by lvrr325
IIRC the hot rumor for a while is that NYS&W would get the lines north. That would have let CSX retain a stake in them without having to operate them.
But, with the NYS&W getting them traffic could then be routed via Binghamton to Little Ferry and CSX gets none of it. (I'm aware they'd have to run around in Binghamton but it wouldn't be hard to add a connector that would do away with that).
I suppose they could still spin off the branches as a cluster, I guess we'll have to wait and see what happens there.
But, with the NYS&W getting them traffic could then be routed via Binghamton to Little Ferry and CSX gets none of it. (I'm aware they'd have to run around in Binghamton but it wouldn't be hard to add a connector that would do away with that).
I suppose they could still spin off the branches as a cluster, I guess we'll have to wait and see what happens there.