H ▁track age ▁was ▁upgrad ed ▁and ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁excess ▁track ▁was ▁removed . ▁Although ▁successful ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁time , ▁the ▁D & H ▁was ▁soon ▁in ▁lim bo ▁again , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁C PR ▁placed ▁it ▁and ▁other ▁money - los ing ▁track age ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁U . S . ▁and ▁Canada ▁into ▁a ▁separate ▁operating ▁company ▁named ▁St . ▁Lawrence ▁and ▁Hudson ▁Railway . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁St . L & H ▁was ▁merged ▁back ▁into ▁C PR . ▁ ▁The ▁D & H ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁difficult ▁money - making ▁vent ure ▁for ▁some ▁time . ▁As ▁described ▁above , ▁it ▁was ▁originally ▁constructed ▁as ▁a ▁coal ▁ha uling ▁route , ▁and ▁when ▁that ▁business ▁decl ined ▁it ▁proved ▁difficult ▁to ▁turn ▁a ▁profit . ▁The ▁D & H ▁oper ates ▁in ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁rural ▁areas ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁State , ▁and ▁very ▁few ▁industrial ▁customers ▁between ▁B ingham ton ▁and ▁R ouses ▁Point ▁remain . ▁The ▁rail road ' s ▁current ▁pro gn osis ▁is ▁arg u ably ▁better ▁than ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁in ▁a ▁long ▁time . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁the ▁NY C ▁connection , ▁ha ul age ▁agre ements ▁with ▁other ▁rail ro ads ▁are ▁greatly ▁increasing ▁traffic . ▁CP ▁has ▁been ▁stead ily ▁using ▁their ▁high ▁power ▁AC ▁tra ction ▁locomot ives ▁on ▁their ▁road ▁trains ▁on ▁the ▁D & H ▁line , ▁instead ▁of ▁their ▁ag ing ▁SD 4 0