Randy Earle wrote:It was the stockholders. They were looking to merge with the B&O and Erie Lackawanna befor the N&W came along.EL? No, NKP rejected a merger offer from the DL&W (circa 1954). Not only did NKP fear the Lackawanna's debt from NJ taxes and commuter service, but it has also been suggested that NKP's President Lynn L. White was jealous of DL&W's management, fearing he would not be in charge of the post-merger company.
NKP also opposed the E-L merger, fearing a loss of traffic through the Buffalo gateway. Lynn White filed several objections with the ICC, but he was placated when EL offered to build their new classification yard in Buffalo jointly with NKP- at the old DL&W East Buffalo site instead of Binghamton (as originally planned). This joint project became Bison yard.
Echoing the DL&W's merger attempt a decade earlier, EL asked for inclusion in the merged N&W/Wabash/NKP system when it became apparent Penn Central would become a reality. This led to Dereco.
Matt Langworthy
"It is highly likely that the 1990s were an overrated decade."
"It is highly likely that the 1990s were an overrated decade."