Talk:Delaware and Hudson Railway

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What the hell is this nonsense about the Lackawaxen river being deepened for navigation from the Roebling Aquaduct to Honesdale?? There was a separate canal bed the entire way. Unless somebody knows better than I (and I've traced the canal prism the entire way) I'm going to fix it. RussNelson 19:44, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

There were never any mines or coal in Honesdale.

Need a section about the amazing D&H Canal Co. Gravity RR which operated between Honesdale & Carbondale PA, from about 1829 to 1899, being succeeded by the D&H's Honesdale Branch. The Gravity RR at its peak transported an amazing 5 million tons of coal per year. - palmleaf

Done! See Delaware_and_Hudson_Gravity_Railroad. I wrote it as a separate page because it needs its own infobox. RussNelson 05:16, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

The (very pretty) 1886 map doesn't show the D&H Canal, going from Kingston, NY to Honesdale, PA, though the text gives a good verbal description of the path.