ton , ▁and ▁ 2 0 5 ▁for ▁B ingham ton ▁to ▁Alb any . ▁ ▁The ▁company ' s ▁last ▁remaining ▁service , ▁on ▁the ▁route ▁from ▁the ▁D & H ▁station ▁in ▁Alb any ▁to ▁Montreal , ▁the ▁Laurent ian ▁and ▁its ▁night ▁train ▁counter part , ▁the ▁Montreal ▁Limited , ▁would ▁remain ▁in ▁operation ▁through ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁until ▁April ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁when ▁Am tra k ▁there after ▁assumed ▁most ▁long ▁distance ▁passenger ▁train ▁service . ▁ ▁Del aware ▁and ▁Hudson ▁Railway ▁( 1 9 6 8 – 1 9 8 8 ) ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁Nor folk ▁& ▁Western ▁wanted ▁the ▁W ab ash ▁& ▁Nick el ▁Pl ate ▁Ro ads . ▁The ▁I CC ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁informed ▁them ▁that ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁get ▁those ▁two ▁roads , ▁they ▁would ▁also ▁have ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁Er ie ▁L ack aw anna ▁& ▁D & H . ▁The ▁D & H ▁company ▁was ▁re organ ized ▁as ▁the ▁Del aware ▁and ▁Hudson ▁Railway , ▁and ▁both ▁roads ▁were ▁placed ▁into ▁D ere co , ▁a ▁holding ▁company ▁owned ▁by ▁Nor folk ▁and ▁Western ▁Railway . ▁After ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁Pennsylvania ▁were ▁hit ▁by ▁H urr icane ▁Ag nes ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁which ▁destroyed ▁almost ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁EL ▁main line ▁west ▁of ▁B ingham ton , ▁NY , ▁and ▁following ▁the ▁bank rupt cy ▁of ▁numerous ▁n ort