Museum along with the Eclipse, a gravity rail coach. The information includes original numbers, serials, and order numbers. DH 75. ex-RDG 5207, CR 2496. Built by Alco-Schenectady in 1943, Sold to Luria in October, 1952.PHOTOGRAPHER: Jim Wright, D&H 304TYPE: 4-8-4CLASS: KDATE: 3/1/48LOCATION: Fort Edward, NYNOTES: Leaving Fort Edward with train 4 (Whitehall-Albany local). All existing debt was retired with the aid of a $28 million loan approved by the United States Railway Association. Delaware & Hudson RS11 #5002 poses for a portrait at the industrial park in Voorheesville, New York on August 18, 1977. Ad. (Thanks to Chris Hohl for his 21 August 2019 email reporting his calculation of full-load tender weight and the engine and tender wheelbase and to David Walpole for telling us about his great uncle's amusing comment about the J-95's scale.) If you are researching active or abandoned corridors you might want to check out the United States Geological Survey's (USGS) Historical Topographic Map Explorer. The Laurentian often ran in three sections. About Our Decals: Using the latest cutting edge technology available our waterslide model decals are designed to replicate prototype rolling stock accurately down to the smallest detail. D&H class D-3 4-6-0 #500 blasts through Carbondale, PA on November 9, 1951. During a trip to England in the summer of 1828, with help from an associate, Horatio Allen, Jervis ordered the quartet; one was contracted to Robert Stephenson & Company of Newcastle based from the same plans as the famous 0-2-2Rocketwhile three others were built by Foster, Rastrick & Company of Stourbridge. 40' Quad Hopper - DELAWARE & HUDSON - HO Scale. Family owned and operated business. In 1843 a 7-mile extension was carried out to White Oak Run within the Lackawanna Valley. Unfortunately, theSchuylkill Navigation Company was nearing completion making this idea an impossibility. It quickly pounced on this new opportunity by entering into a lease agreement with the Albany & Susquehanna Railroad on February 24, 1870. Delaware & Hudson PA-1's #18 and #19 bask in the sun outside the shops in Colonie, New York during the late 1960's. Manufactured by ALCo, Dickson Works for the Delaware & Hudson in 1903 and was scrapped in November, 1947.PHOTOGRAPHER: Jim Wright, D&H 54TYPE: 0-6-0CLASS: B-4aNOTES: Manufactured by ALCo, Dickson Works for the Delaware & Hudson in 1907 and was gone from the roster by January of 1946. Bob Collins photo, The Garbely Publishing Company collection, * built for the Rensselaer & Saratoga Railroad (R&S) - leased by D&H in 1871** built for the Albany & Susquehanna Railroad (A&S) - leased by D&H in 1870*** built for the Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railway (P&WV), D&H 7TYPE: 0-6-0TCLASS: BNOTES: Built by Dickson in 1884 as a tank engine, the unit was rebuilt in D&H Oneonta Shops in 1898, still as a tank engine and was scrapped in August of 1928. Data from "New Locomotive Building," The Railway Age, Vol XXXI, No 8 (19 April 1901), p 93 and from D&H-1 1930 Steam Locomotive Diagrams supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive Rail Data Exchange. Despite the D&H equipment and crews, the Adirondack was technically an Amtrak operation. After the Civil War railroads exploded in the US with hundreds of lines starting service all over the country. An official, 1969 system of the Delaware & Hudson Railway. Bachmann 16103 HO Scale Delaware & Hudson 250-Ton Steam Crane & Boom Tender. A display train with historical exhibits toured the system behind two of the impressive Alco PA diesels. Data from 1933 D&H locomotive diagram book supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive Rail Data Exchange. Neither locomotive's whereabouts have ever been ascertained after their shipment to Rondout. "Delaware & Hudson" {Book} Created: January 22, 2000: Last Updated: December 26, 2006: click here to visit : One of its most important designers, John E. Muhlfeld, is well represented in this collection. Its western corridor to Whitehall and an eastern extension towards Rutland was constructed by the Saratoga & Washington, chartered in 1834 to build from Saratoga Springs to Whitehall. During this time, it operated electric trolley and interurban lines around Albany and expanded its hotel and steamboat interests in the Lake George and Lake Champlain areas. This was a sizeable figure, so Guilford declared the D&H bankrupt. Jim Shaughnessy photo. Constant with trackage rights via the Grand Trunk to St. Lambert along the eastern shore of the St. Lawrence River. Data from D&H 1913 Assorted Locomotive Diagrams supplied in September 2018 and 1933 D&H locomotive diagram book supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive Rail Data Exchange. Ex LI 201, owned by Rail Traction Corp and on lease to D&H (?) John Urpeth Rastrick (26 January 1780 - 1 November 1856) was one of the first English steam locomotive builders. However, Don Strack rescued the data and transferred it over to his, If you are researching anything EMD related please visit, If you are researching active or abandoned corridors you might want to check out the, C&O's George Washington (Train): Timetable, Route, Consist, 650-656 (Ex-PC), 751-753 (Ex-EL), 754-762. Works numbers were 5078-5087 in May 1899 and 5112-5117 in August 1899. Email this page to a friend. In response, the D&H decided to employ them on a new section of standard railroad beyond Valley Junction. drivers, a boiler pressure of 285 psi, exerted 94,000 lbs of tractive ft. capacity, 52-foot gondola with Bettendorf trucks featured a custom designed rack to brace large cargos. The 4-mile segment reached Providence, near present-day Scranton and opened in 1860. NYNOTES: With southbound freight.PHOTOGRAPHER: Jim Wright, D&H 1079TYPE: 2-8-0CLASS: E-5DATE: 11/1/47LOCATION: S of Smith's Basin, NYNOTES: On southbound "RW" freight.PHOTOGRAPHER: Jim Wright, D&H 1085TYPE: 2-8-0CLASS: E-5DATE: c. 1946LOCATION: not recordedNOTES: Date is approximate.PHOTOGRAPHER: Henry Tischler, (Jim Wright Collection), D&H 1087TYPE: 2-8-0CLASS: E-5DATE: c. 1946LOCATION: not recordedNOTES: Date is approximate.PHOTOGRAPHER: Henry Tischler, (Jim Wright Collection), D&H 1115TYPE: 2-8-0CLASS: E-5aDATE: 1946LOCATION: Binghamton, NYPHOTOGRAPHER: Charles Elston, (Jim Wright Collection), D&H 1117TYPE: 2-8-0CLASS: E-5aDATE: 1946LOCATION: Fort Edward, NYNOTES: On northbound freight.PHOTOGRAPHER: Jim Wright, D&H 1118TYPE: 2-8-0CLASS: E-5aDATE: 11/1/47LOCATION: N of Dunhams Basin, NYNOTES: On work train.PHOTOGRAPHER: Jim Wright, D&H 1208TYPE: 2-8-0CLASS: E-6aDATE: 1946LOCATION: Carbondale, PAPHOTOGRAPHER: Charles Elston, (Jim Wright Collection), D&H 1210TYPE: 2-8-0CLASS: E-6aDATE: 1946LOCATION: Carbondale, PAPHOTOGRAPHER: Charles Elston, (Jim Wright Collection), D&H 1511TYPE: 4-6-6-4CLASS: JDATE: 1946LOCATION: Glendale, NYNOTES: Near Mohawk Yard.PHOTOGRAPHER: Jim Wright, D&H 1516TYPE: 4-6-6-4CLASS: JDATE: 10/1/47LOCATION: Glendale, NYNOTES: Near Mohawk Yard.PHOTOGRAPHER: Jim Wright. 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