By Peter Becker, Managing Editor, The News Eagle; October 24, 2018
ALONG THE RAILS – A plan to restore a commuter railroad between Honesdale and New York City, opening up the Birthplace of the American Railroad to as far as the tracks will go, was brought forth October 23, aboard the Stourbridge Line train.
The diesel locomotive pulled car loads of frolicking fall foliage fans along the route from Honesdale through Hawley to Lackawaxen and back, limited to this 25 mile route (each way). This is how it has been for the past 39 years, since the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce started the excursions. In 2015 the Delaware Lackawaxen & Stourbridge (DL&S) Railroad, under the guidance of Tom Myles, took over the line.
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