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In 1988, the Delaware & Hudson - the oldest continually operated transportation company in the U.S. - was bankrupt and ran in "designated operator" status by the NYS&W.  By 1991, the D&H was sold to the Canadian Pacific but the story doesn't stop here!

The D&H era can be viewed in three distinct eras:  1944-60 with black and yellow RS2/3's and S2/4's; 1961-1976 with second generation blue and grey Alco's and GE's; and 1976-1991 with a colorful array of new and nearly new diesels to handle the route expansion with Conrail.

When Frederic C. "Buck" Dumaine, Jr. assumed the presidency of the D&H, he devised a plan to revitalize daytime through service with newer rolling stock.  The Delaware & Hudson ran clean, comfortable passenger trains during a time when that was uncommon among other roads.  Although the revitalized service was brief as it came on the threshold of Amtrak, it remains a credit to the D&H and its loyal employees.

Travels with author and photographer Dick Loane conclude with excursions and daily railroading in New England. Read his observations and view his photography on the B&M, B&A, MEC, D&H, RUT, CV, and New England shortlines.

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