The Morristown and Erie Railway (M&E) was contracted by the state of New Jersey in 2001 to refurbish and operate the southern portion of the former Rahway Valley Railroad.
M&E operations on the southern portion of the former Rahway Valley Railroad commenced in July 2005 and connect to the newly restored Staten Island Railway on Staten Island, New York, and the national rail network via an interchange with Conrail Shared Assets in Cranford.

As of 2010, the funding for the Rahway Valley rebuild by NJDOT are not enough to keep rebuilding.
Now most of the line from Roselle Park-Union/Springfield border is cleared of trees and thick brush.
New track has been inserted from the Union/Springfield border to the Union Wye (behind Rahway Avenue).
All the sidings to the railway's potential future customers were left unconnected to the main line.
Also track has been inserted in some parts of Kenilworth.
As for the sections past the Union/Springfield border nothing has been done yet through the towns of Springfield or Summit.

As of May 15, 2012, M&E removed all its assets from the railbeds since they did not exercise their option to extent the operating agreement with Union County.
The Morristown and Erie Railway (M&E) was contracted by the state of New Jersey in 2001 to refurbish and operate the southern portion of the former Rahway Valley Railroad. M&E operations on the southern portion of the former Rahway Valley Railroad commenced in July 2005 and connect to the newly restored Staten Island Railway on Staten Island, New York, and the national rail network via an interchange with Conrail Shared Assets in Cranford.
As of 2010, the funding for the Rahway Valley rebuild by NJDOT are not enough to keep rebuilding. Now most of the line from Roselle Park-Union/Springfield border is cleared of trees and thick brush. New track has been inserted from the Union/Springfield border to the Union Wye (behind Rahway Avenue). All the sidings to the railway's potential future customers were left unconnected to the main line. Also track has been inserted in some parts of Kenilworth. As for the sections past the Union/Springfield border nothing has been done yet through the towns of Springfield or Summit.
As of May 15, 2012, M&E removed all its assets from the railbeds since they did not exercise their option to extent the operating agreement with Union County.
Rahway Valley Railroad