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Designed D&H railroad route northward
Tri-County Independent
CARBONDALE – Bryce R. Blair served as City Engineer for Carbondale, Pa. in the late 19th century. One of his projects apart from this role was designing the Jefferson Branch of the Erie Railroad which connected Carbondale s rail hub to Lanesboro and beyond.
News reports in May 1869 stated that work of building the Jefferson Branch Railroad has commenced, under the supervision of Bryce R. Blair, Jr., chief engineer. The distance was 37 miles, extending a rail connection north from Carbondale through Forest City, to Lanesboro (which is next to Susquehanna).
The Delaware & Hudson (D&H) Canal Company furnished the funds. The Erie directed the construction and both equipped and operated the road when it was finished.
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Delaware & Hudson named Pennsylvania Trail of the Year
Updated Jan 12, 2021;
Posted Jan 12, 2021
The Delaware & Hudson Trail in northeastern Pennsylvania has been named Pennsylvania Trail of the Year by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
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The 38-mile trail extends through Lackawanna, Susquehanna and Wayne counties.
It traces the former corridor of the Delaware & Hudson Railway, which primarily carried anthracite coal out of the Lackawanna Valley during the second half of the 19th century.
Parts of the trail run through in the Lackawanna Heritage Valley Heritage Region, the Endless Mountains Heritage Region and the Pocono Forest and Waters Conservation Landscape. (The Pennsylvania Heritage Areas Program is a multi-region, asset-based, economic development program rooted in the state’s natural, cultural and industrial history. Conservation landscapes are regional to drive strategic investment and actions around sustainability, co