Morristown and Erie Railway
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The Morristown and Erie Railway is a freight short line railroad based in Morristown, New Jersey
. It operates freight rail service five days a week in Morris County, New Jersey
and surrounding areas. It owns its main line between Morristown and Roseland
and maintains and operates three other lines in Morris County (Dover & Rockaway Branch, Chester Branch and High Bridge Branch) under a $1-a-year contract with the county.
Freight is interchanged with Norfolk Southern at Lake Junction (the north end of the Chester Branch).
The Morristown & Erie Railway (M&E) has in recent years expanded its system, now operating private trackage at the Bayway Refinery
in Linden
.
In November 2003, M&E won a contract to operate a rail line in Maine
known as the Rockland Branch
. M&E formed a subsidiary company, Maine Eastern Railroad
, to operate that line.
The M&E is working with Union County
to revive freight service along the northern portion of the former Rahway Valley Railroad
trackage between Summit
and Cranford
. Inclusion of the former Rahway Valley Railroad trackage in the M&E system would allow the M&E to access its Bayway Refinery operations via its own track, and to interchange with the recently reactivated Staten Island Railway
freight connection to New Jersey.
To get between its lines, the M&E has trackage rights
on New Jersey Transit
's Morristown Line
and Montclair-Boonton Line
west of West End (the junction west of The Palisades
with NJT's Main Line
); it uses the Main Line and the Bergen County Line
to interchange with the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway
at Passaic Junction
.
In early 2009, the M&E took over contract operations of the Stourbridge Railroad
(former Lackawaxen & Stourbridge) in Pennsylvania.
In addition to freight service, M&E operates charter passenger (excursion) service and rents railcars. It also allows film production companies to rent trains for filming. Recent films including Far from Heaven
, Mona Lisa Smile
and the independent film The Station Agent
, as well as the reality television series The Next Food Network Star
, have used Morristown & Erie equipment.
's main line) to Whippany
, and the latter built trackage from Whippany to Essex Fells
to connect with a branch of the Erie Railroad
(hence the Erie in the M&E's name). Freight and passenger service ran from Morristown to Jersey City
, with seven daily round trips by 1923. Rail buses were sometimes used and there were many flag stops. Competition from the automobile, however, caused ridership to fall rapidly, and by April 1928 the M&E had discontinued all passenger service.
Throughout the years, the M&E would remain a well-run and profitable railroad, but following World War I
, and into the 1920s, railroads all over the US had started to suffer the effects of trucking competition. The tremendous economic downturn during the Great Depression
of the 1930s only made matters worse. Even so, the M & E would be the only US railroad to rid itself of all debt during the era leading up to World War II
.
In 1952, the line received its first diesel, an S-4 from Alco. The 1970s were slow times for the railroad, as the paper mills in Whippany shut down and railroad car shipments dropped precipitously. By 1978, despite a locomotive rebuilding business, the railroad was down to hauling fewer than a dozen cars in a single week and the once proud railroad was forced to file for bankruptcy
.
he oversaw the rebuilding and expansion of the railroad's customer base that had been eroding over the previous 30 years. He also spearheaded the rebuilding and refurbishment of the railroad's locomotive roster; new units would eventually also be purchased. Friedland is also credited with the opening of the Whippany Railway Museum
in 1985. But most important to the railroad's viability, Ben Friedland ushered in an era of expansion to the railroad itself: freight service on the Chester Branch began December 21, 1983; in 1986, contracts were signed with Morris County to maintain and operate the High Bridge Branch and the Dover & Rockaway Branch, operation of the New Hope & Ivyland Railroad for two years in 1989-90; and in what might be considered Friedland's master stroke as president, the M&E became the contract in-plant switcher at the Bayway Refinery, Infineum, and Conoco Philips, in Linden, NJ in 1995.
Ben Friedland's death in 1998 shocked and saddened the railroad and railfan
communities who had seen Ben, in his 16 years at the helm of the M&E, ascend from an obscure railroader to an industry icon.
The expansion of the M&E operations continued after Friedland's death. The M&E would operate the SEPTA
owned Octoraro Railroad
in Chester County, Pennsylvania
from July 1, 2003 to November 18, 2004 (the line is currently operated by the East Penn Railroad
.)
On November 1, 2003, M&E took over operation of the Rockland Branch
, a former Maine Central Railroad
line now owned by the state of Maine. M&E created a subsidiary, Maine Eastern Railroad
, for its Maine operations.
in Morristown, where M&E's main office, yard and shop are located) northeast to Roseland in Essex County
. The line is single track and has many grade crossings. It serves Cedar Knolls
in Hanover Township, Whippany
in Hanover Township and East Hanover
and Roseland. The line currently ends at Interstate 280
in Roseland. The 1/2 mile or so of line remaining had ceased to be used by the last stop in the line at Bobst Group Inc., and has been subject to being removed or overgrown with weeds and trees at a local golf course and at housing projects which have stood in its way.
New Jersey Transit has expressed interest in the line, and in 2000 listed the Morristown/Roseland right of way under "projects to be defined/studied" for the year 2020.
Customers
(products/shipments listed in parentheses)
branch line that was extended in 1869 to Chester, New Jersey
to serve the local mining industry. In 1983 Conrail planned to abandon the branch line, but Holland Manufacturing and another local business that used the line purchased it to continue rail services to their facilities. In the fall of 2009, Morris County, New Jersey
purchased the line and leased rail operations to the M&E. The part of the branch that is still operated is located entirely within Roxbury Township
. Branching off from Lake (Chester) Junction, it ends in Succasunna
. High Bridge Branch service uses this line to access the High Bridge Branch at Ferromonte Junction
. The line was rehabilitated in 2010 with the use of federal stimulus funds obtained by the line's new owner, Morris County DOT. The M&E offers weekday service on the line to two businesses, and hopes to attract new customers upon completion of the track rehabilitation project.
Customers
(products/shipments listed in parentheses)
and is leased to the M&E. A former Central Railroad of New Jersey
line called the High Bridge Branch
, it splits from the Chester Branch at Ferromonte Junction
and heads southwest through Succasunna
and Flanders
. The line ends in a rural area west of Route 206 in Flanders. Originally excluded from the Conrail system in 1976, the Branch remained in service under a subsidy agreement by local authorities until 1981. Morris County purchased the line from the state in 1982, with the line south of Flanders removed.
The right-of-way
south of where the line ends was changed into a recreational trail known as the "Columbia Trail
", which runs along the former rail line route to High Bridge. The trail ends in High Bridge, NJ where there is still active passenger rail service by the New Jersey Transit
Raritan Valley Line
.
Customers
(products/shipments listed in parentheses)
, the second of two ex-Jersey Central lines taken over by M&E in 1986, the Dover & Rockaway branch operates from D&R Junction (where it meets the NJ Transit Morristown Line) in Wharton
through downtown Dover
northeast to Rockaway
. The line ends along Green Pond Road in Rockaway Township, north of Interstate 80
. This line passes through downtown Dover and Rockaway with many street crossings. All the customers on this branch are located in an industrial park along Green Pond Road, at the north end of the branch.
Customers
(products/shipments listed in parentheses)
As of late 2006, Union County
is working to revive freight service on the former Rahway Valley Railroad
route from Summit
to a connection with the former Staten Island Railway
and Conrail at Cranford, New Jersey
. The M&E would be the likely operator of any reactivated Rahway Valley line service from Summit to Cranford.
Operation of the Rahway Valley line from Summit to Cranford would allow the M&E to access their operations at the Bayway Refinery in Linden
via a more direct connection using trackage rights over the Morris and Essex lines and would provide freight service to customers along the Rahway Valley line, which was abandoned in 1992. The Rahway Valley line could also be used as an alternative for long distance freight services, as needed.
Morristown, New Jersey
Morristown is a town in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town population was 18,411. It is the county seat of Morris County. Morristown became characterized as "the military capital of the American Revolution" because of its strategic role in the...
. It operates freight rail service five days a week in Morris County, New Jersey
Morris County, New Jersey
Morris County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about west of New York City. According to the United States 2010 Census, the population was 492,276. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Morristown....
and surrounding areas. It owns its main line between Morristown and Roseland
Roseland, New Jersey
Roseland is a borough in western Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 5,819...
and maintains and operates three other lines in Morris County (Dover & Rockaway Branch, Chester Branch and High Bridge Branch) under a $1-a-year contract with the county.
Freight is interchanged with Norfolk Southern at Lake Junction (the north end of the Chester Branch).
The Morristown & Erie Railway (M&E) has in recent years expanded its system, now operating private trackage at the Bayway Refinery
Bayway Refinery
Bayway Refinery is a refining facility in the Port of New York and New Jersey, owned by ConocoPhillips. Located in Linden and Elizabeth, New Jersey, it is the northernmost refinery on the East Coast of the United States. The oil refinery converts crude oil into gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, and...
in Linden
Linden, New Jersey
- Local government :, the Mayor of Linden is . The former longtime Mayor of Linden is 82-year-old John T. Gregorio, who served as mayor of Linden for 30, nonconsecutive years and was repeatedly tagged with scandal during his mayoral career, including one felony conviction, later pardoned, which...
.
In November 2003, M&E won a contract to operate a rail line in Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
known as the Rockland Branch
Maine Central Railroad Rockland Branch
The Rockland Branch is a railroad from Brunswick, Maine to Rockland, Maine. A charter was granted in 1849 to build a railway from the Portland and Kennebec Railroad on the west side of the Kennebec River to Rockland. Construction through the rocky headlands of the Atlantic coast proved more...
. M&E formed a subsidiary company, Maine Eastern Railroad
Maine Eastern Railroad
Maine Eastern Railroad is a railroad that operates in coastal Maine between Brunswick and Rockland on the state-owned Rockland Branch rail line...
, to operate that line.
The M&E is working with Union County
Union County, New Jersey
Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 536,499. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Elizabeth. Union County ranks 93rd among the highest-income counties in the United States. It also ranks 74th in...
to revive freight service along the northern portion of the former Rahway Valley Railroad
Rahway Valley Railroad
The Rahway Valley Railroad was a shortline railroad in the Northeastern United States which connected the Lehigh Valley Railroad in Roselle Park and the Central Railroad of New Jersey in Cranford with the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western in Summit...
trackage between Summit
Summit, New Jersey
Summit is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. At the 2010 United States Census, the city's population was 21,457. Summit had the 16th-highest per capita income in the state as of the 2000 Census....
and Cranford
Cranford, New Jersey
Cranford is a township in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the township population was 22,625.Cranford was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 14, 1871, from portions of the Townships of Clark, Linden,...
. Inclusion of the former Rahway Valley Railroad trackage in the M&E system would allow the M&E to access its Bayway Refinery operations via its own track, and to interchange with the recently reactivated Staten Island Railway
Staten Island Railway
The Staten Island Rapid Transit Operating Authority, publicly known as MTA Staten Island Railway or SIR, is the operator of the lone rapid transit line in the borough of Staten Island, New York City, USA...
freight connection to New Jersey.
To get between its lines, the M&E has trackage rights
Trackage rights
Trackage rights , running rights or running powers is an agreement whereby a railway company has the right to run its trains on tracks owned by another railway company....
on New Jersey Transit
New Jersey Transit
The New Jersey Transit Corporation is a statewide public transportation system serving the United States state of New Jersey, and New York, Orange, and Rockland counties in New York State...
's Morristown Line
Morristown Line
The Morristown Line is one of New Jersey Transit's commuter lines and is one of two branches that run along the Morris and Essex Lines. Out of 60 inbound and 58 outbound daily weekday trains, 28 inbound and 26 outbound trains use the Kearny Connection to Secaucus Junction and New York Penn...
and Montclair-Boonton Line
Montclair-Boonton Line
The Montclair-Boonton Line is a commuter rail line of New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. It is part of the Hoboken Division. The line is a consolidation of three individual lines: the former Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad's Montclair Branch, which ran from Hoboken Terminal to Bay Street,...
west of West End (the junction west of The Palisades
Palisades Interstate Parkway
The Palisades Interstate Parkway is a long limited-access highway in the U.S. states of New Jersey and New York. The parkway is a major commuter route into New York City from Rockland and Orange counties in New York and Bergen County in New Jersey...
with NJT's Main Line
Main Line (NJ Transit)
The Main Line is a rail line owned and operated by New Jersey Transit running from Suffern, New York to Hoboken, New Jersey. It runs daily commuter service and was once the north-south main line of the Erie Lackawanna Railroad...
); it uses the Main Line and the Bergen County Line
Bergen County Line
The Bergen County Line is a commuter rail line and service owned and operated by New Jersey Transit in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The line loops off the Main Line between the Meadowlands and Glen Rock, with trains continuing in either direction along the Main Line...
to interchange with the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway
New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway
The New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway , also known as the Susie-Q, or simply the Susquehanna, is a Class II American freight railway operating over 500 miles of track in the northeastern states of New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. It was formed in 1881 from the merger of several...
at Passaic Junction
Passaic Junction
Passaic Junction is a NYS&W rail yard in Saddle Brook, New Jersey. This yard is also known by its telegraph call 'PC'. In the late 19th century this are had been known as Coalburg Junction. The yard has a connection to and is the official interchange location with Norfolk Southern. Used as a...
.
In early 2009, the M&E took over contract operations of the Stourbridge Railroad
Stourbridge Railroad
The Stourbridge Railroad is a shortline railroad that operates a route between Honesdale and the village of Lackawaxen in Lackawaxen Township . It was owned for many years by the Lackawaxen-Honesdale Shippers Association and operated under contract by Robey Railroads...
(former Lackawaxen & Stourbridge) in Pennsylvania.
In addition to freight service, M&E operates charter passenger (excursion) service and rents railcars. It also allows film production companies to rent trains for filming. Recent films including Far from Heaven
Far from Heaven
Far from Heaven is a 2002 drama film written and directed by Todd Haynes and starring Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, Dennis Haysbert, and Patricia Clarkson....
, Mona Lisa Smile
Mona Lisa Smile
Mona Lisa Smile is a 2003 romantic drama film produced by Revolution Studios and Columbia Pictures in association with Red Om Films Productions, directed by Mike Newell, written by Lawrence Konner and Mark Rosenthal, and starring Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Julia Stiles...
and the independent film The Station Agent
The Station Agent
The Station Agent is a 2003 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Thomas McCarthy. McCarthy's script about a man who seeks solitude in an abandoned train station in Newfoundland, New Jersey won him the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay.-Plot:Finbar McBride, a quiet,...
, as well as the reality television series The Next Food Network Star
The Next Food Network Star
The Next Food Network Star is a reality television series produced by and aired on the Food Network in the United States that awards the winner his or her own series on the Food Network...
, have used Morristown & Erie equipment.
History
The Morristown & Erie Railway was incorporated on August 28, 1903 as a consolidation of the Whippany River Railroad and the Whippany and Passaic River Railroad, both owned by the same people, the McEwan brothers. The former company built a line from Morristown (on the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western RailroadDelaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company was a railroad connecting Pennsylvania's Lackawanna Valley, rich in anthracite coal, to Hoboken, New Jersey, , Buffalo and Oswego, New York...
's main line) to Whippany
Whippany, New Jersey
Whippany is an unincorporated area located within Hanover Township in Morris County, New Jersey. Whippany's name is derived from the Whippanong Native Americans, a tribe that once inhabited the area...
, and the latter built trackage from Whippany to Essex Fells
Essex Fells, New Jersey
As of 2010 Essex Fells had a population of 2,113. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 93.5% non-Hispanic white, 1.1% black or African-American, 1.0% Chinese, 1.2% other Asian, 1.9% reporting two or more races and 2.0% Hispanic or Latino....
to connect with a branch of the Erie Railroad
Erie Railroad
The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie...
(hence the Erie in the M&E's name). Freight and passenger service ran from Morristown to Jersey City
Jersey City, New Jersey
Jersey City is the seat of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.Part of the New York metropolitan area, Jersey City lies between the Hudson River and Upper New York Bay across from Lower Manhattan and the Hackensack River and Newark Bay...
, with seven daily round trips by 1923. Rail buses were sometimes used and there were many flag stops. Competition from the automobile, however, caused ridership to fall rapidly, and by April 1928 the M&E had discontinued all passenger service.
Throughout the years, the M&E would remain a well-run and profitable railroad, but following World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, and into the 1920s, railroads all over the US had started to suffer the effects of trucking competition. The tremendous economic downturn during the Great Depression
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
of the 1930s only made matters worse. Even so, the M & E would be the only US railroad to rid itself of all debt during the era leading up to World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
.
In 1952, the line received its first diesel, an S-4 from Alco. The 1970s were slow times for the railroad, as the paper mills in Whippany shut down and railroad car shipments dropped precipitously. By 1978, despite a locomotive rebuilding business, the railroad was down to hauling fewer than a dozen cars in a single week and the once proud railroad was forced to file for bankruptcy
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy is a legal status of an insolvent person or an organisation, that is, one that cannot repay the debts owed to creditors. In most jurisdictions bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debtor....
.
New management
In 1982, Benjamin J. Friedland became president of a group of investors who took over operation of the ailing Morristown & Erie Railway. During his tenure, Ben Friedland would become a spokesman for short line railroads in the US. At the same time, he would become a spokesman for his own railroad, and using his public relations skillsPublic relations
Public relations is the actions of a corporation, store, government, individual, etc., in promoting goodwill between itself and the public, the community, employees, customers, etc....
he oversaw the rebuilding and expansion of the railroad's customer base that had been eroding over the previous 30 years. He also spearheaded the rebuilding and refurbishment of the railroad's locomotive roster; new units would eventually also be purchased. Friedland is also credited with the opening of the Whippany Railway Museum
Whippany Railway Museum
The Whippany Railway Museum is a railway museum and excursion train ride located in Whippany, New Jersey.-History:In 1965, Whippany was the location of the Morris County Central Railroad, a steam excursion railroad...
in 1985. But most important to the railroad's viability, Ben Friedland ushered in an era of expansion to the railroad itself: freight service on the Chester Branch began December 21, 1983; in 1986, contracts were signed with Morris County to maintain and operate the High Bridge Branch and the Dover & Rockaway Branch, operation of the New Hope & Ivyland Railroad for two years in 1989-90; and in what might be considered Friedland's master stroke as president, the M&E became the contract in-plant switcher at the Bayway Refinery, Infineum, and Conoco Philips, in Linden, NJ in 1995.
Ben Friedland's death in 1998 shocked and saddened the railroad and railfan
Railfan
A railfan or rail buff , railway enthusiast or railway buff , or trainspotter , is a person interested in a recreational capacity in rail transport...
communities who had seen Ben, in his 16 years at the helm of the M&E, ascend from an obscure railroader to an industry icon.
The expansion of the M&E operations continued after Friedland's death. The M&E would operate the SEPTA
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority is a metropolitan transportation authority that operates various forms of public transit—bus, subway and elevated rail, commuter rail, light rail, and electric trolley bus—that serve 3.9 million people in and around Philadelphia,...
owned Octoraro Railroad
Octoraro Railroad
The Octoraro Railroad was a shortline railroad that operated in Pennsylvania in the 1980s and 1990s.The company was formed in the 1980s and operated freight trains took on the Octoraro Branch, a former Pennsylvania Railroad branch line that ran from Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania to the state line near...
in Chester County, Pennsylvania
Chester County, Pennsylvania
-State parks:*French Creek State Park*Marsh Creek State Park*White Clay Creek Preserve-Demographics:As of the 2010 census, the county was 85.5% White, 6.1% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American or Alaskan Native, 3.9% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian, 1.8% were two or more races, and 2.4% were...
from July 1, 2003 to November 18, 2004 (the line is currently operated by the East Penn Railroad
East Penn Railroad
The East Penn Railroad is a short-line railroad that operates a number of mostly-unconnected lines in the U.S. states of Pennsylvania and Delaware...
.)
On November 1, 2003, M&E took over operation of the Rockland Branch
Maine Central Railroad Rockland Branch
The Rockland Branch is a railroad from Brunswick, Maine to Rockland, Maine. A charter was granted in 1849 to build a railway from the Portland and Kennebec Railroad on the west side of the Kennebec River to Rockland. Construction through the rocky headlands of the Atlantic coast proved more...
, a former Maine Central Railroad
Maine Central Railroad
The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S...
line now owned by the state of Maine. M&E created a subsidiary, Maine Eastern Railroad
Maine Eastern Railroad
Maine Eastern Railroad is a railroad that operates in coastal Maine between Brunswick and Rockland on the state-owned Rockland Branch rail line...
, for its Maine operations.
M&E Main Line
Also known as the Whippany Branch, this is the Morristown & Erie Railway's original main line, in use since 1903 and with some portions dating back to 1895. The 9 mile (14.48 km) line runs between Baker Interlocking (connection with NJ Transit's Morristown LineMorristown Line
The Morristown Line is one of New Jersey Transit's commuter lines and is one of two branches that run along the Morris and Essex Lines. Out of 60 inbound and 58 outbound daily weekday trains, 28 inbound and 26 outbound trains use the Kearny Connection to Secaucus Junction and New York Penn...
in Morristown, where M&E's main office, yard and shop are located) northeast to Roseland in Essex County
Essex County, New Jersey
Essex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the United States 2010 Census, the population was 783,969, ranking it third in the state after Bergen County and Middlesex County; Essex County's population has declined from 786,147 as of the bureau's...
. The line is single track and has many grade crossings. It serves Cedar Knolls
Cedar Knolls, New Jersey
Cedar Knolls is an unincorporated area located within Hanover Township in Morris County, New Jersey. It is part of Hanover Township along with Whippany.For details on Cedar Knolls, see Hanover Township....
in Hanover Township, Whippany
Whippany, New Jersey
Whippany is an unincorporated area located within Hanover Township in Morris County, New Jersey. Whippany's name is derived from the Whippanong Native Americans, a tribe that once inhabited the area...
in Hanover Township and East Hanover
East Hanover, New Jersey
East Hanover Township is a township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 11,393. The town was incorporated in 1928. The headquarters of the Nabisco company and the pharmaceutical company Novartis are located in East...
and Roseland. The line currently ends at Interstate 280
Interstate 280 (New Jersey)
Interstate 280 is a Interstate Highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It provides a spur from I-80 in Parsippany-Troy Hills, Morris County to Newark, and I-95 Interstate 280 (abbreviated I-280) is a Interstate Highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It provides a spur from I-80 in...
in Roseland. The 1/2 mile or so of line remaining had ceased to be used by the last stop in the line at Bobst Group Inc., and has been subject to being removed or overgrown with weeds and trees at a local golf course and at housing projects which have stood in its way.
New Jersey Transit has expressed interest in the line, and in 2000 listed the Morristown/Roseland right of way under "projects to be defined/studied" for the year 2020.
May, 1936 station list
| Mile Post | Station | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 00.00 | Essex Fells Essex Fells, New Jersey As of 2010 Essex Fells had a population of 2,113. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 93.5% non-Hispanic white, 1.1% black or African-American, 1.0% Chinese, 1.2% other Asian, 1.9% reporting two or more races and 2.0% Hispanic or Latino.... |
Junction with Erie Railroad;Telegraph Communications; Telephone Communications |
| 00.50 | Roseland Roseland, New Jersey Roseland is a borough in western Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 5,819... |
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| 01.50 | Beaufort Beaufort, New Jersey Beaufort refers to a former railway station on the Morristown and Erie Railway in Roseland, New Jersey in the United States. It also refers to a rarely used term for the neighborhood of southwestern Roseland near the former railway station. The station building currently houses the Orange-Alden... |
|
| 03.50 | Hanover | |
| 05.50 | Whippany Whippany, New Jersey Whippany is an unincorporated area located within Hanover Township in Morris County, New Jersey. Whippany's name is derived from the Whippanong Native Americans, a tribe that once inhabited the area... |
Company Headquarters; Telephone Communications |
| 08.50 | Monroe-Cedar Knolls Cedar Knolls, New Jersey Cedar Knolls is an unincorporated area located within Hanover Township in Morris County, New Jersey. It is part of Hanover Township along with Whippany.For details on Cedar Knolls, see Hanover Township.... |
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| 10.50 | Morristown Morristown, New Jersey Morristown is a town in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town population was 18,411. It is the county seat of Morris County. Morristown became characterized as "the military capital of the American Revolution" because of its strategic role in the... |
Junction Delaware Lackawanna & Western RR; Telephone Communications |
Customers
(products/shipments listed in parentheses)
- Standard Roofings, Cedar Knolls (Building materials)
- Ultra Green Energy Services, LLC. (Bio-Diesel transload, waste cooking oil)
- Whippany Railway Museum, Whippany
- Suburban Propane, Whippany (Fuel oil)
- Royal Lubricants, East Hanover (Oils, Lubricants)
- GivaudanGivaudanGivaudan is a Swiss manufacturer of flavorings and fragrances. As of 2008, it is the world's largest company in the industry.-Background:The company's scents and flavors are developed most often for food and beverage makers, but they are also used frequently in household goods, as well as grooming...
, East Hanover (Food, products) - Public Service Electric and Gas CompanyPublic Service Electric and Gas CompanyPublic Service Enterprise Group , commonly known as PSEG, and originally known as the Public Service Corporation of New Jersey and then as the Public Service Electric and Gas Company, is a regulated, publicly owned gas and electric utility company in the state of New Jersey, United States. It is...
(PSE&G), Roseland (Fuel) - ACE Lumber, Roseland (Building materials)
- B&G Foods, Roseland (Food)
Chester Branch
The Chester Branch was a former Delaware, Lackawanna and Western RailroadDelaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company was a railroad connecting Pennsylvania's Lackawanna Valley, rich in anthracite coal, to Hoboken, New Jersey, , Buffalo and Oswego, New York...
branch line that was extended in 1869 to Chester, New Jersey
Chester, New Jersey
Chester is a borough in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 1,649.Chester Township was established as a separate political entity on April 1, 1799, including the area of both the Township and the downtown Village area which came...
to serve the local mining industry. In 1983 Conrail planned to abandon the branch line, but Holland Manufacturing and another local business that used the line purchased it to continue rail services to their facilities. In the fall of 2009, Morris County, New Jersey
Morris County, New Jersey
Morris County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about west of New York City. According to the United States 2010 Census, the population was 492,276. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Morristown....
purchased the line and leased rail operations to the M&E. The part of the branch that is still operated is located entirely within Roxbury Township
Roxbury Township, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 23,883 people, 8,364 households, and 6,532 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,117.4 people per square mile . There were 8,550 housing units at an average density of 400.0 per square mile...
. Branching off from Lake (Chester) Junction, it ends in Succasunna
Succasunna-Kenvil, New Jersey
Succasunna-Kenvil is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Roxbury Township, in Morris County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 12,569.-History:...
. High Bridge Branch service uses this line to access the High Bridge Branch at Ferromonte Junction
Ferromonte Junction
Ferromonte Junction is a railroad junction located in Kenvil, New Jersey. It was originally formed by the crossing at grade of the Central Railroad of New Jersey's High Bridge Branch with the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad's Chester Branch and the connection to the Ferromonte Railroad...
. The line was rehabilitated in 2010 with the use of federal stimulus funds obtained by the line's new owner, Morris County DOT. The M&E offers weekday service on the line to two businesses, and hopes to attract new customers upon completion of the track rehabilitation project.
Customers
(products/shipments listed in parentheses)
- Holland Manufacturing, Succasunna (Miscellaneous)
- Kuikens Lumber, Succasunna (Lumber)
High Bridge Branch
This is one of two branch lines M&E began operating in 1986. The High Bridge Branch is owned by Morris County, New JerseyMorris County, New Jersey
Morris County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about west of New York City. According to the United States 2010 Census, the population was 492,276. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Morristown....
and is leased to the M&E. A former Central Railroad of New Jersey
Central Railroad of New Jersey
The Central Railroad of New Jersey , commonly known as the Jersey Central Lines or CNJ, was a Class I railroad with origins in the 1830s, lasting until 1976 when it was absorbed into Conrail with the other bankrupt railroads of the Northeastern United States...
line called the High Bridge Branch
High Bridge Branch
The High Bridge Branch was a branch line of the Central Railroad of New Jersey that started in High Bridge, New Jersey at a connection with the CNJ main line and continued north to iron-ore mines in Morris County...
, it splits from the Chester Branch at Ferromonte Junction
Ferromonte Junction
Ferromonte Junction is a railroad junction located in Kenvil, New Jersey. It was originally formed by the crossing at grade of the Central Railroad of New Jersey's High Bridge Branch with the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad's Chester Branch and the connection to the Ferromonte Railroad...
and heads southwest through Succasunna
Succasunna-Kenvil, New Jersey
Succasunna-Kenvil is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Roxbury Township, in Morris County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 12,569.-History:...
and Flanders
Flanders, New Jersey
Flanders is an unincorporated area located in Mount Olive Township and parts of Roxbury Township, in southwest Morris County, New Jersey, United States. Flanders is served by the United States Postal Service as ZIP Code 07836....
. The line ends in a rural area west of Route 206 in Flanders. Originally excluded from the Conrail system in 1976, the Branch remained in service under a subsidy agreement by local authorities until 1981. Morris County purchased the line from the state in 1982, with the line south of Flanders removed.
The right-of-way
Right-of-way (railroad)
A right-of-way is a strip of land that is granted, through an easement or other mechanism, for transportation purposes, such as for a trail, driveway, rail line or highway. A right-of-way is reserved for the purposes of maintenance or expansion of existing services with the right-of-way...
south of where the line ends was changed into a recreational trail known as the "Columbia Trail
Columbia Trail
The Columbia Trail is a rail trail in rural northwestern New Jersey. It was created from portions of the former Central Railroad of New Jersey High Bridge Branch and stretches from High Bridge, in Hunterdon County, to Flanders, in Morris County for a total of...
", which runs along the former rail line route to High Bridge. The trail ends in High Bridge, NJ where there is still active passenger rail service by the New Jersey Transit
New Jersey Transit
The New Jersey Transit Corporation is a statewide public transportation system serving the United States state of New Jersey, and New York, Orange, and Rockland counties in New York State...
Raritan Valley Line
Raritan Valley Line
The Raritan Valley Line is a diesel-engine-powered commuter rail service operated by New Jersey Transit , originating out of Pennsylvania Station, located in Newark, New Jersey, with most trains terminating at the Raritan station, located in Raritan, New Jersey.Some weekday trains continue further...
.
Customers
(products/shipments listed in parentheses)
- R.P. Smith, Succasunna (Concrete)
- Target Industries, Flanders (Plastic)
- Toys R Us, Flanders (Packaged Goods)
Dover & Rockaway Branch
Originally the Dover and Rockaway RailroadDover and Rockaway Railroad
The Dover and Rockaway Railroad was a section of railroad track completed in 1881 connecting Dover, New Jersey and Rockaway. It formed an important link in the developing American railroad system, connecting major trunks to the New York harbor for freight and provided passenger service to central...
, the second of two ex-Jersey Central lines taken over by M&E in 1986, the Dover & Rockaway branch operates from D&R Junction (where it meets the NJ Transit Morristown Line) in Wharton
Wharton, New Jersey
Wharton is a Borough in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the borough population was 6,298.What is now Wharton was originally incorporated as the borough of Port Oram by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on June 26, 1895, from portions of Randolph...
through downtown Dover
Dover, New Jersey
Dover is a town in Morris County, New Jersey on the Rockaway River. Dover is west of New York City and west of Newark, New Jersey. As of the United States Census, 2000, the town's population was 18,188.-Geography:...
northeast to Rockaway
Rockaway, New Jersey
Rockaway is a borough in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 6,438.Rockaway was formed as a borough on June 19, 1894, from portions of Rockaway Township, based on the results of a referendum held the previous...
. The line ends along Green Pond Road in Rockaway Township, north of Interstate 80
Interstate 80
Interstate 80 is the second-longest Interstate Highway in the United States, following Interstate 90. It is a transcontinental artery running from downtown San Francisco, California to Teaneck, New Jersey in the New York City Metropolitan Area...
. This line passes through downtown Dover and Rockaway with many street crossings. All the customers on this branch are located in an industrial park along Green Pond Road, at the north end of the branch.
Customers
(products/shipments listed in parentheses)
- Polyfil, Rockaway (Plastics-Polyethylene)
- Endot, Rockaway (Plastics-Piping)
- NexPak, Rockaway (Plastics-Packaging)
- Action Technologies, Rockaway (Plastics-Extruding)
- 84 Lumber84 Lumber84 Lumber is an American building materials chain. 84 Lumber Company is the largest privately held building materials supplier to professional contractors in the country. Headquartered in the Pittsburgh Metro Area town of Eighty Four, Pennsylvania, it was founded in 1956 by Joseph Hardy...
, Rockaway (Building materials)
Rahway Valley Railroad operations
In 2001 the M&E was selected to repair and operate a rail line consisting of the New Jersey portion of the Staten Island Railroad between Linden and Cranford, and the former Rahway Valley Railroad between Cranford and Summit. Both sections are now known as the Rahway Valley Railroad. The New Jersey Department of Transportation owns the lines, and the County of Union administers the contract. As of late 2006, only the southern portion of the Rahway Valley Railroad has been restored, as the restoration of the northern portion from Summit to Cranford is being challenged in court and lacks sufficient county funding. The first M&E train ran on the southern portion of the line on July 13, 2005.As of late 2006, Union County
Union County, New Jersey
Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 536,499. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Elizabeth. Union County ranks 93rd among the highest-income counties in the United States. It also ranks 74th in...
is working to revive freight service on the former Rahway Valley Railroad
Rahway Valley Railroad
The Rahway Valley Railroad was a shortline railroad in the Northeastern United States which connected the Lehigh Valley Railroad in Roselle Park and the Central Railroad of New Jersey in Cranford with the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western in Summit...
route from Summit
Summit, New Jersey
Summit is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. At the 2010 United States Census, the city's population was 21,457. Summit had the 16th-highest per capita income in the state as of the 2000 Census....
to a connection with the former Staten Island Railway
Staten Island Railway
The Staten Island Rapid Transit Operating Authority, publicly known as MTA Staten Island Railway or SIR, is the operator of the lone rapid transit line in the borough of Staten Island, New York City, USA...
and Conrail at Cranford, New Jersey
Cranford, New Jersey
Cranford is a township in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the township population was 22,625.Cranford was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 14, 1871, from portions of the Townships of Clark, Linden,...
. The M&E would be the likely operator of any reactivated Rahway Valley line service from Summit to Cranford.
Operation of the Rahway Valley line from Summit to Cranford would allow the M&E to access their operations at the Bayway Refinery in Linden
Linden, New Jersey
- Local government :, the Mayor of Linden is . The former longtime Mayor of Linden is 82-year-old John T. Gregorio, who served as mayor of Linden for 30, nonconsecutive years and was repeatedly tagged with scandal during his mayoral career, including one felony conviction, later pardoned, which...
via a more direct connection using trackage rights over the Morris and Essex lines and would provide freight service to customers along the Rahway Valley line, which was abandoned in 1992. The Rahway Valley line could also be used as an alternative for long distance freight services, as needed.
Morristown & Erie Locomotive Roster
| # | Type | Built | Builder | Acquired | Disposition | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4-4-0 4-4-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-4-0 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles , four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels... |
8/1884 | Altoona Altoona Works Altoona Works is a large railroad industrial complex in Altoona, Pennsylvania. It was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad to supply the railroad with locomotives, railroad cars and related equipment. For many years it was the largest railroad shop complex in the world.-History:In 1849, PRR... |
6/1895 | 1908, Scrapped | Ex-PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... #137. Named "Whippany." |
| 1 | 2-8-0 2-8-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-8-0 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle , eight powered and coupled driving wheels on four axles, and no trailing wheels... |
2/1908 | Rogers Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works was a 19th-century manufacturer of railroad steam locomotives based in Paterson, in Passaic County, New Jersey, in the United States. It built more than six thousand steam locomotives for railroads around the world. Most railroads in 19th-century United States... #45087 |
New | 1917, Sold | Sold to Toledo, St. Louis, & Western on 12/16/1917 for $5000 |
| 2 | 2-4-4T 2-4-4 In Whyte notation, a 2-4-4 is a steam locomotive with two unpowered leading wheels followed by four powered driving wheels and four unpowered trailing wheels.-Equivalent classifications:Other equivalent classifications are:... |
10/1894 | Rhode Island Rhode Island Locomotive Works Rhode Island Locomotive Works was a steam locomotive manufacturing company of the 19th century located in Providence, Rhode Island. The factory produced more than 3,400 locomotives between 1867 and 1906, when the plants locomotive production was shut down... #3006 |
2/1908 | 1/1/1922, Sold | ex-Chicago South Side Elevated RR South Side Elevated Railroad The South Side Elevated Railroad was the first elevated rapid transit line in Chicago, Illinois. The line ran from downtown Chicago to Jackson Park, with branches to Englewood, Normal Park, Kenwood, and the Union Stock Yards... #226. Sold to Hanover Brick Co. Scrapped 1936. |
| 3 | 2-6-0 2-6-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, usually in a leading truck, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels. This arrangement is commonly called a Mogul... |
1870 | Dickson #62 | 3/1908 | 11/1/1927, Scrapped | ex-Rahway Valley Rahway Valley Railroad The Rahway Valley Railroad was a shortline railroad in the Northeastern United States which connected the Lehigh Valley Railroad in Roselle Park and the Central Railroad of New Jersey in Cranford with the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western in Summit... #4, exx-DL&W #121 |
| 4 | 0-4-6T 0-4-6 An 0-4-6, in the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives by wheel arrangement, is a locomotive with no leading wheels, four driving wheels fixed in a rigid frame, and six trailing wheels... |
1885 | Rhode Island #1557 | 6/1911 | 12/2/1915 | ex- New Haven New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , was a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1968 which served the states of Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts... 2114, Sold to the General Equipment Corporation. |
| 5 | 0-6-0 0-6-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels... |
1880s | Altoona | 11/1913 | 1914, Scrapped | ex PRR Class B-3 |
| 6 | 2-8-0 | 5/1898 | Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Locomotive and Car Works The Pittsburgh Locomotive and Car Works was a railroad equipment manufacturing company founded by Andrew Carnegie and T.N. Miller in 1865. It was located in Allegheny, Pennsylvania.It repaired an early locomotive known as Bausman's Rhinoceros in April 1867.... #1814 |
12/1915 | 10/1948, Scrapped | ex-Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad The Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad , also known as the "Little Giant", was formed on May 11, 1875. Company headquarters were located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The line connected Pittsburgh in the east with Youngstown, Ohio at nearby Haselton, Ohio in the west and Connellsville, ... #9314. Last day of operation 12/21/1945. |
| 7 | 2-4-0 | 4/1905 | Schenectady Schenectady Locomotive Works The Schenectady Locomotive Works built railroad locomotives from its founding in 1848 through its merger into American Locomotive Company in 1901.After the 1901 merger, ALCO made the Schenectady plant its headquarters in Schenectady, New York.... #30749 |
1/1917 | 4/9/1952, Scrapped | ex-Lake Champlain and Moriah #14. Last operated 1938. |
| 8 | 2-8-0 | 1902 | Baldwin Baldwin Locomotive Works The Baldwin Locomotive Works was an American builder of railroad locomotives. It was located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, originally, and later in nearby Eddystone, Pennsylvania. Although the company was very successful as a producer of steam locomotives, its transition to the production of... #21178 |
5/1920 | 1936, Scrapped | ex-Hocking Valley Hocking Valley Railway The Hocking Valley Railway was a railroad in the U.S. state of Ohio, with a main line from Toledo to Athens and Pomeroy via Columbus. It also had several branches to the coal mines of the Hocking Valley near Athens... #244 |
| 9 | 2-8-0 | 10/1904 | Brooks Brooks Locomotive Works The Brooks Locomotive Works manufactured steam railroad locomotives and freight cars from 1869 through its merger into the American Locomotive Company until 1934.-History:... #30134 |
10/1927 | 1/1947, Scrapped | ex-Rochester and Pittsburgh Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway The Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway was one of the more than ten thousand railroad companies founded in North America, most of which came and went. It lasted much longer than most, serving communities from the shore of Lake Ontario to the center of western Pennsylvania.One of the minor... #328. |
| 10 | 2-8-0 | 11/1909 | Pittsburgh #46770 | 8/1944 | 10/1955, Scrapped | ex-Monongahela Monongahela Railway The Monongahela Railway was a coal-hauling short line railroad in Pennsylvania and West Virginia in the United States. It was jointly controlled originally by the Pennsylvania Railroad, New York Central subsidiary Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, with NYC... #116 |
| 11 | 2-8-0 | 7/1912 | Pittsburgh #51593 | 8/1944 | 1954-1955, Scrapped | ex-Monongahela #131 |
| 12 | 2-8-0 | 7/1912 | Pittsburgh #51592 | 6/1946 | 10/1955 | ex-Monongahela #130 |
| 14 | S-4 ALCO S-2 and S-4 The ALCO S2 and S4 were switcher diesel locomotives produced by ALCO and Canadian licensee Montreal Locomotive Works . Basically, the two locomotives differed only in trucks, with the S-2 using ALCO's own Blunt trucks, and the S-4 riding on standard AAR type A switcher trucks. Both were powered... |
4/1952 | ALCO American Locomotive Company The American Locomotive Company, often shortened to ALCO or Alco , was a builder of railroad locomotives in the United States.-Early history:... -GE General Electric General Electric Company , or GE, is an American multinational conglomerate corporation incorporated in Schenectady, New York and headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States... #79786 |
New | 3/1986, Sold | Named "Mauritus Jensen." Sold to Linden Chlorine. |
| 15 | RS-1 ALCO RS-1 The ALCO RS-1 was a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by Alco-GE between 1941 and 1953 and the American Locomotive Company from 1953 to 1960. This model has the distinction of having the longest production run of any diesel locomotive for the North American market.The carbody configuration of... |
9/1944 | ALCO-GE | 1963 | 9/1986 | Named "R.W. McEwan," sold to Valley Railroad Valley Railroad The following railroads have been called Valley Railroad:*Valley Railroad , a tourist line*Valley Railroad , 1869-1945, predecessor of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad*Valley Railroad , Westline to Kushequa... , then to Central New England Central New England Railroad The Central New England Railroad is a railroad in and near Hartford, Connecticut. It began operations in 1995 on former Conrail trackage.The line currently operates two sections of track: The 8.7 mile former Griffin Secondary from Hartford Union Station northwest to industrial areas in Bloomfield,... and scrapped. |
| 16 | C-430 ALCO Century 430 The ALCO Century 430 was a four-axle, 3000 horsepower diesel locomotive of the road switcher type. 16 were built between July 1966 and February 1968. Cataloged as a part of ALCO's 'Century' line of locomotives, the C430 was an upgraded version of the C425 model. Since 1992, 5 C430s have remained... |
12/1967 | ALCO | 9/1982 | 5/2001 | ex-Conrail #2054, exx-Penn Central #2054, exxx-New York Central #2054. Sold to Livonia, Avon and Lakeville Livonia, Avon and Lakeville Railroad The Livonia, Avon and Lakeville Railroad is a short line railroad that operates in Livingston County and Monroe County in New York, United States... . |
| 17 | C-430 | 12/1967 | ALCO | 1983 | 5/2001 | ex-Conrail #2053, exx-Penn Central #2053, exxx-New York Central #2053. Sold Livonia, Avon, and Lakeville. |
| 18 | C-424 ALCO Century 424 The Century 424 was a four-axle, 2400 horsepower diesel locomotive of the road switcher type. 190 were built between April 1963 and May 1967. Cataloged as a part of Alco's Century line of locomotives, the C424 was intended to replace the earlier RS-27 model and offered as a lower-priced... |
9/1964 | ALCO #33821 | 12/1983 | N/A | ex-Toledo, Peoria, and Western Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway The Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway is a short-line railroad that operates of track from Mapleton, Illinois, through Peoria across Illinois to Logansport, Indiana, and includes a branch line between Logansport to Winamac, Indiana... #800 |
| 19 | C-424 | 9/1964 | ALCO #33822 | 12/1983 | N/A | ex-Toledo, Peoria and Western #801 |
| 20 | SW-1500 EMD SW1500 The EMD SW1500 was a diesel locomotive intended for switching service and built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division between June 1966 and January 1974. 808 examples were constructed. It was closely related to the less powerful EMD SW1000 model, forming a line of switchers powered by the new... |
10/1966 | EMD #32156 | N/A | ex-CSXT CSX Transportation CSX Transportation operates a Class I railroad in the United States known as the CSX Railroad. It is the main subsidiary of the CSX Corporation. The company is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, and owns approximately 21,000 route miles... 1315, exx-RF&P Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad The Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad was a railroad connecting Richmond, Virginia, to Washington, D.C. It is now a portion of the CSX Transportation system.... 91 |
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| 21 | RS-1 | 12/1954 | ALCO #80853 | 1/2001 | 2004, Transferred to the Whippany Railway Museum Whippany Railway Museum The Whippany Railway Museum is a railway museum and excursion train ride located in Whippany, New Jersey.-History:In 1965, Whippany was the location of the Morris County Central Railroad, a steam excursion railroad... |
ex-Pook Valley 21, exx-Ware River 21, exxx-Mass. Central Massachusetts Central Railroad The Massachusetts Central Railroad is a short line railroad in western Massachusetts, USA. It was established in 1979 to provide railroad transportation services between Palmer and South Barre on the old Right of Way of the Ware River Railroad.... 21, exxxx-MDDE Maryland and Delaware Railroad The Maryland and Delaware Railroad Company is a Class III short-line railroad, formed in 1977 to operate several branch lines of the former Penn Central Railroad in both Maryland and Delaware. These branches were omitted from the system plan for Conrail in 1976 and would have been discontinued... 21, exxxxx-Soo Soo Line Railroad The Soo Line Railroad is the primary United States railroad subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway , controlled through the Soo Line Corporation, and one of seven U.S. Class I railroads. Although it is named for the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste... 350 |
| 22 | TE50-4S | 9/1954 | EMD/M-K #19875 | 3/18/2006 | N/A | ex-Morrison-Knudsen 5001, exx-UP Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman.... 278 |