Delaware and Hudson Railway

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The Delaware and Hudson Railway was a historic railroad in the northeastern United States that evolved from early canal operations into a major regional freight and passenger carrier.

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Delaware and Hudson Railway canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf freight railroad
passenger railroad
railroad company
category defunct railroad in the United States
connectedTo Canadian Pacific Railway
Erie Railroad
Lehigh Valley Railroad
New York Central Railroad
country United States of America
surface form: United States
evolvedFrom Delaware and Hudson Canal
gauge standard gauge
headquartersLocation Albany
surface form: Albany, New York
historicalRole important transporter of anthracite coal
major regional carrier in the Northeast
historicalSignificance one of the oldest continuously operating transportation companies in the U.S. before its absorption
modeOfTransport rail
notableRoute Albany–Binghamton line
Albany–Montreal line
routes in Pennsylvania anthracite region
operatedInRegion Northeastern United States
operatedInState Massachusetts
New York
Pennsylvania
Vermont
originatedFrom canal operations
partOf Northeastern U.S. rail network
predecessor Delaware and Hudson Canal Company
primaryTraffic coal
general freight
servedCity Albany
surface form: Albany, New York

Binghamton, New York
Montreal
surface form: Montreal, Quebec

Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
surface form: Scranton, Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States
surface form: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
servedIndustry agriculture
coal mining industry
manufacturing
serviceType freight service
passenger service
status historic railroad
successor Canadian Pacific Railway operations in the region
transported coal
freight
industrial goods
lumber
passengers
usedMotivePower diesel locomotives
steam locomotives

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Delaware and Hudson Canal ownerSuccessor Delaware and Hudson Railway
Guilford Transportation Industries acquired Delaware and Hudson Railway
Guilford Transportation Industries owned Delaware and Hudson Railway
Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania hasTransportationHistory Delaware and Hudson Railway
Guilford Rail System predecessor Delaware and Hudson Railway
Guilford Rail System acquiredRailroad Delaware and Hudson Railway
Rutland (Amtrak station) formerService Delaware and Hudson Railway
Rutland station formerService Delaware and Hudson Railway