(rshsdepot) Delaware & Hudson Rail Car Maintenance Shop - Oneonta, NY

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A news release from Pioneer Millworks.
 
Bernie Wagenblast
 
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Demolition Doesn't Mean Destruction - 1870's Railroad Shop Gets new  Life

Pioneer Millworks recently salvaged 50,000 board feet of antique heart  pine 
and white pine timbers from the old Delaware & Hudson Rail Car  Maintenance 
Shop in Oneonta, NY -- part of the railroad yard that was once home  to the 
world's largest roundhouse. 
 
Farmington, NY -- Pioneer Millworks recently salvaged 50,000 board feet of  
antique heart pine and white pine timbers from the old Delaware & Hudson  Rail 
Car Maintenance Shop in Oneonta, NY -- part of the railroad yard that was  
once home to the world's largest roundhouse. 
 
"When you stop and think about the history of this wood, you begin to see  
why it's so prized: these timbers were cut in the late 1800's from trees that  
probably started to grow in the 1600s. Now, after 140 years supporting this  
historical railroad structure, these Heart Pine and White Pine timbers will  
begin a new life as eco-friendly flooring, paneling, and millwork for  
residential and commercial structures," says Jered Slusser, wood expert at  Pioneer 
Millworks (and Delaware & Hudson train geek).
 
Pioneer Millworks is renowned for reclaiming antique wood from old  
industrial buildings like the Delaware & Hudson shops. The timber used to  build these 
structures in the 1800s are no longer available (such as Heart Pine  and 
Chestnut) because the forests are now gone. Tighter growth rings, greater  
stability and deeper patinas are just a few advantages of these old growth  species. 
Pioneer Millworks painstakingly recovered the antique timbers in an  effort to 
keep a piece of history from being buried in a landfill or burned.  Once at 
the mill, the timbers will be scanned for nails and other metal  artifacts, then 
planed into planks for tongue and groove flooring (solid or  engineered), 
ceilings or other hand crafted millwork.
 
The Delaware & Hudson railroad was one of the oldest transportation  
companies in the country. It began in 1828 as a canal company operating from  
Honesdale, PA to Kingston, NY. After constructing its first railroad line in  1868, 
the D & H became known as "The Bridge Line", linking central  Pennsylvania with 
Canada. As the railroad grew, so did the need for centralized  maintenance 
facilities. Thus in the 1870s, the company built the roundhouse and  shops in 
Oneonta. The Delaware & Hudson Roundhouse was known to be the  largest in the 
world. Centralized maintenance facilities like the shops that  supported it kept 
D&H railroad cars running smoothly through the mid 1990's.  Today, the 
railroad is owned by Canadian Pacific and has since closed down large  facilities 
like this, opting instead for new, consolidated shops in major  cities. 
 
If you're interested in owning a piece of American history, wood with  
character, beauty, and a story, visit _www.pioneermillworks.com_ 
(http://www.pioneermillworks.com)  or call us  at 800-951-9663. 
 
As our name reflects, Pioneer Millworks was a pioneer in the salvaged and  
reclaimed antique wood industry. We're proud that we give this old wood new life 
 as flooring, millwork, cabinetry, and more. And, we do it all here in the 
USA,  in a way that's healthy for you, our employees, and the environment. Our 
13-acre  upstate, NY facility runs on 100% wind power, bio-diesel, and scrap 
wood. Our  products offer ecologically conscious homeowners, designers, and 
builders an  alternative to non-sustainable flooring without compromising quality, 
character,  or selection. Pioneer Millworks is a FSC certified and LEED point 
eligible. _www.pioneermillworks.com_ (http://www.pioneermillworks.com)  or 
call  1-800-951-Wood. 
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