▁served ▁by ▁Con ra il , ▁in ▁fact ▁the ▁rail road ▁double d ▁in ▁size ▁by ▁being ▁granted ▁track age ▁rights ▁over ▁Con ra il ▁reaching ▁New ark , ▁Philadelphia , ▁Buff alo , ▁and ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁The ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁P enn ▁Division ▁from ▁L anes bor o , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁to ▁N ine ve h , ▁New ▁York , ▁was ▁abandoned ▁after ▁the ▁Bel den ▁Hill ▁tunnel ▁was ▁en larg ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁Gu il ford ▁Transport ation ▁Indust ries ▁purchased ▁the ▁D & H ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁plan ▁to ▁operate ▁a ▁larger ▁regional ▁rail road ▁from ▁Maine ▁and ▁New ▁Brun sw ick ▁in ▁the ▁east , ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁the ▁Mid west ▁in ▁the ▁west , ▁Montreal ▁in ▁the ▁north , ▁and ▁the ▁Philadelphia / W ashington , ▁D . C ., ▁area ▁in ▁the ▁south . ▁For ▁only ▁$ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁Gu il ford ▁purchased ▁the ▁entire ▁rail road . ▁The ▁price ▁tag ▁reflected ▁the ▁D & H ' s ▁hor rid ▁financial ▁shape ▁and ▁the ▁poor ▁condition ▁of ▁its ▁physical ▁plant . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁purchase , ▁the ▁D & H ▁had ▁little ▁fre ight ▁traffic , ▁re lying ▁on ▁Federal ▁and ▁State ▁money ▁to ▁keep ▁operating . ▁Gu il ford ' s ▁plans ▁for ▁expanded ▁service ▁did ▁not ▁come ▁to ▁f ru ition , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9