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===Birthplace of American railroading=== {{Further|Delaware and Hudson Gravity Railroad}} Honesdale is home to the first commercial [[steam locomotive]] run on rails in the United States, the ''[[Stourbridge Lion]].'' On August 8, 1829, the Stourbridge Lion started in Honesdale, ran three miles to Seelyville, and returned; Honesdale, therefore, is known as the birthplace of the American Railroad.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.waynehistorypa.org/page/s-lion|title=Stourbridge Lion|website=www.waynehistorypa.org|access-date=2020-01-17|archive-date=February 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215020442/http://www.waynehistorypa.org/page/s-lion|url-status=dead}}</ref> The ''Stourbridge Lion,'' owned by the [[Delaware and Hudson Canal Company|Delaware & Hudson (D&H) Canal Company]] was regrettably considered too heavy for further use.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.american-rails.com/lion.html|title=Stourbridge Lion|website=American-Rails.com|access-date=2020-01-31}}</ref> D&H transported [[anthracite coal]] from mines near [[Carbondale, Pennsylvania|Carbondale]] to [[New York City]] via Honesdale and [[Kingston, New York]]. Coal was moved by a unique [[gravity-railroad]] from the mines to Honesdale where it was transferred to barges and transported via a 108-mile canal to Kingston, New York, then shipped by river barges down the [[Hudson River]] to New York City. What remained of the ''Stourbridge Lion'' passed into many hands over the coming years and was eventually acquired by the [[Smithsonian Institution]] in 1890. The main boiler is currently on loan at the [[B&O Railroad Museum|Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum]] in Baltimore, Maryland.<ref name=":0" /> The [[Wayne County Historical Society Museum]] contains a full-scale replica of the ''Stourbridge Lion;'' the Society also displays many historical photographs, artifacts and other exhibits. The D&H Railroad Company built the replica using original blueprints for the 1933 [[Century of Progress|Century of Progress Exposition]] in Chicago. The replica was relocated to Honesdale in 1941.<ref name=":0" /> Passenger excursions run seasonally from Honesdale to Hawley along the historic [[The Stourbridge Line|Stourbridge Line]]. The railroad runs twenty-five miles along the [[Lackawaxen River]]. Excursions depart from the platform at the Wayne County Visitors Center.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestourbridgeline.net/about_us.html|title=About the Stourbridge Line|website=THE STOURBRIDGE LINE|language=en|access-date=2020-01-31|archive-date=January 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131041703/https://www.thestourbridgeline.net/about_us.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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