ased ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁was ▁the ▁Sch en ect ady ▁and ▁Sus que h anna ▁Rail road , ▁connecting ▁the ▁Alb any ▁and ▁Sus que h anna ▁at ▁Du anes burg ▁to ▁Sch en ect ady , ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁( re organ ized ▁as ▁the ▁Sch en ect ady ▁and ▁Du anes burg ▁Rail road ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 3 ). ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 7 1 , ▁the ▁D & H ▁le ased ▁the ▁R ens sel a er ▁and ▁Sar at oga ▁Rail road ▁Company , ▁which , ▁along ▁with ▁its ▁le ased ▁lines , ▁provided ▁a ▁network ▁stretch ing ▁north ▁from ▁Alb any ▁and ▁Sch en ect ady ▁to ▁Sar at oga ▁Spr ings , ▁and ▁continu ing ▁n ortheast ▁to ▁R ut land , ▁Verm ont , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁an ▁eastern ▁route ▁to ▁R ut land ▁via ▁track age ▁rights ▁over ▁the ▁T roy ▁and ▁Boston ▁Rail road ▁west ▁of ▁E agle ▁Bridge . ▁The ▁D & H ▁also ▁obtained ▁a ▁ 1 / 4 ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁T roy ▁Union ▁Rail road ▁from ▁this ▁le ase . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 7 3 , ▁the ▁D & H ▁got ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁Canada ▁Rail road ▁char tered ▁as ▁a ▁mer ger ▁of ▁the ▁White hall ▁and ▁Pl att s burgh ▁Rail road ▁and ▁Montreal ▁and ▁Pl att s burg ▁Rail road , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁owned ▁by