. ▁From ▁there ▁the ▁canal ▁ran ▁north west ▁on ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Del aware ▁River , ▁crossing ▁into ▁Pennsylvania ▁on ▁Ro eb ling ' s ▁Del aware ▁Aqu ed uct ▁at ▁L ack aw ax en ▁and ▁running ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁L ack aw ax en ▁River ▁to ▁H ones dale . ▁ ▁To ▁get ▁the ▁anth rac ite ▁from ▁the ▁W ur ts ' ▁mine ▁in ▁the ▁Mo os ic ▁Mountains ▁near ▁Car b ond ale ▁to ▁the ▁canal ▁at ▁H ones dale , ▁the ▁canal ▁company ▁built ▁the ▁Del aware ▁and ▁Hudson ▁Gra vity ▁Rail road . ▁The ▁state ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁author ized ▁its ▁construction ▁on ▁April ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 8 2 6 . ▁On ▁August ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 8 2 9 , ▁the ▁D & H ' s ▁first ▁locomot ive , ▁the ▁St our bridge ▁Lion , ▁made ▁history ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁locomot ive ▁to ▁run ▁on ▁rails ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁West ward ▁extensions ▁of ▁the ▁rail road ▁opened ▁access ▁to ▁new ▁mines ▁at ▁Arch b ald ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 3 , ▁Valley ▁J unction ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 8 , ▁Prov idence ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁and ▁Sc r anton ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 3 . ▁Pass enger ▁service ▁began ▁west ▁of ▁Car b ond ale ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁canal ▁was ▁a ▁successful ▁enter prise ▁for ▁many ▁of ▁its ▁early ▁years , ▁but ▁the