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 #7327  by rvrrhs
 
Pardon this potentially stupid question, but....

If the abbreviation/shorthand for the Morris & Essex lines of NJT is M&E, what's the abbreviation/shorthand for the Morristown & Erie?

Or, is M&E the abbreviation for Morristown & Erie?

Also, how do we tell apart the two RVRRs (other than by context)?

I ask this because there have been many times when the conversation is too general to know which of these choices is being discussed.

Please help!

 #7396  by Jihn z
 
Haha well this is one of those confusing moements in the railroading industry. The Morris and Essex NJT line is infact M&E.... The Morristown and Erie also goes by M&E, or as you can see in my avatar ME... It really depends on who your talking to, some say M&E, some say ME... When I wrote a term paper for school last year I used M&E. But now with the Maine Eastern (ME) this could get even more confusing, we will have to see.

 #7407  by PTRMgtSvc
 
Let's try:
RVL = Raritan Valley Line
RVRR = Rahway Valley RR
ME or MERR = Morristown and Erie (ME is the Alpha for their reporting marks)
MandE = Morris and Essex

 #7445  by CNJFAN
 
Lets not forget

RVRR

Rahway Valley Rail Road...

 #7545  by denvillerailfan
 
Don't forget Rockaway Valley RR...

 #7597  by rvrrhs
 
Oh crap! What have I started!!!!

So far there are 3 "ME"s and 3 "RV"s. Is there some regulatory body that determines these?

 #7714  by JLo
 
I saw this one on the NJT website's fare option page:

RARV - Raritan Valley Line.

Maybe NJT figured too many RVs are not a good thing.