Welcome to the
Delaware and Hudson Virtual Museum (DHVM)
A pictorial history of The Delaware and
Hudson Canal Company (D&H CC) & Delaware and Hudson Railroad (D&H
RR)
This "Virtual
Museum" is to help preserve the complete history of
"America's oldest continually operated
transportation company"
(Canal, Gravity
Railroad, Railway {Freight & Passenger}, and Steamship)
through images and
data collected by D&H fans world wide.
| Museum Wings |
Images |
Notes |
| Canal Era: |
The Delaware and Hudson Canal
& Gravity Railroad (1828-1898) |
|
Canal |
63 |
Life begins with COAL needing shipped
via a Canal with Locks and Aqueducts |
| Gravity RR |
27 |
Honesdale to Carbondale Pennsylvania
(PA) and on to Olyphant and the Steam Era |
| Honesdale |
10 |
Here is where the Canal
and Gravity Railroad met; plus The D&H CC Office |
| Railroad Era: |
From the earliest Steam to
the Modern Diesel (1860-Today) |
|
|
Steam |
265 |
Not counting the "Stourbridge
Lion", Steam Engines begin operation in 1860 |
|
|
Diesel |
1,007 |
Diesel Engines appear in 1944 with
Alco No. 3000 and grew into a fleet |
|
|
Freight |
84 |
The cars behind the engines that made
the money |
|
|
Passenger |
39 |
Route of the Famous Montreal Limited
between New York and Montreal |
|
|
Caboose |
104 |
Those special little cars bring up the
rear |
|
|
MOW |
71 |
Maintenance is on the Way |
|
|
Other |
12 |
Wrecks, etc. |
| History |
449 |
Timeline Historical Information
(March 13, 1823) Plus more |
| Memorabilia |
695 |
Items such as: Fine China,
Police, Postcards,
Time Tables, etc. |
| Publications |
138 |
Items found in Print
(Reference Material) about The D&H |
| Steamboats |
37 |
The Lake Champlain or Lake George
Steamships of The D&H |
| Structures |
378 |
Not just the Depots/Stations
and Offices but "Hotels" too |
| Models |
292 |
Scale miniatures
of equipment that existed as well as though never did |
|
Graphics |
127 |
Various computer generated
art used throughout the site |
|
Total "Unique" Images:
|
3,700 |
and still growing thanks to
TrainWeb.us and the Contributors. |
