Re: (erielack) M&E/Rahway Valley News

[Robert John Davis <trains_@_robertjohndavis.com>]

Wow, Tim.

So, let's see...

If the M&E rebuilds the RV and the SIRT all the way from the hook through to
Summit, that means pigs can reach Howland Hook terminal via a Scranton, Port
Morris, Summit route that avoids any NS or CSX trackage.

Hmm...

I can see the GVT/M&E Alco's all over the place!

Rob


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On 7/8/02 2:47 PM, "TIMOTHY O. STUY" <njmidland_@_compuserve.com> wrote:

>> From ProgressiveRailroading.com
> 
> Morristown & Erie Railway Inc. (M&E) recently filed an application with
> Surface Transportation Board to rehabilitate and operate certain lines
> owned
> by Union County, N.J.
> 
> The 42-mile short line plans to activate the lines in four phases: (1)
> former Staten Island Railway Corp. lines in Linden; (2) former Staten
> Island
> Railway lines in Cranford; (3) a former Rahway Valley Railroad Co.
> Cranford-to-Union mainline; and (4) a former Rahway Valley Union-to-Summit
> mainline.
> 
> M&E and the county May 9 reached a 10-year operating agreement, under which
> M&E will rehabilitate Phase 1 and 2 lines (except for a specified
> limitation
> in Phase 2), and initiate rail service within six months.
> 
> M&E wouldn't begin rehabilitating or servicing Phase 3 lines until it
> receives the county's written concurrence, at which time the short line
> would be required to initiate service within nine months. M&E and the
> county
> in the future would have to agree on a timetable for the Phase 4 line.
> 
> Pending STB approval, M&E would interchange traffic with Conrail, Norfolk
> Southern Railway and CSX Transportation at Cranford, Linden and Bound
> Brook,
> N.J., and provide through service by exercising its right to operate over
> New Jersey Transit's line at Cranford Junction.
> 
> -------
> 
> Question:  when was the last time that the Rahway Valley interchanged with
> the EL at Summit?
> Is the RV right of way to Summit intact?  I though a bridge had been
> removed.
> 
> Tim
> 
> 

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