Delaware and Hudson Railway
DH 605, an ALCO Century 628, in Binghamton, New York | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Albany, New York, U.S. |
| Reporting mark | DH |
| Locale | Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Vermont, Virginia |
| Dates of operation | 1823–1991 (as D&H, present for CP, and later CPKC, ownership) |
| Successor | Canadian Pacific Railway subsidiary Portion of lines sold to the Norfolk Southern Railway |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Previous gauge | 4 ft 3 in (1,295 mm) (see Stourbridge Lion) |
| Length | 1,581 miles (2,544 km) |
The Delaware and Hudson Railway (D&H) (reporting mark DH) was a Class 1 railroad that operated 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). The Delaware & Hudson is a wholly owned subsidiary of CP, which would itself become part of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in 2023. CPKC operates the D&H under its Soo Line Corporation subsidiary, which also operates Soo Line Railroad.
D&H's name originates from the 1823 New York state corporation charter listing "The President, Managers and Company of the Delaware & Hudson Canal Co." authorizing an establishment of "water communication" between the Delaware River and the Hudson River.
Nicknamed "The Bridge Line to New England and Canada," the D&H connected New York with Montreal and New England. The Delaware & Hudson has also been coined as "North America's oldest continually operated transportation company." In 2023, the D&H turned 200 years old.
On September 19, 2015, the Norfolk Southern Railway completed its acquisition of the "D&H South Line", which is 282 miles (454 kilometers) long, and connects Schenectady, New York, to Sunbury, Pennsylvania. The D&H South Line consists of three rail lines, the Sunbury Line, the Freight Line, and the Voorheesville Runner (former Albany & Susquehanna Railroad Mainline between Delanson and Voorheesville, NY). The Nicholson Cutoff is located on the Sunbury Line, which was the former mainline of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad.