Ulster and Delaware Railroad

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defunct railroad historic rail line railroad

The Ulster and Delaware Railroad was a historic rail line in New York State that connected the Hudson River with the Catskill Mountains, playing a key role in the region’s tourism and economic development in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Ulster and Delaware Railroad canonical	1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	defunct railroad ⓘ historic rail line ⓘ railroad ⓘ
acquiredBy	New York Central Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	U&D NERFINISHED ⓘ
connectedCity	Arkville, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingston, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Oneonta, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Phoenicia, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Stamford, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ
connectedTo	Hudson River NERFINISHED ⓘ
connectedWith	Hudson River Day Line steamboats NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
endPoint	Oneonta, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ
gauge	standard gauge ⓘ
heritageUse	rail trail conversions on portions of former line ⓘ tourist railroad operations on portions of former line ⓘ
historicalSignificance	opened Catskill Mountain resorts to mass tourism ⓘ provided year-round access to remote mountain communities ⓘ
locatedIn	New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableRole	economic development in the Catskills ⓘ tourism development in the Catskills ⓘ
peakEra	early 20th century ⓘ late 19th century ⓘ
primaryPurpose	freight service ⓘ passenger service ⓘ
region	upstate New York ⓘ
servedIndustry	bluestone industry ⓘ dairy farming ⓘ lumber industry ⓘ resort hotels in the Catskills ⓘ
servedRegion	Catskill Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Delaware County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Greene County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Otsego County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Schoharie County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulster County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ
startPoint	Kingston, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ
status	abandoned in segments ⓘ
successor	New York Central Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ
terminus	Kingston Point on the Hudson River NERFINISHED ⓘ
trackType	single-track main line ⓘ
transportMode	rail ⓘ

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Subject: Ulster and Delaware Railroad
Description of subject: The Ulster and Delaware Railroad was a historic rail line in New York State that connected the Hudson River with the Catskill Mountains, playing a key role in the region’s tourism and economic development in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Roxbury, New York → hasTransportationHistory → Ulster and Delaware Railroad ⓘ