Delaware Otsego Corporation
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| Reporting mark | Current- NYSW, CNYK Former- CACV, FJG, LASB, RVRR, SIRY, TPW Never materialized- KTER |
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| Locale |
Upstate New York Northeastern Pennsylvania New Jersey |
| Dates of operation | 1965–Present |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Headquarters | Cooperstown, New York |
| Website | http://www.nysw.com |
The Delaware Otsego Corporation (DO) is an American railway holding company which owns the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway and the Central New York Railroad. It is headquartered in Cooperstown, New York in Otsego County.
The company was established in 1965 as the Delaware Otsego Railroad by Walter G. Rich and was once known for operating a successful family of short line railroads throughout New York and New Jersey which was collectively known as the DO System, the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad and the Central New York Railroad are the only remaining railroads owned by the Delaware Otsego Corporation.
The Delaware Otsego Corporation holding company is also a subsidiary as it is owned by DOCP Acquisition LLC.
The Delaware Otsego Corporation was established as the Delaware Otsego Railroad by a Syracuse University law school student named Walter G. Rich. The company was formed when Walter G. Rich started operating a portion of the New York Central Railroad's Catskill Mountain Branch (Ulster and Delaware Railroad). The NYC cut back operations to Bloomville in July 1965, after which Rich acquired 2.6 miles of the line from Oneonta, NY. To operate the line, he formed the Delaware Otsego Railroad. The company while operating a portion of the Catskill Mountain Branch was often called the "DO Line". The company used a former Virginia Blue Ridge Railway 0-6-0 steam locomotive to operate the line. Train rides were offered between the passenger station (located near the interchange with Delaware and Hudson Railway) and the end of track at Mickle Bridge. Occasional freight service was provided as well. The state condemned the right of way for construction of Interstate 88 through Oneonta, and with the settlement money, Walter Rich and his Delaware Otsego Railroad was searching for the next railroad operation.
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