The Lackawana from Binghamton to Scranton was transferred from CP to NS. Scranton to the Delaware Water Gap area is owned by the local gov't and operated by a shortline. The "Cutoff" rails from the Delaware River to Morris Jct (near Lake Hopatcong) were pulled up by Conrail, however, NJT has rebuilt a few miles to Andover. Funding cuts have prevented this section from re-opening. Their ultimate goal is to re-open the entire cutoff.
On the NJT map, the Raritan Valley line to High Bridge (just north of the NEC) is ex-CNJ. The North Coast line was joint CNJ-PRR
Quite a bit of the Erie-Lackawanna lines still survive in the New Jersey/New York area. The line from Hoboken to Port Jervis is still used for freight and commuters, many of the former Erie and Lackawanna lines are used by New Jersey Transit for commuter service, and Starucca Viaduct is still very much in use.
Here's something you might be interested in, it's a map of New Jersey Transit rail lines. Everything north of that big red slash which is Amtraks Northeast Corridor is mostly, if not all, former Erie and Lackawanna.
www.njtransit.com/pdf/rail/Rail_System_Map.pdf
I picked up Karl Zimmerman's excellent paperback - Erie Lackawanna East which covered the EL after the merger of the two systems. Great valued book for $5 at the local used bookstore. BTW here is a plug for O'Gara & Wilson Ltd. Antiquarian Booksellers in Chesterton, Indiana. The bookstore is a great supply of used books, including quite a selection of railroad books. The owner buys collections and resells. This is located near the Chesterton webcam.
Enough of a plug for a great local business...
What ever happened to the Erie Lackawanna lines, primarily east of Binghamton? Are these in use today as freight routes or primarily suburban lines into and out of NYC/Hoboken?
Anything over Starucca Viaduct these days?Ed
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