Re: (erielack) More on the Southern Tier lease...(2)

[RBehre8599_@_aol.com]

In a message dated 12/28/2004 8:30:12 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
jananran_@_mymailstation.com writes:

> Now -- back to the thread.  What is the real reason for the takeover?  Just 
> how many carloads are there between Binghamton and Port Jervis? Who is the 
> chief honcho in charge?  Who is the man on the spot who makes the final 
> decisions?  Where is the money?  

Randy, 
I believe the Delaware Div. is the only practical link between NYS&W's 
Southern and Northern Divisions, and perhaps NS approached them about taking over 
this part of a railroad that NS obviously has no further interest in 
maintaining/operating (maybe NYS&W got a good deal out of the transaction), which makes 
sense since NYS&W is still running several times a week over the route east- 
and westbound. 

I know that up 'till a few years back, there was a sprinkling of on-line 
consigees receiving cars (Narrowsburg Lumber is one that comes to mind), but may 
have become frustrated over the slowly-deteriorating level of service being 
provided by NS.  

NYS&W, like the WNY&PA, OC, etc. may be able to gain some of that traffic 
back with better service, plus whatever they can do on the Honesdale Branch, 
which I thought was no longer operating since Mead closed up (?). 

Rich Behrendt
ELHS #384

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