AAPRCO 2006 Convention: D&H Mileage?

I was looking at plans for AAPRCO's 2006 convention and I see the convention special train will operate from the Amtrak station at Albany-Rensselaer NY to Steamtown National Historic Site at Scranton PA via Binghamton NY on Wednesday September 20th. This would be an Amtrak special train, 3 units pulling approximately 25 privately owned passenger cars.

Isn't most of this mileage between the Albany area and Scranton area former D&H mileage ?


On September 18th and 19th, the special train makes a circuit from Albany-Rensselear to Schenectady, Whitehall, Rutland, Bellows Falls, St Albans, Burlington, Rutland and return to Albany-Rensselaer.

I believe the Schenectady - Whitehall portion of that run, currently covered by the Adirondack and the Ethan Allen, is former D&H mileage.

Whitehall to Rutland is also former D&H mileage (Rutland and Washington Branch)

For those of you who may be interested in riding the former D&H mileage covered by the AAPRCO convention special train, some of the private cars participating are selling space.

http://www.aaprco.com/Travel_Opportunit ... _2006.html

Apparently MOUNT VERNON is the only private car that is selling space for those people who want to ride only the "freight only" mileage one way Albany - Binghamton - Scranton on Wednesday September 20th. $375 includes breakfast, lunch and drinks.

http://www.dominionrailvoyages.com/aaprco_2006.html