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Ulster & Delaware Railroad
"The Only All Rail Route Through the Catskills"

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Fatal Railroad Accident New York Times April 5, 1871
Rondout & Oswego Railroad New York Times May 30, 1871
Railroad Troubles New York Times November 18, 1871
The Rondout and Oswego Railroad Company New York Times February 10, 1872
Resignation of President Brodhead New York Times April 20, 1872
A Bankrupt Railroad New York Times January 22, 1874
A Destructive Storm New York Times June 9, 1874
Riding on a Locomotive Stamford Mirror July 23, 1879
Over $55,000 Found! Kingston Daily Freeman August 13, 1881
An Ovation for President Arthur New York Times July 30, 1884
President Arthur's Vacation New York Times August 6, 1884
General Sharpe's Narrow Escape New York Times September 10, 1884
President Arthur's Vacation New York Times September 12, 1884
Martin's Bear Hunt New York Times July 15, 1888
Along the Ulster and Delaware New York Times November 27, 1890
A Big Excursion Party Stamford Mirror September 13, 1893
Stony Clove & Kaaterskill New York Times June 27, 1899
Catamount Killed Kingston Daily Freeman February 20, 1904
A Runaway Locomotive Catskill Mountain News July 15, 1904
New Engines Catskill Mountain News May 25, 1906
Change U&D Track Catskill Mountain News May 1, 1908
Holds Up Baggageman New York Times July 25, 1908
Train Robbery at Grand Gorge Catskill Mountain News July 31, 1908
Fireman Killed Kingston Daily Freeman November 27, 1908
U&D Train Narrowly Missed Plunge in River Catskill Mountain News July 9, 1909
Purchases Wrecking Crane Catskill Mountain News November 24, 1911
A Hoodoed Train Catskill Mountain News November 24, 1911
Woodstock Aroused Catskill Mountain News February 23, 1912
Three Killed By Train New York Times September 2, 1912
Slide on the U&D Catskill Mountain News March 13, 1913
Railway Vacates Ashokan New York Times June 9, 1913
U&D Complaints Catskill Mountain News May 1, 1914
Killed by the U&D at So. Kortright Street Crossing Catskill Mountain News May 1, 1914
Barnum & Bailey Catskill Mountain News May 22, 1914
Laying New Rails Catskill Mountain News October 23, 1914
Bad Forest Fire Catskill Mountain News October 23, 1914
A "Dry Region" Catskill Mountain News October 23, 1914
502 Attend Oneonta YMCA Excursion Binghamton Press October 11, 1915
Trying Out Engine Catskill Mountain News March 12, 1915
Killed By a Train Kingston Daily Freeman July 20, 1915
Mail Train and Wild Cat Engine Meet Head On Catskill Mountain News June 23, 1916
Wild West Shows Catskill Mountain News July 1916
Mileage Rates for Students Catskill Mountain News August 18, 1916
Wreck on Ulster & Delaware Catskill Mountain News April 7, 1922
Six Killed in Wreck on the U&D Railroad Catskill Mountain News June 2, 1922
Coroner Stillman Holds Inquest Catskill Mountain News June 2, 1922
2,000 Passed Up the U&D Kingston Daily Freeman July 3, 1923
U&D Has Ten New Cabooses Catskill Mountain News June 13, 1924
Plunged to Death From Bridge Kingston Daily Freeman August 6, 1924
Passenger Traffic Declines Catskill Mountain News September 2, 1924
Service Restored Catskill Mountain News February 1926
Halcottville Station Catskill Mountain News September 18, 1931
South Gilboa Station Agency Discontinued Schenectady Gazette January 13, 1933
Conductor Craw Completes Forty-six Years of Service Catskill Mountain News November 7, 1941
Conductor Soper To End Railroad Career Here Today Kingston Daily Freeman September 7, 1946
Conductor Knocked Off Top of Moving Car Catskill Mountain News April 4, 1947
Obituary: Edward Coykendall Kingston Daily Freeman February 11, 1949
Passenger Train Hearing Adjourned Until Monday Catskill Mountain News April 17, 1953
Halcottville Laments Passing of Railroad Catskill Mountain News April 2, 1954
Peter Leming Will End 50-Year Span As Railroad Man Catskill Mountain News March 11, 1955
Damaged Box Cars Cleared From Site of Arkville Wreck Catskill Mountain News December 2, 1960
Oneonta Future, 1 RR Town? The Sunday Press April 22, 1962
Train Was Derailed Catskill Mountain News March 5, 1964
Steam May Haul U and D Passengers Again Catskill Mountain News January 14, 1965
Off The Tracks Catskill Mountain News January 14, 1971
Broken Rail Blamed For Eight Car Train Wreck Catskill Mountain News November 9, 1972
Is It Still Possible To Maintain This Railroad? Catskill Mountain News February 15, 1973


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