The Delaware and Hudson Railway is an historic railroad that operated in the northeastern United States.
Baldwin RF-16 in Watervliet, New York, July 12, 1975 - Sharknose Special (Photo Credit: George W. Hamlin)Since 1991 it has been a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, although CPR has assumed all operations and the D&H does not maintain any locomotives and rolling stock.
Baldwin RF-16 in Watervliet, New York, July 12, 1975 - Sharknose Special (Photo Credit: George W. Hamlin)It was formerly an important bridge line, connecting New York with Montreal, Quebec. The company started out as the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company, which built a 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 Carbondale, Pennsylvania.
Alco PA4 in Mechanicville, New York, July 12, 1975 (Photo Credit: George W. Hamlin)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 D&H has called itself "America's oldest continually operated transportation company."
Alco PA4 in Fort Edward, New York, July 12, 1975 (Photo Credit: George W. Hamlin)LINK: Please visit George W. Hamlin's Website
