Middletown and New Jersey Railroad

Middletown and New Jersey Railroad
A blue and gold diesel locomotive with "2174" on it in several locations and "Middletown & New Jersey" on the side sits on a railroad track, seen from its front left. On its right, facing the opposite direction, is a mostly blue locomotive of a different model with "East Penn Railways" written on it in gold
M&NJ locomotive No. 2174 parked at Campbell Hall
Overview
HeadquartersKennett Square, Pennsylvania
Reporting markMNJ
LocaleMiddletown, New York
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Previous gaugeformerly 6 ft (1,829 mm) broad gauge
Other
Websitewww.mnjrr.com

The Middletown and New Jersey Railroad (reporting mark MNJ) is one of two railroads in the city of Middletown, New York; the other being its interchange partner, Norfolk Southern Railway. The MNJ consists of 43 miles (69 km) of track in southeastern New York serving Orange County and the Hudson Valley.[1] The railroad also operates and has trackage rights on three additional branch lines (the Hudson Secondary, Maybrook and Walden Industrials, and Southern Tier) totalling 40 miles (64 km) leased from Norfolk Southern in Orange County. It was known as the Middletown and New Jersey Railway until 2009, when East Penn Railroad parent Regional Rail, LLC bought the line through a new subsidiary. In 2015, Regional Rail was in turn acquired by Levine Leichtman Capital Partners ("LLCP").[2]

In 2012, the Middletown and New Jersey Railroad, LLC, received a $1.6 million New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) grant to perform rail upgrades on the four lines it operates in Orange County. The railroad rehabilitated the line between Campbell Hall and Warwick and portions of the track in Middletown and between Walden and Montgomery.[3]

  1. ^ "Middletown & New Jersey Railroad LLC". www.mnjrr.com. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  2. ^ "Regional Rail LLC News Page". www.regional-rail.com. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  3. ^ "Middletown & New Jersey Railway continues upgrades". www.midhudsonnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-10.