Bel-Del brought two switchers (units are BR&W SW1500's 1596 & 1597) to Norfolk Southern's Hudson Yard (on the PORS) today for interchange with the H76, with a third unit still pending. The plan is for H76 to take them to Allentown to be added to the H65 consist and taken to Washinton for pick up by H02. These units will be for the Dover & Rockaway River RR operation which begins next week. One unit will be delivered to Wharton for use on the Dover & Rockaway Branch, while the other will be delivered to Chester Jct. for use on the Chester & High Bridge Branches. Since these units aren't equipped with CSS as well as the RR not having qualified crews and no trackage rights (yet), they aren't allowed to operate on NJ Transit. This means that H02 will be trafficking their freight for a few months.
As for the Morristown & Erie, I personally have no idea if they will still run to Chester Jct. to interchange with NS. The loss of all three county-owned lines, as well as the loss of the Bayway Switching ops to WATCO, leaves the M&E with just their Whippany Line, which is home to three customers (I think) and many new sidings that will be used for tank car storage. I think they'll be relying solely on the Center Street Branch for all interchange.
As for H02 themselves, they had units 3010 and 3030 for power today.
As for the Morristown & Erie, I personally have no idea if they will still run to Chester Jct. to interchange with NS. The loss of all three county-owned lines, as well as the loss of the Bayway Switching ops to WATCO, leaves the M&E with just their Whippany Line, which is home to three customers (I think) and many new sidings that will be used for tank car storage. I think they'll be relying solely on the Center Street Branch for all interchange.
As for H02 themselves, they had units 3010 and 3030 for power today.