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Delaware & Northern and the towns It Served by Gertrude Fitch Horton Soft Cover
The Delaware & Northern and the towns It Served by Gertrude Fitch Horton
Soft Cover
Copyright 1989
144 pages
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS5
Chapter 1: THE DELAWARE & EASTERN (1904-1911)
Planning of the Railroad11
Methods of Construction14
Early Days of the D&E16
Reorganization by Searing, May 7, 190720
Chapter 2: THE DELAWARE & NORTHERN
The First Receivership (1911-1921)31
Reorganization and Repair31
Trestles Filled During the First Receivership33
The End of the First Receivership35
The Second Receivership (1921-1928)36
Financial Crisis36
The D&N Officials Meet with Governor Al Smith36
More Financial Trouble36
Brill Car38
End of the Second Receivership43
Rosoff and the D&N (1929-1942)44
A Delaware & Northern Album46
Chapter 3: RURAL LIFE IN THE RAILROAD ERA
East Branch, New York55
Social Life in a Small Town61
Chapter 4: BUSINESSES ALONG THE RAILS
Acid Factories65
Creameries68
A New Use for an Old Creamery71
The Teeth of the Evidence71
The Bluestone Business72
Building the Gerry Estate73
Movies Made on the D&N74
Through the Snow74
The Single Track74
Chapter 5: MISHAPS
Two Engines to Rescue77
Locomotive in the Delaware River77
Locomotive Tug of War79
The Door Crasher81
The Chestnut Log82
Horse on its Knees82
Army Worms82
The Disappearing Boxcar82
Almost Meeting Cowcatcher to Cowcatcher82
Trouble with Snow and Ice83
More Derailments85
Cars Off the Tracks at Andes85
Boxcar in the Delaware River87
A Load of Coal to the Rescue87
The Runaway Passenger Coach87
Chapter 6: HUMOR ALONG THE D&N
The Conductor's Cap91
The Workers' Diet91
A Bobcat in the Station92
The Bag of Chile Tepines92
Patching Pants92
Unloading Bagged Lime93
The Railroad Men and the Bull93
The Customer Was Not Always Right93
The Frightened Salesman94
Depression Days94
Gabe and His Pistol94
Chapter 7: OTHER HAPPENINGS ALONG THE WAY
A Near Mishap with a Gun97
Skunk Story97
Tar and Feathers97
The Fox98
Told by Hannah Malloch Rosenstraus99
Chapter 8: TWO DEATHS
Fatal Accident at East Branch101
Roma Fitch's Fatal Accident101
Chapter 9: EFFECTS OF THE RAILROAD
Fringe Benefits105
Effect of the Railroad on the Local People106
Epilogue106
Chapter 10: THE TOWNS IT SERVED: An Album of Post Card Views Introduction by Stanley Horton109
Appendix: RECORDS OF THE D&E AND D&N
Officers, Employees, Equipment, etc.133
Equipment of the Delaware & Eastern on June 30, 1906133
Locomotives of the Delaware & Eastern133
Specifications of Locomotives of the Delaware & Eastern134
Specifications of Locomotives of the Delaware & Northern134
Names Used by This Railroad134
Delaware & Northern Rolling Stock135
Officers at Delaware & Eastern Headquarters135
Operating Office at Margaretville, September 1905135
Some Financial Backers in 1905136
Officers of the Delaware & Northern in 1913136
Operating Office at Margaretville in 1913136
Delaware & Northern Railway Office Force on October 17, 1942136
Clerks and Stenographers Employed at Various Times137
Engineers and Firemen137
Conductors and Trainmen138
Express Messengers138
Station Agents and Telegraphers About 1912139
Section Foremen About 1912139
Other Section Foremen or Men in Track Service at Various Times140
Mechanical Department About 1912140
Others Employed in the Mechanical Department at Various Times141
Mail, Express and Baggage Handlers141
Other People Employed at Various Times for Various Jobs141
Abbreviations Used for Railroad Names141
Pupils in Wreck of September 5, 1934142
Accident Record of the Brill Car142
FOR FURTHER READING143
ON THE BACK COVER:
The "Red Heifer," a dull red, Brill-built motor car, combined passenger, express and railway post office features in one self-propelled unit. It was - according to the author - the best investment ever made by the Delaware & Northern Railroad, a line plagued throughout its life by more than its share of misfortune. The tragedies, small triumphs, and good humor that were all part of the D&N story are recounted here by Gertrude Fitch Horton, the daughter of one of its engineers. Over a hundred historic photographs and post cards help document the history of this railroad and the communities it served along the East Branch of the Delaware River.
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