Re: Is the Erie east of Bingo next? Re: (erielack) NS Buffalo LineChanges

["David Green" <davandli_@_empacc.net>]

If NS was foolish enough to sell the ex-EL Southern Tier someone would scarf
it up.  Both Conrail and NS have kept the line on a starvation diet to keep
it out of the hands of a company that would become a competitor to either
one (among other reasons).  If I was NS I would hang onto the Southern Tier.
Personally, I hope they are arrogant enough (they are) to think they could
sell it and weather such competition.  The EL WILL rise again!

- - Dave Green, ELHS #1366

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert John Davis" <trains_@_robertjohndavis.com>
To: "Blue Moon Network Administrator" <root_@_net.bluemoon.net>; "Erie
Lackawanna Mail List" <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 3:28 PM
Subject: Is the Erie east of Bingo next? Re: (erielack) NS Buffalo
LineChanges


> On 7/10/02 2:05 PM, "Blue Moon Network Administrator"
> <root_@_net.bluemoon.net> wrote:
>
> >
> > While bad for the PRR line this will have a good impact on the Southern
Tier
> > Line.
> >
>
> I suspect there is also going to be negative impact at Allentown. I would
> not be surprised if Allentown is closed within 2 years as a classification
> yard.
>
> Norfolk Southern  is a north-south company, so getting the line to
> Mickeyville under the horsey flag is a good thing, even if it is only
> trackage rights. Wanna bet the horse is in Montreal by next year?
>
> So, if Keating Summit was too much of a headache and dollar drain, you
gotta
> think Gulf Summit is next, no?
>
> Is this the death knell for the Southern Tier east of Bingo? It's a big,
bad
> railroad in the middle of nowhere. With the passenger plan seemingly
killed
> by common sense and the NS now owning or having trackage rights to the NJ
> ports via Allentown, there's not much reason to keep Gulf Summit in
> operation as a NS route.
>
> Add in the Cut-Off revival, the intermodal terminals at Taylor and
> Bethlehem, and the fact that the entire route is cleared for stacks, and I
> think you have a pretty good argument for routing all traffic that might
go
> via Bingo down through Allentown. Not as much NJT interference, either.
>
> Rob
>
>
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