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Delaware & Northern
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The Delaware & Northern Railroad
(D&N) was a 37-mile long pike that operated
between two specks on the map, East Branch and Arkville, NY. Originally
chartered as the Delaware & Eastern Railroad in 1904, it was
envisioned to be a coal hauler between Pennsylvania and New England. But
speculators and embezzlers prevented that from ever happening. The D&N
only ever stretched between two little Catskill Mountain hamlets.
Never reaching the goals of its founders,
the D&N operated on a shoestring budget and was in and out of
receivership for years. But the railroad did prove to be a vital asset to
the people of the valley, bringing kids to school, produce to market, milk
to the creameries, and shipping mail from loved ones far away. The D&N
was very much a beloved part of the East Branch Valley for many years.
Finally only the needs of a thirsty New York
City and the waters of the Pepacton Reservoir would spell the end of the
D&N. Presented here is a story of a great
little short line, serving the many villages and hamlets of the valley,
operating hand-me-down equipment, and running from year to year not
knowing if it would make it. This is the story of the Delaware &
Northern Railroad. All the Best, |
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