▁R ouses ▁Point , ▁NY ▁to ▁Alb any , ▁NY ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁retain ▁luc r ative ▁Bak ken ▁cru de ▁oil ▁traffic . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁current ▁traffic ▁on ▁the ▁offered ▁routes ▁already ▁consisted ▁of ▁NS ▁Inter modal ▁Cont ain ers ▁and ▁Auto ▁R ack ▁trains ▁bound ▁for ▁A yer , ▁Massachusetts , ▁via ▁Pan ▁Am ▁Southern . ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Nor folk ▁Southern ▁acquired ▁the ▁Sch en ect ady , ▁New ▁York ▁to ▁Sun bury , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁and ▁Del anson ▁to ▁Voor he es ville , ▁New ▁York , ▁segments ▁for ▁$ 2 1 7 ▁million . ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁NS ▁assumed ▁ownership ▁and ▁operations ▁of ▁their ▁newly ▁purchased ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁D & H ▁main line . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁Del aware ▁and ▁Hudson ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁( if ▁not ▁the ) ▁longest - oper ating ▁Class ▁I ▁rail ro ads ▁in ▁American ▁history . ▁While ▁in ▁independent ▁operation ▁the ▁rail road ▁was ▁well ▁managed . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁during ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression , ▁D & H ▁President ▁L . F . ▁L ore e ▁ordered ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁railway ' s ▁larger ▁locomot ives ▁to ▁be ▁taken ▁off ▁the ▁main line ▁and ▁serv iced ▁with ▁the ▁sole ▁reasoning ▁being ▁to ▁keep ▁men ▁working ▁so ▁they ▁didn ' t ▁lose ▁their ▁jobs . ▁Most ▁of ▁these