 The right-of-way parallelled the three-decade-old Morris Canal past Lake Hopatcong, the canal's leading source of water.At above sea level, the station marked the railroad's highest elevation, which was also the highest point on the canal, which flowed downhill to the Delaware River to the west and the Hudson River to the east.But Landing itself, one of several hamlets that arose to serve the canal's boat crews and mule teams, held no particular promise as a revenue stop, and so no station was built there for about 30 years.