The Ulster and Delaware Railroad Company (U&D) was a railroad located in New York State and was founded in 1866. The Ulster and Delaware Railroad was often advertised as “The Only All-Rail Route To the Catskill Mountains.” At its greatest extent, the U&D ran from Kingston Point, on the Hudson River, through the heart of the Catskill Mountains to its western terminus at Oneonta, passing through four counties (Ulster, Delaware, Schoharie and Otsego), with branches to Kaaterskill and Hunter in Greene County. (Source: Wikipedia- Ulster and Delaware Railroad)

One of the few downfalls were the many grades: some as steep as 4% (from Hunter to Kaaterskill Junction), with a long 3.2% grade westward on the main line up Pine Hill’s Horseshoe Curve to Highmount. A train took almost four hours to get from Kingston Point to Oneonta, running at an average speed of only 30–40 miles per hour, although some sections permitted running at 60 miles per hour or more. When roads improved and automobiles became more widely available, the advantages of train travel were nil. (Source: Wikipedia- Ulster and Delaware Railroad)