Delaware and Hudson Railway Company

1968 – 1991

Business Type
Corporation
State of Incorporation
Delaware
Business Purpose
Railroad
Rail Operations
1968-1984
Operations In
United States: New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont

Predecessor Companies by Name Change, Reorganization or Merger

Napierville Junction Railway
1881 to 1971, Merged

Timeline

July 1, 1968
Delaware and Hudson Railway Company incorporates in the State of Delaware as a subsidiary of Dereco, Inc.
Source
Christopher T. Baer, “1968,” A General Chronology of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company its Predecessors and Successors and its Historical Context, April 2015, http://www.prrths.com/newprr_files/Hagley/PRR1968.pdf.
July 1, 1968
Delaware and Hudson Railway Company acquires the property of Delaware and Hudson Railroad Corporation.
Source
Christopher T. Baer, “1968,” A General Chronology of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company its Predecessors and Successors and its Historical Context, April 2015, http://www.prrths.com/newprr_files/Hagley/PRR1968.pdf.
1971
Napierville Junction Railway merges into Delaware and Hudson Railway Company.
Source
“Napierville Junction Railway,” Wikipedia, December 1, 2020, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napierville_Junction_Railway.
January 4, 1984
Delaware and Hudson Railway Company is acquired by Guilford Transportation Industries, Inc.
Source
Robert M. Lindsell, “Delaware & Hudson,” in The Rail Lines of Northern New England, 35-38 (Branch Line Press, 2000).
June 20, 1988
Guilford Transportation Industries, Inc. declares Delaware and Hudson Railway Company bankrupt.
Source
Christopher T. Baer, “1980-1989,” A General Chronology of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company its Predecessors and Successors and its Historical Context, April 2015, http://www.prrths.com/newprr_files/Hagley/PRR1980.pdf.
1991
Delaware and Hudson Railway Company, Inc. acquires the property of Delaware and Hudson Railway Company.
Source
“Delaware and Hudson Railway,” Wikipedia, January 5, 2021, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_and_Hudson_Railway.
February 26, 1991
Delaware and Hudson Railway Company is renamed to The Railway Reorganization Estate, Inc.
Source