pumpers wrote:bk77 wrote:One big plus with all this is I imagine MNJ will now be able to bring CSX/NYSW traffic to Middletown portion customers when they were not able to before, creating opporitunity for more business on that end. ...
In the earlier linked document, which I don't have in front of me, I recall reading a sentence like "traffic not being interchanged with NS will be subject to a surcharge (presumably to be paid to NS)", IIRC. I don't remember if that applied to all MNJ traffic to/from territory that was formerly handled by NS, or just some piece of it.
So my point is there might not be CSX/NYSW interchange for Middletown, depending on the surcharge.
JS
I've always understood that NS does have a stipulation on trackage that they lease to another railroad over current NS customers (at the time of the lease) getting rail shipments from other-than NS interchange. As you stated, there is a paragraph (H) in this agreement that mentions a surcharge, and part (iii) lists Probuild and Fairbanks Manufacturing getting notified on this change of service... both of which I believe are located on the Crawford Industrial. I wouldn't think such a surcharge would apply to MNJ/Middletown customers that NS has never served... but I could be wrong.
This brings up something else I find interesting..... seeing those 2 industries listed in this agreement, it mentions nothing about the customers in the "expanded trackage rights" section (the Metro-North section between CH and Port Jervis), unless I skipped over something. I'm pretty sure there are a few customers on this section around Middletown Station. So I'm wondering... does this mean NS will continue to serve those customers between CH and PJ, and that this section gives MNJ nothing more than just trackage rights to access Campbell Hall from Middletown? Even if that were the case I'd say it's still a nice expansion for the M&NJ.