| Issue
290 |
October
16, 2000 |
PA Proceeds With Northeast Freight Plan
Port
Authority officials say they have finished their feasibility study for
a system of inland distribution centers for the Port of NY/NJ. The
idea is to move big numbers of containers from the port area for more specific
processing and routing at freight centers closer to final destinations.
NY State recently committed funds to upgrading the Port of Albany to receive
container-laden river barges (MTR
#286). The Port Authority also says it hopes to have a new rail
service to Buffalo by the end of the year, though operational and volume
details for the service are unclear. A Port Authority spokesperson told
the Journal of Commerce that rail service to inland freight centers
is best for destinations at distances like Buffalo's. A number of European
ports run shuttle trains over shorter routes. It's not clear how
the PA intends to serve medium-distance landlocked sites like Harrisburg,
PA and Brockton, MA.
