▁the ▁Er ie ) ▁obtained ▁track age ▁rights ▁over ▁the ▁D & H ▁between ▁its ▁two ▁sections , ▁and ▁the ▁D & H ▁obtained ▁track age ▁rights ▁to ▁L anes bor o . ▁ ▁The ▁other ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁line ▁was ▁the ▁Alb any ▁and ▁Sus que h anna ▁Rail road , ▁which ▁the ▁D & H ▁le ased ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 8 7 0 . ▁The ▁Del aware ▁and ▁Hudson ▁already ▁had ▁a ▁history ▁of ▁working ▁with ▁the ▁Alb any ▁and ▁Sus que h anna , ▁agree ing ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁to ▁joint ly ▁build ▁an ▁extension ▁to ▁N ine ve h ▁and ▁subsequently ▁ship ▁coal ▁across ▁the ▁entire ▁line . ▁The ▁two ▁companies ▁then ▁entered ▁into ▁an ▁arrangement ▁where by ▁the ▁Del aware ▁and ▁Hudson ▁perpet ually ▁le ased ▁the ▁Alb any ▁and ▁Sus que h anna ▁for ▁$ 4 9 0 , 0 0 0 ▁per ▁year . ▁The ▁connecting ▁L ack aw anna ▁and ▁Sus que h anna ▁Rail road , ▁char tered ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁and ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 , ▁was ▁also ▁absor bed . ▁The ▁Alb any ▁and ▁Sus que h anna ▁provided ▁a ▁line ▁from ▁Alb any ▁south west ▁to ▁B ingham ton , ▁while ▁the ▁L ack aw anna ▁and ▁Sus que h anna ▁split ▁from ▁that ▁line ▁at ▁N ine ve h , ▁running ▁south ▁to ▁the ▁Jefferson ▁Rail road ▁at ▁L anes bor o . ▁Also ▁le