[2] A ground breaking ceremony was held in 1831,[1] but construction did not begin in earnest until 1836 when the route was surveyed by George H.
[2] The track generally followed Catskill Creek, and the communities served included Cairo and Leeds.
[2] On 4 May 1840 the High Rock covered bridge over Catskill Creek collapsed under the weight of the train, killing one Jehiel Tyler and injuring a number of others.
This disaster is marked by a New York State historic plaque on Route 145, about two and half miles west of East Durham.
13.60 - Road 12.73 - Bridge, 26 ft. over small stream 9.15 - Hay Press 8.23 - Winansville, now (East Durham) 7.58 - Hedges 6.09 - Bridge over Catskill Creek 5.40 - Bridge over Catskill Creek 4.80 - Opposite Tremain's tannery 4.50 - Mr. Stanard's 3.93 - Oak Hill Station 3.43 - Richardson's Mill 1.93 - Brown's Fulling Mill .90 - Hands Tannery .75 - Road to Potters Hollow .49 - Cooksburg Depot 0 - 26 Chains north of Cooksburg Depot The only known depiction of the railroad is Thomas Cole's River in the Catskills at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.