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Re: (erielack) NJ Questions

On 7/1/09 6:15 AM, "Paul Brezicki" <doctorpb_@_bellsouth.net> wrote:

> Ed,
> 
> Generally speaking, the owning line maintains the trackage while the tenant
> pays for trackage rights based on a per car-mile or per ton-mile basis.
> Depending on level of use, the tenant may in fact pay the lion's share of
> maintenance by this arrangement. To my knowledge, the charges did not fall
> under regulation but were set by the owning line, at a level that was
> generally mutually agreeable. The arrangement benefitted the owner since the
> tenant could help defray the route's fixed costs.
> 
> Paul B
> 
> 
> I had another question about trackage rights.  The recent CLASSIC TRAINS did
> a feature on the Lehigh & New England which reached Maybrook through a lot
> of trackage rights on the Susquehanna and Erie.  I imagine this probably
> made the operation more costly than owning their own ROW.  Here's a
> question:  Since L&NE used the Susquehanna and the Erie tracks more than
> their owners did, who took care of the track maintenance.  I know that old
> Erie ETT's indicate an "L&NE Siding" on the Pine Island Branch indicating
> private ownership of the track.  L&NE used an additional branch of the Erie
> to get to Maybrook. CLASSIC TRAINS said L&NE shut down with their ROW in top
> condition with trains running at 40 mph.  How long did EL continue to
> operate the Pine Island Branch after L&NE closed up?
> 
> 
> 
> When L&NE did abandon, they didn't have that much track to pull out in New
> York and New Jersey.  I heard that they continued to pay the lease for an
> additonal year - probably because they sold off equipment and sent much of
> it for export via the Hainsburg interchange.
> 
> 
> 
> Ed Montgomery
> 
> 
> 
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On NJT-owned freight-only properties, the Operator does the maintenance and
pays NJT ROI based on the price NJ paid for the property.
    Bill H


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