. ▁ ▁Le high ▁Canal ▁– ▁the ▁coal ▁canal ▁along ▁the ▁Le high ▁Valley ▁that ▁fed ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁early ▁Indust rial ▁revolution ▁energy ▁needs ▁directly ▁and ▁via ▁the ▁Del aware ▁Canal ▁business es ▁all ▁along ▁the ▁forty ▁miles ▁to ▁Philadelphia ▁from ▁East on , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁ ▁Pennsylvania ▁Canal ▁System ▁- ▁am bit ious ▁collection ▁of ▁far ▁fl ung ▁can als , ▁and ▁eventually ▁rail ro ads ▁author ized ▁early ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 6 . ▁ ▁Sch u yl kill ▁Canal ▁- ▁Navigation ▁joining ▁Reading , ▁PA ▁and ▁Philadelphia . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Foot notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁L . ▁Low ent hal , ▁From ▁the ▁Co al fields ▁to ▁the ▁Hudson : ▁A ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁Del aware ▁& ▁Hudson ▁Canal , ▁Pur ple ▁Mountain ▁Press , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁T . ▁St arr , ▁Golden ▁Age ▁of ▁Rail ro ads ▁in ▁New ▁York ' s ▁Capital ▁District , ▁Tim othy ▁St arr , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁D & H ▁Historical ▁Society ▁D & H ▁P enn ▁Division ▁D & H ▁Canal ▁Historical ▁Society ▁Car b ond ale ▁Historical ▁Society ▁and ▁D & H ▁Transport ation ▁Museum ▁D & H ▁ 4 - 8 - 4 s ▁D & H ▁ 4 - 6 - 6 - 4 s ▁D & H ▁Virtual ▁Museum ▁ ▁Nor folk ▁Southern ▁Railway ▁▁▁ ▁Category : Can ad ian ▁Pacific ▁Railway ▁subs idi aries ▁Category : Comp an ies