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Stourbridge Railroad
The Stourbridge Railroad was a shortline railroad that operated a former Erie Railroad branch line between Honesdale and Norfolk Southern Railway in Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania. The line was previously owned by the Lackawaxen-Honesdale Shippers Association and operated under contract by Robey Railroads. The operation was contracted to the Morristown & Erie Railway in January 2009; service ended in 2011. However, as of November, 2014, plans have been announced to resume excursions and possibly freight service by May 9, 2015.
==Early history==
The railroad traces its beginnings to the Delaware & Hudson Canal transporting barges of coal up from Pennsylvania and destined for the Hudson River and eventually the ports of New York City. A gravity railroad was built to carry coal over the mountains from Carbondale to Honesdale in 1829. Coal would be transferred from train to canal boat at Honesdale.
Seeking to haul greater amounts, the idea of steam-powered locomotion was proposed. The leaders in steam technology at the time were in Great Britain, and so three engines were ordered and delivered to America. According to the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce, this is the site of "the first commercial locomotive on rails in the western hemisphere" took place on August 8, 1829. The locomotive was the famous ''Stourbridge Lion''. A replica of the ''Stourbridge Lion'' steam engine is on display in Honesdale to this day. Both the gravity railroad and the canal were shut down by 1898, and the D&H left to pursue other transportation activities.〔Lewis, Edward A. ''The DO Lines''. The Baggage Car, 1978, p. 43.〕
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