DHVM: D&H CC Photo of Gravity RR Equipment

Delaware and Hudson Canal Company
"Gravity Railroad"

Brief list of important dates of the Gravity Railroad:

	D&H CC enter contract to transport coal - August 31, 1847
	Begin Coal Car operations over 10-miles - May 1850
	Locomotive Power begins (Gauge 4' 3") over 4-miles - 1860
	D&H CC Passenger Service begins - 1877
	Last operated on January 3, 1899

Early	Images	Notes
Engines	6	The first Steam Engines operated from Olyphant to Providence
Coal Cars	9	There were literally thousands of these at one time but all where destroyed
Passenger	10	Take a ride on the wild side up and down the planes of the Gravity RR
Other	*Wanted*	Even the Gravity had some specific cars for specific reasons (Early MOW)

Created:
January 22, 2000

Last Updated:
December 26, 2006

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