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RaritanRiverRailroadFan4 posted:

Erie Western. From what I know it was a class III railroad operating between 1977 and 1979 as you stated. I think it might of had one branch line a little under 30 miles long. I would check that. The basic reason of why it was created was because Erie Lackawanna's mainline in the Illinois and Indiana area wasn't included in Conrail. People who owned businesses wanted to have rail traffic still. So Erie Western was formed.

June 24,1979 is when it ended. This shortline is definitely not my area. But I'm sure there's someone else here who knows much more. Good luck.

It's in my area. I'm sitting less than a mile from it's main engine terminal in Huntington as I type.

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