 Bids were received in early 2010 and Stillwater Central Railroad was chosen as the new rail operator.Independent operations of the H&E were scheduled to be taken over by Stillwater Central effective April 5, 2010 with the H&E last day as an independent carrier taking place on Easter Sunday, April 4, 2010.The last official H&E train operated between Altus and Duke on Thursday, April 1, 2010.