Carbondale, PA, United States
Gravity Railroad. Gravity Railroad Here began one of the first railroads in the Western Hemisphere, built 1828-1829. The line had its eastern terminus at Honesdale; its southwestern terminus was later extended to Archbald & ultimately to Valley Junction near Olyphant. Built by the Delaware & Hudson
to move coal to the D & H Canal, this line eventually provided passenger service and operated until the beginning of 1899.
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