The idea of reaching Lake Ontario at Ogdensburg or Sackets Harbor was soon abandoned for more realistic goals. Great strides in steam-locomotive development occurred under legendary president Leanor F. Loree, who strengthened the companys financial foundations and greatly upgraded the infrastructure. A fantasy? Jim Shaughnessy photo. The first section from Whitehall to Port Henry, via Ticonderoga, opened on November 30, 1874 along the western shore of Lake Champlain. RIVAROSSI HO GAUGE CHALLENGER 4-6-6-4 LOCOMOTIVE TENDER - DELAWARE & HUDSON . For years the railroad was operated with locomotives of designs no longer in use for prime freight service by the industry, yet when the decision was made to modernize they opted for the very newest and latest steam power. Delaware and Hudson Railroad steam locomotives (1 C, 12 F) SUNY Plaza (1 C, 29 F) T Train timetables of the Delaware and Hudson Railway (4 F) W Warren County Bikeway (4 F) Media in category "Delaware and Hudson Railway" The following 35 files are in this category, out of 35 total. Stephenson's design was namedAmericaand the first to arrive in the States, unloaded in New York on January 15, 1829 at a cost of $3,663.30 (including delivery). Works numbers were 5078-5087 in May 1899 and 5112-5117 in August 1899. With the collapse of the Penn Central and nearly all other Northeastern carriers the railroad was destined to likely disappear into either the Consolidation Rail Corporation (a quasi-government entity designed to revive the Northeast's bankrupts) or another large carrier. What's left of the railroad is now split between Canadian Pacific and Norfolk Southern. In June 1988 the courts ruled that Guilford had to pay all back wages and benefits lost during the strikes. Southbound freights often set out and picked up at Plattsburgh just behind the college. The company now had direct rail service to Canada although not over its own rails; above Plattsburgh the D&H utilized trackage rights over the Ogdensburgh & Lake Champlain for 12 miles to Rouses point where a connection was reached with the Grand Trunk Railway to move coal, freight, and passengers onto Montreal. There are four other Alco 4-8-4s that were built during World War II. The Delaware & Hudson K-62 Class was a class of fifteen 4-8-4 steam locomotives built by the American Locomotive Company's Schenectady Works in 1943. Dumaine was a big proponent of passenger service, upgrading the fleet with newer secondhand equipment. In the meantime, initial work on the canal began westward from the Hudson River at Eddyville (slightly south of Kingston it was then known as Eddy's Factory) and was open 60 miles to Mongaup along the Delaware River (and just northwest of Port Jervis) during the summer of 1827. Cylinders Diameter x Stroke: Boiler Press. 401 USD. Train Depot. Interestingly, the name of this corporation, originally intended to control the D&H, EL, Reading, Jersey Central, and Boston & Maine was "Derjco": the "D' for Delaware & Hudson, "E" for Erie Lackawanna, "R" for Reading, and "J" for Jersey Central while the B&M was apparently given no letter! (Bruce) Sterzing, who became president in 1972. The C&LP was a July 29, 1903 consolidation of the Chateaugay Railroad and Saranac & Lake Placid, which the D&H acquiring on that date. Jim Shaughnessy photo. Delaware & Hudson PA #16 leads the "Laurentian" southbound along the scenic Red Rocks of Lake Champlain's Willsboro Bay during the late 1960's. 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. 1403 L.F. Loree Delaware Hudson Steam Locomotive Label Decals Set includes lettering and label details to model multiple Delaware Hudson Steam Locomotives. The D&H remained a ward of Dereco until Hurricane Agnes forced the EL into bankruptcy and the N&W lost interest in its portfolio. Built by Alco-Schenectady in 1943, Sold to Luria in August, 1953.PHOTOGRAPHER: Jim Wright, D&H 307TYPE: 4-8-4CLASS: KDATE: 6/1/48LOCATION: Moreau, NYNOTES: On southbound Laurentian. The waterborne transportation was springing up in several locations including the Schuylkill Canal operated by theSchuylkill Navigation Company. Delaware & Hudson RS-36 #5015, in a one-off experimental livery, assists ex-Boston & Maine steam generator-equipped RS-3 #1308 with the Adirondack at Colonie, NY in November of 1974. Its origins date back to 1826 when rich deposits of iron ore were discovered near present-day Mount Marcy. Railroad examined their existing roster of motive power and realized they did not own any of the super-power steam locomotives that most all other railroads owned and operated. Learn about the vital importance of Illinois to the nation's railroads and enjoy dinner aboard a train at the Monticello Railway Museum. Works numbers and road numbers: Data from 1933 D & H locomotive diagram book supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive Rail Data Exchange. Comically, it was shortened to "Dereco" which was easier to pronounce according to the N&W's top brass.) Get great snapshots of railroading history in Art Petersons newest book. After a series of financial hardships the railroad opened from Saratoga Springs to North Creek in early 1871. They were constructed by the W. Cook & Company of Scranton and constituted the first use of steam locomotives on the D&H in revenue service. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for RIVAROSSI USA HUDSON 4-6-4 AT&SF - HO at the best online prices at eBay! The R-67Bs and FEF-3s also had similar cylinders as the K-62s, with the boiler being very closely related to those on the S3s. 84736. Data from D & H 1 - 1930 Locomotive Diagrams book supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive Rail Data Exchange. Enjoy all the splendor West Virginia's natural beauty has to offer while enjoying dinner by train on the West Virginia Central and other locations. Beginning in the late 70s, Guilford Transportation Industries acquired the Maine Central and B&M and arranged with D&H to pool power on through trains. Most people know the Butte for the steep climb over Crawford They were intended as dual-service locomotives, hauling both freight and passenger trains until dieselization in 1953. The locomotive and its sister, D&H 1205, have been stored there since the early 1980s. 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. Watch. The American Locomotive Company was incorporated in 1901 by merging 7 small locomotive companies with the Schenectady Locomotive Engine Manufactory (incorprated 1848). Author's collection. In 1980 it purchased the ex-DL&W main line between Binghamton and Scranton. Built by Alco-Schenectady in 1943, Sold to Luria in August, 1953.PHOTOGRAPHER: Jim Wright, D&H 309TYPE: 4-8-4CLASS: KDATE: 6/1/47LOCATION: Fort Edward, NYNOTES: On northbound Laurentian. The D&H began as a canal operation, the vision of early entrepreneurs to transport anthracite coal from northeastern Pennsylvania to the metropolis of New York City. During its most successful years, Delaware and Hudson was the inventor, manufacturer and user of some of the most important innovations in steam locomotive design. Thank you for visiting the my eBay store. (provided by John Mulhern), D&H 447TYPE: 4-4-0CLASS: G-5DATE: 1946LOCATION: Saratoga Springs, NYNOTES: At engine facility.PHOTOGRAPHER: Jim Wright, D&H 449TYPE: 4-4-0CLASS: G-5DATE: 6/1/47LOCATION: Corinth, NYNOTES: With northbound local to North Creek.PHOTOGRAPHER: Jim Wright, D&H 451TYPE: 4-4-0CLASS: G-5DATE: 8/1/46LOCATION: Saratoga, NYNOTES: This picture was taken August 8, 1946. 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. In 1998 a gentleman by the name ofAndre Kristopans put together a web page highlighting virtually every unit out-shopped by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division. Crazy Model Trains . 398-399. See also "Consolidation Pushing Locomotive," American Locomotive and Railroad Engineer, Volume 73, No 12 (December 1899), pp. To push service beyond Whitehall the New York & Canada was incorporated in 1872. To make up for the loss it turned to bridge traffic. Sadly it was not sucessful. The southbound Laurentian would come in behind a 4-6-2 or 4-8-4, each with distinctive elephant ear smoke lifters, and hand the train over to NYC for the trip to New York City. D&H class D-3 4-6-0 #500 blasts through Carbondale, PA on November 9, 1951. Micro Trains 04600411 N Scale Delaware & Hudson - Rd#13771. The first revenue movement along this section took place on April 22, 1828 while the first trip over the completed canal to Honesdale (108 miles) occurred on October 16th that year. Exactly how, though, was a tough question. All written content, photos, and videos copyright American-Rails.com (unless otherwise noted). Alas, in 2013 the site closed. Copyright 2007-2023 American-Rails.com. The Rutland & Whitehall was soon leased by the R&S and all properties involved were leased by the Rensselaer & Saratoga in 1865. Sold with a 14-Day return opportunity. Get the story of a great American institution with rare video footage. Occasionally I would ride over with Herbie the 4 miles to the shop and my uncle would pick me up. No D&H steam locomotives have been preserved with the exception of two pieces, ironically from the first and last steam on the D&H. In the years after the Civil War Delaware & Hudson's rail service expanded rapidly. Delaware & Hudson PA-1's #18 and #19 bask in the sun outside the shops in Colonie, New York during the late 1960's. C $189.78. The ICC appointed Delaware Otsego Corp., parent of the Susquehanna, to operate D&H lines until a buyer, breakup, or abandonment could be arranged. However, it backed out of the proceedings formally on April 13, 1959. 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). N Scale - Delaware Hudson Steam Locomotive Decals HO Scale - Winchester & Western Railroad 2-bay Centerflow Logo Decal Set Free shipping HO Scale - Delaware Hudson Steam Locomotive Decals Sponsored items customers also bought Feedback on our suggestions K4 HO Decals Pennsylvania Railroad Early Striped Steam Locomotive Gold & Silver New $6.85 Some units that arrived during the expansion were repainted in blue and gray, but vestiges of LV and Reading colors contributed to over a dozen paint schemes in the fleet. Constant with trackage rights via the Grand Trunk to St. Lambert along the eastern shore of the St. Lawrence River. The new design incorporated a self-centering radial engine truck that was equalized with the driving wheels to form a three-point suspension system. The creators of Conrail in 1976 sought to preserve Eastern rail competition with a second carrier. Vintage Lionel 6-11971 Delaware & Hudson O-027 Gauge Steam Train Set 1998 Sealed And New In Original Packaging. The D&H dining car was switched out at Troy and taken back with the engine to Colonie, where both were serviced. appeared on the D&H. This marked the beginning of the end for the road's steam power. Unlimited Members, sign in to enjoy sitewide access. I made several trips home on the Champlain Division locals in one of the old, but well-kept, wooden coaches with green plush seats. The K-62s and S-3s also had very similar tenders and similar driving wheels, with those on the K-62s being only slightly larger than those on the S3s. At its height, ALCO had headquarters in New York City and a main plant in Schenectady, New York, with other plants in Auburn and Dunkirk, New York, and Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Laurentian: (New York - Albany - Montreal)Montreal Limited: (New York - Albany - Montreal). Bangor & Aroostook State Of Maine Magor XIH Box Car #2099 Product Manufacturer: Eastern Seaboard Models Corporation Manufacturer Model: 400101 Store Item Number: ESMC400101 Quantity In Stock: 1 In 1951-52, I spent a year at Champlain College in Plattsburgh, N.Y., and my dorm room faced onto Lake Champlain with the D&H main line in the foreground. D&H, Delaware and Hudson Railroad, steam engines, S. Robert Powell, D&H Gravity Railroad The D&H Gravity-gauge Steam Locomotive No. Ironically, it wound up with the EL anyway when it officially joined Norfolk & Western's Dereco, Inc. on July 1, 1968. Item Number: 2143. Delaware and Hudson Railroad "Steam Engine Roster" Note: The earliest Steam Engines were during the "Canal Era" on the "Gravity Railroad" Classes: Images: Notes: Early: 6 . A pair of Delaware & Hudson's PAs rest near the roundhouse in Binghamton, New York on an October night in 1973. Guilford bought the D&H in 1984, finally realizing the dream of a New England system that Dumaine and others before him had long proposed. Oct 21, 2015 - delaware and hudson steam locomotives - Google Search. Wilkes-Barre - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - Washington, D.C. Scranton - Allentown, Pennsylvania - Newark, New Jersey. TheAmericamade a quick demonstration run in New York on May 27th, as did theLiona day later on May 28th. Oct 21, 2015 - delaware and hudson steam locomotives - Google Search. Works numbers were 338 in March 1882, 339-340 in April. The regular train to Montreal would rate a big 4-8-4, the North Creek section two handsome 4-6-0s, and the Lake George section at least another 4-6-0. Sign-up for email today! Product Line: Steam, HO. As demand for anthracite declined it struggled in the postwar years and was eventually purchased by a private investor who later sold the property to Canadian Pacific. As a result, today most of what remains of the original railroad is split between NS and CP. The Lion was delivered on July 24th but it has never been been proven if the America either made it to Honesdale or was left in Rondout. To circumvent this issue the D&H built its own line from Plattsburgh to Rouses Point, opening the route in November of 1876. HO Scale Life Like Delaware And Hudson #7301 Diesel Locomotive. Author's collection. According to Mike Schafer's book, "More Classic American Railroads," anthracite still comprised more than half of the railroad's annual freight tonnage through the 1930s. It was during this transition period that I began watching the D&H, mostly at Troy (N.Y.) Union Station, which served New York Central, Rutland, and Boston & Maine as well as the D&H. (John Shaw Collection), D&H 425TYPE: 4-4-0 (Double Cab)CLASS: G-3 NOTES: Manufactured by Dickson for the Albany and Susquehanna in 1867, the locomotive was rebuilt in 1898 by the D&H Green Island Shops and was scrapped in November of 1926. Interestingly, if the gravity operation had been built as originally designed by John B. Jervis, the company's first chief engineer, it would have utilized locomotives right from the start. Reading 4-8-4 #2102 (T-1) is dressed as Delaware & Hudson 4-8-4 #302 (K-62) to celebrate the latter's 150th anniversary in 1973. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. This was the the age of steam locomotives and rail travel was still a luxury. Wurts arrived in 1860. Your Price: Order from your dealer today! Unfortunately, theSchuylkill Navigation Company was nearing completion making this idea an impossibility. In 2014, Norfolk Southern announced its intent to purchase a section of the former D&H main line. Works numbers were 993, 998-999 in March 1898, 1000-1003 in April, and 993 in December. In a surprising turn of events what was later discovered to be one of its cylinders was donated to the Smithsonian. C424. The 3 prices found range from 401 USD to 1115 USD. (Thanks to Chris Hohl for his 31 December 1918 email providing the. PROTO 1000 HO SCALE RS11 LOCOMOTIVE DELAWARE & HUDSON #5002 NIB ITEM 30261. Somehow, CPs Northeastern U.S. Service Area just doesnt sound the same. 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. By the mid-19th century, locomotives powered by steam boilers were proving the future in transportation. The Delaware and Hudson Railway (D&H) (Reporting Mark: DH) is a railroad that operates in the Northeastern United States. The Delaware & Hudson K-62 Class was a class of fifteen 4-8-4 steam locomotives built by the American Locomotive Company's Schenectady Works in 1943. In 1933, the company's shops in Colonie, New York built an exact replica of the 0-4-0 Lion for the Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago. Although not the first railroad into Scranton, the Delaware and Hudson operated the first railroad in the area. Three decades later one final name change occurred when the Delaware & Hudson Railroad Corporation was created in 1930 to operate the railroad and all subsidiary properties of the Delaware & Hudson Company. The little D&H lived an interesting and fascinating life. It was sad to see a once proud and vibrant organization self-destruct. As a result a name change was carried out a month after the gravity operation ceased; in February, 1899 the Delaware & Hudson Company was organized and officially recognized by the state of New York later that April. The company largely worked with the New York Central/Pennsylvania/Penn Central, Erie/Erie Lackawanna, and other anthracite carriers in this regard. Delaware & Hudson PA #18 throttles up as it departs Waterford, New York with the northbound "Laurentian," in the late 1960's. 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. effort and weighed 597,000 pounds. The name with the longest continuity in the U.S. transportation industry-Delaware & Hudson-ended after 177 years on December 1, 2000, when the Canadian Pacific Railway obtained authority to operate the D&H property under the CPR name. Author's collection. Athearn Genesis HO ATHG65528 DCC Ready EMD GP39-2 Delaware & Hudson D&H #7407 <p>#####</p> <p>Combined Shipping is automatically . In partnership with James Foster, he formed Foster, Rastrick and Company, the locomotive construction company that built the Stourbridge Lion in 1829 for export to the Delaware and Hudson Railroad in America.From the 1830s he concentrated on civil engineering with his major . This also saw them assigned to passenger trains between New York and Montreal. 374-376. 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. Works numbers were 69297-69316 in June 1940, 1520-1534 in 1942, and 1535-1539 in 1946. See also and D&H 1 -1946 Locomotive Diagrams supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive Rail Data Exchange collection. Data from D&HCo 1901 Locomotive Diagrams supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive Rail Data Exchange. See also "Booster for Tender Trucks Developed on D&H", Railway Age, Volume 73, No 4 (22 July 1922), pp. Built by Alco-Schenectady in 1943, Sold to Luria in October, 1952.PHOTOGRAPHER: Jim Wright, D&H 311TYPE: 4-8-4CLASS: KDATE: 9/1/47LOCATION: Whitehall, NYNOTES: Arriving with southbound Laurentian. The D&Hs glory period was in the early 20th century, peaking in the late 20s. the Hudson locomotives may seem to be of little use. 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. Broadway Limited 6810 HO Delaware & Hudson 4-8-4 Centennial Locomotive #302 Added today . In response, the D&H decided to employ them on a new section of standard railroad beyond Valley Junction. It became an often photographed spot on the D&H. 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. Initially, D&H used diesels only for switching, but the first Alco RS2 road-switchers arrived in 1946, and by July 1953, 179 black Alco diesels (in models S2, S4, RS2, and RS3) had relegated all steam to scrap, including five Challengers only 7 years old. Author's collection. All this happened in a cramped station only one block long and six tracks wide. The following year, D&H leased the Rensselaer & Saratoga north of the Albany area, and by 1875 it had completed a railroad along the west side of Lake Champlain to Canada. Author's collection. The first prospects for a railroad did not begin until the Sackets Harbor & Saratoga Railroad was incorporated in 1852 to build a line from Saratoga Springs to Lake Ontario. 18, was one of the last stands of the 600-class 4-6-2s. It was typically powered by a 2000-hp V12-251C engine. In May of 1867 it received privileges from New York to begin rail construction in that state. Delaware & Hudson GP39-2 #7409 leads a general manifest southbound at Conklin, New York in May, 1982. Free shipping for many products! Buy 3 Postcards, get 10% off. D&H 1526TYPE: 4-6-6-4CLASS: JDATE: 1948LOCATION: Lanesboro, PA, under Starrucca Viaduct.NOTES: The Challengers began joining the D&H roster in 1940 were part of a family sired 14 years earlier in the creative minds of American Locomotive Company and Union Pacific motive power engineers. The 1870s witnessed a quick expansion of the D&H; in 1871 it leased the Rensselaer & Saratoga (R&S), stretched further north via the New York & Canada (NY&C), and finally reached Montreal via the Napierville Junction Railway (NJRR). The K-62s had a semi-streamlined sort of look to them. John Urpeth Rastrick (26 January 1780 - 1 November 1856) was one of the first English steam locomotive builders. Brand New. It did not operate its next locomotive until theMajor Sykes and C.P. With this final piece in place the modern Delaware & Hudson was essentially complete. According to H. Roger Grant's authoritative title, "Erie Lackawanna: Death Of An American Railroad, 1938-1992," the D&H was the strongest of the three and certainly would have greatly aided the new company's outlook. What appears to be Delaware & Hudson's train #34, the southbound "Laurentian," is led by PA #16 as it passes through Mechanicville, New York on a winter's afternoon in the late 1960's. DELAWARE & HUDSON RAILWAYS\' EX-READING STEAM LOCOMOTIVE 2102 - TRAIN POSTCARD: $4.50. To simplify the corporate process a revised New York & Canada Railroad was born on February 25, 1873 to consolidate all three. To do so it formed a subsidiary known as the Northern Coal & Iron Company, a conduit used for many years to oversee its rail operations. All four of Delaware & Hudson's PA's lead freight SC-20 along the shores of Lake Champlain near Port Henry, New York during the 1970s. In 1945 and 1946, five more Class Js (road numbers 1535 through 1539) Click here to learn about the Unlimited Membership. Probably the best recent years for the D&H were during the administration of Carl B. 302 between 1973 and 1974. The hotshot newsprint train, RW-6, ran at night and didnt stop, but as the big 4-8-4 that usually was assigned battled up the little grade after a slow order for a tight curve just south of the station, the windows of my room would rattle to the exhausts. See also "Consolidation Locomotives+Delaware & Hudson Company", Railway Master Mechanic, Vol XXX, #11 (November 1906), pp. . Works numbers were 55555 in March 1916, 59895-59914 in August 1918. After several starts and stops the A&S was completed on January 14, 1869. Perhaps most interesting is that these trains grew in popularity following the arrival of new president Frederic Dumaine in 1967. Displaying all prices Change shop filter. $3.99. 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. However, Don Strack rescued the data and transferred it over to his UtahRails.net site (another fine resource). All other D&H steam locomotives were scrapped. This role fell to the D&H, which expanded via trackage rights to Buffalo, N.Y., Harrisburg, Pa., Oak Island, N.J., and eventually Potomac Yard, Va. (it also added a line to Wilkes-Barre, Pa.). Delaware & Hudson PA's #19 and #17 cross the Mohawk River at Cohoes, New York with the southbound "Laurentian," on a winter's day in the late 1960's. See also D&H 1 - 1946 Locomotive Diagrams supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive Rail Data Exchange collection; Alfred Bruce, The Steam Locomotive in America (New York: Bonanza Books, 1952); Jim Shaughnessy, Delaware and Hudson (Syracuse University Press, 1997 [originally Howell-North Books, 1982]), pp. Buy 2 Postcards, get 5% off. History and design. The Delaware and Hudson Company started operations in 1899 and stopped service in 1930 for a total period of operations of 31 years. The canal would run east of Honesdale, connecting there with the gravity railroad. Nos. Steam Locomotives In Action on the Baltimore & Ohio, 1954 travelfilmarchive 263K views 12 years ago The Rivals - B&M vs B&A vs CV sjwhitney 26K views 9 years ago Penn Central E's and CNJ,. 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