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Delaware & Hudson passenger trains remembered

By Rene Schweitzer | July 7, 2023

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Delaware & Hudson passenger trains

 

Pacific 652 with Albany–Binghamton train 202 at Delanson, N.Y., 6 p.m., Sept. 7, 1947.

Train 202

Pacific 652 with Albany–Binghamton train 202 at Delanson, N.Y., 6 p.m., Sept. 7, 1947. Photo by Harold Hegeman

Pacific 652 with Albany–Binghamton train 202 at Delanson, N.Y., 6 p.m., Sept. 7, 1947.
Alco RS3 4017 with New York–Montreal Laurentian at Port Kent, N.Y., 1950.

Laurentian

Alco RS3 4017 with New York–Montreal Laurentian at Port Kent, N.Y., 1950. Photo by H. W. Pontin
Alco RS3 4017 with New York–Montreal Laurentian at Port Kent, N.Y., 1950.
Ten-Wheeler 506 with Lake George–Fort Edward, N.Y., train 162 at Lake George terminal, July 1, 1949.
Train 162

Ten-Wheeler 506 with Lake George–Fort Edward, N.Y., train 162 at Lake George terminal, July 1, 1949. Photo by John V. Web
Ten-Wheeler 506 with Lake George–Fort Edward, N.Y., train 162 at Lake George terminal, July 1, 1949.
Alco road-switchers with New York–Montreal Laurentian along Lake Champlain, fall 1953.

Laurentian


Alco road-switchers with New York–Montreal Laurentian along Lake Champlain, fall 1953. Photo by Philip R. Hastings
Alco road-switchers with New York–Montreal Laurentian along Lake Champlain, fall 1953.
Ten-Wheeler 524 with Binghamton–Albany train 305, 3 miles north of Binghamton, 7:25 a.m., May 14, 1938.

Train 305


Ten-Wheeler 524 with Binghamton–Albany train 305, 3 miles north of Binghamton, 7:25 a.m., May 14, 1938. Photo by John P. Ahrens
Ten-Wheeler 524 with Binghamton–Albany train 305, 3 miles north of Binghamton, 7:25 a.m., May 14, 1938.
American type 446 with Carbondale–Scranton train 510 at Archbald, Pa., Oct. 24, 1946.

Train 510


American type 446 with Carbondale–Scranton train 510 at Archbald, Pa., Oct. 24, 1946. Photo by C. A. Brown
American type 446 with Carbondale–Scranton train 510 at Archbald, Pa., Oct. 24, 1946.
Pacific 605 with Montreal–New York Laurentian at Fort Kent, N.Y., 1940s.

Laurentian



Pacific 605 with Montreal–New York Laurentian at Fort Kent, N.Y., 1940s. Photo by H. W. Pontin
Pacific 605 with Montreal–New York Laurentian at Fort Kent, N.Y., 1940s.
Alco PAs 16 and 17 with New York–Montreal Laurentian approaching Montreal West on its last run, April 30, 1971.

Laurentian


Alco PAs 16 and 17 with New York–Montreal Laurentian approaching Montreal West on its last run, April 30, 1971. Photo by Hugh Rowland
Alco PAs 16 and 17 with New York–Montreal Laurentian approaching Montreal West on its last run, April 30, 1971.
Ten-Wheeler 505 with Albany–Binghamton train 302 at Sidney, N.Y., May 1941.

Train 302

Ten-Wheeler 505 with Albany–Binghamton train 302 at Sidney, N.Y., May 1941. Photo by Frank Quin

Ten-Wheeler 505 with Albany–Binghamton train 302 at Sidney, N.Y., May 1941.
American type 451 with Saratoga Springs–North Creek, N.Y., train 181 at Saratoga Springs, June 1946.

Train 181

American type 451 with Saratoga Springs–North Creek, N.Y., train 181 at Saratoga Springs, June 1946. Photo by Frank Quin
American type 451 with Saratoga Springs–North Creek, N.Y., train 181 at Saratoga Springs, June 1946.
Pacific 603 with New York–Montreal Laurentian, second section (New York–Plattsburgh only, with day coaches for summer campers) near Essex, N.Y., early 1940s.

Laurentian


Pacific 603 with New York–Montreal Laurentian, second section (New York–Plattsburgh only, with day coaches for summer campers) near Essex, N.Y., early 1940s. Photo by H. W. Pontin
Pacific 603 with New York–Montreal Laurentian, second section (New York–Plattsburgh only, with day coaches for summer campers) near Essex, N.Y., early 1940s.
Alco RS2 4007 with New York–Montreal Laurentian north of Willsboro, N.Y., circa early 1950s.

Laurentian

Alco RS2 4007 with New York–Montreal Laurentian north of Willsboro, N.Y., circa early 1950s. Photo by R. S. Allen
Alco RS2 4007 with New York–Montreal Laurentian north of Willsboro, N.Y., circa early 1950s.
Wooden coaches on Albany–Binghamton train 208 at Albany Union Station, circa 1945–46.

Train 208

Wooden coaches on Albany–Binghamton train 208 at Albany Union Station, circa 1945–46. Photo by J. A. McLellan
Wooden coaches on Albany–Binghamton train 208 at Albany Union Station, circa 1945–46.
Ten-Wheeler 500 with Carbondale–Scranton local at Jermyn, Pa., May 30, 1949; note wooden open-platform coaches with roller-bearing trucks.

Carbondale–Scranton local

Ten-Wheeler 500 with Carbondale–Scranton local at Jermyn, Pa., May 30, 1949; note wooden open-platform coaches with roller-bearing trucks. Photo by C. A. Brown
Ten-Wheeler 500 with Carbondale–Scranton local at Jermyn, Pa., May 30, 1949; note wooden open-platform coaches with roller-bearing trucks.
Alco PA 18 with New York–Montreal Montreal Limited at Rouses Point, N.Y., on its last run, May 1, 1971.

Montreal Limited

Alco PA 18 with New York–Montreal Montreal Limited at Rouses Point, N.Y., on its last run, May 1, 1971. Photo by Tom Nelligan
Alco PA 18 with New York–Montreal Montreal Limited at Rouses Point, N.Y., on its last run, May 1, 1971.
Pacific 606 with New York–Whitehall, N.Y., train 5 at Albany Union Station, late 1940s; tower in background is D&H headquarters.

Train 5

Pacific 606 with New York–Whitehall, N.Y., train 5 at Albany Union Station, late 1940s; tower in background is D&H headquarters. Photo by Wallace W. Abbey
Pacific 606 with New York–Whitehall, N.Y., train 5 at Albany Union Station, late 1940s; tower in background is D&H headquarters.
Alco RS2 4007 with Albany–Binghamton train 202 at Oneonta, N.Y., June 28, 1949.

Train 202

Alco RS2 4007 with Albany–Binghamton train 202 at Oneonta, N.Y., June 28, 1949. Photo by Paul Gibbs
Alco RS2 4007 with Albany–Binghamton train 202 at Oneonta, N.Y., June 28, 1949.
Ten-Wheeler 523 with Binghamton–Albany train 209 near Tunnel, N.Y., about 15 miles out of Binghamton, March 1947.

Train 209

Ten-Wheeler 523 with Binghamton–Albany train 209 near Tunnel, N.Y., about 15 miles out of Binghamton, March 1947. Photo by H. D. Runey
Ten-Wheeler 523 with Binghamton–Albany train 209 near Tunnel, N.Y., about 15 miles out of Binghamton, March 1947.
Brand-new Pacific 653, one of three class P-1 4-6-2s built by D&H’s Colonie (N.Y.) Shops in 1929–1931; note D&H’s early use of welded rail in foreground.

Pacific 653

Brand-new Pacific 653, one of three class P-1 4-6-2s built by D&H’s Colonie (N.Y.) Shops in 1929–1931; note D&H’s early use of welded rail in foreground. Classic Trains coll.
Brand-new Pacific 653, one of three class P-1 4-6-2s built by D&H’s Colonie (N.Y.) Shops in 1929–1931; note D&H’s early use of welded rail in foreground.
Alco PAs 19 and 17 with Montreal–New York Adirondack at Albany-Rensselaer station, July 22, 1976.

Adirondack

Alco PAs 19 and 17 with Montreal–New York Adirondack at Albany-Rensselaer station, July 22, 1976. Photo by Jim Shaughnessy
Alco PAs 19 and 17 with Montreal–New York Adirondack at Albany-Rensselaer station, July 22, 1976.

 

All through July 2023, Classic Trains editors are celebrating the grit and grandeur of the Delaware & Hudson in its bicentennial year. Please enjoy this photo gallery of Kansas City Southern passenger trains selected from the files in Kalmbach Media‘s David P. Morgan Library.

 

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2 thoughts on “Delaware & Hudson passenger trains remembered”

  1. Great photos, thanks very much! But the repeated notice starting “All through July 2023” has a major error: these are D&H passenger trains, not Kansas City Southern ones.
    Port Kent is misspelled as Fort Kent in one caption.

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  2. Great photos, thanks very much! But the repeated notice starting “All through July 2023” has a major error: these are D&H passenger trains, not Kansas City Southern ones.
    Port Kent is misspelled as For Kent in one caption.

    Reply
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