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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).
Jun 7, 2023 · Last revised: June 7, 2023. By: Adam Burns. The Delaware and Hudson Railway, was our country’s oldest surviving transportation company, with a corporate existence that spanned 168 years. What's left of the railroad is now split between Canadian Pacific and Norfolk Southern.
Originally chartered on April 23, 1823, as “The President, Managers and Company of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company,” the Delaware & Hudson was one of the most historic transportation companies in North America.
The D&HRHS is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation, interpretation, and promotion of the history of the Delaware & Hudson Railway and its predecessors through the use of modern technology.
The original Delaware & Hudson had its start in 1825 as a canal company connecting eastern Pennsylvania coal mines with ports on the Hudson River for export. While successful, the canal soon gave way to an interest in railroads.
May, 1867 - Delaware and Hudson petitions State of New York to amend it's charter to include all rights and privileges accorded to railroads. September 2, 1868 - D&H enters into contract to build a railroad (Jefferson Railroad Co.) North out of Carbondale to connect with the Erie at Lanesboro, PA.
Apr 19, 2023 · A Decade of D&H Alco PAs. by Otto M. Vondrak /photos as noted. The main line of the Delaware & Hudson Railway stretched from Scranton, Pa., north through Binghamton, N.Y., skirting the western edge of the Catskill Mountains to Albany, and then north through the Champlain Valley to Montreal.
